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EnableMenuItem

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This function enables or disables (grays) the specified menu item.

BOOL EnableMenuItem(
  HMENU hMenu, 
  UINT uIDEnableItem, 
  UINT uEnable 
);

Parameters

  • hMenu
    [in] Handle to the menu.
  • uIDEnableItem
    [in] Specifies the menu item to be enabled, disabled, or grayed, as determined by the uEnable parameter. This parameter specifies an item in a menu bar, menu, or submenu.
  • uEnable
    [in] Specifies flags that control the interpretation of the uIDEnableItem parameter and indicate whether the menu item is enabled, disabled, or grayed. This parameter must be a combination of at least two of the following:
    • Either MF_BYCOMMAND or MF_BYPOSITION
    • MF_ENABLED, MF_DISABLED, or MF_GRAYED
    Value Description
    MF_BYCOMMAND Indicates that uIDEnableItem gives the identifier of the menu item. If neither the MF_BYCOMMAND nor MF_BYPOSITION flag is specified, the MF_BYCOMMAND flag is the default flag.
    MF_BYPOSITION Indicates that uIDEnableItem gives the zero-based relative position of the menu item.
    MF_DISABLED Indicates that the menu item is disabled, but not grayed, so it cannot be selected.
    MF_ENABLED Indicates that the menu item is enabled and restored from a grayed state so that it can be selected.
    MF_GRAYED Indicates that the menu item is disabled and grayed so that it cannot be selected.

Return Values

The return value specifies the previous state of the menu item (it is either MF_ENABLED or MF_GRAYED). 0xFFFFFFFF indicates that the menu item does not exist.

Remarks

An application must use the MF_BYPOSITION flag to specify the correct menu handle. If the menu handle to the menu bar is specified, the top-level menu item (an item in the menu bar) is affected. To set the state of an item in a drop-down menu or submenu by position, an application must specify the handle to the drop-down menu or submenu.

When an application specifies the MF_BYCOMMAND flag, the system checks all items that open submenus in the menu identified by the specified menu handle. Therefore, unless duplicate menu items are present, specifying the menu handle to the menu bar is sufficient.

The InsertMenu and SetMenuItemInfo functions can also set the state (enabled or grayed) of a menu item.

Menu items cannot be disabled without being grayed. To disable a menu item, use the MF_GRAYED flag.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE 1.0 and later.
Header: Winuser.h.
Link Library: Menu.lib.

See Also

CreateMenu | InsertMenu | Menu Functions

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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