Syntax

Engine.GetToolMenuItemInfoEx( menuIndex, itemIndex, itemText, subMenuIndex, itemAttributes, uniqueItemID)

Purpose

Remarks

Returns information about a Tools menu item, which you specify with a menu index and an item index.

Use this information when constructing a Tools menu in a user interface. You must call the Engine.ConstructToolMenus method before calling this function.

Parameters

menuIndex As Long

[In] Specifies a zero-based index for a Tools menu or submenu.

itemIndex As Long

[In] Specifies a zero-based index for an item within the menu or submenu.

itemText As String

[Out] Returns the text to display in the menu item.

subMenuIndex As Long

[Out] If the item is a submenu, this parameter returns the zero-based menu index of the Tools menu for the item. Otherwise, it returns -1 .

itemAttributes As Long

[Out] The bitwise-OR combination of one or more ToolMenuItemAttributes constants. Use the bitwise-AND operator to determine whether an item has a specific attribute.

uniqueItemID As Long

[Out] Returns a unique ID to identify the menu item. Use this ID to invoke the Tools menu item or to obtain the menu item information again at a later time.

See Also

Engine.ConstructToolMenus

Engine.GetEditTimeToolMenuItems

Engine.GetRunTimeToolMenuItems

ToolMenuItemAttributes