MENU resource
Defines the contents of a menu resource. A menu resource is a collection of information that defines the appearance and function of an application menu. A menu is a special input tool that lets a user select commands and open submenus from a list of menu items.
menuID MENU [optional-statements] {item-definitions ... }
Parameters
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menuID
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Number that identifies the menu. This value is either a unique string or a unique 16-bit unsigned integer value in the range of 1 to 65,535.
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optional-statements
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This parameter can be zero of more of the following statements.
Statement Description CHARACTERISTICS dword User-defined information about a resource that can be used by tools that read and write resource files. For more information, see CHARACTERISTICS. LANGUAGE language, sublanguage Language for the resource. For more information, see LANGUAGE. VERSION dword User-defined version number for the resource that can be used by tools that read and write resource files. For more information, see VERSION.
Certain attributes are also supported for backward compatibility. For more information, see Common Resource Attributes.
Examples
The following is an example of a complete MENU statement:
sample MENU
{
MENUITEM "&Soup", 100
MENUITEM "S&alad", 101
POPUP "&Entree"
{
MENUITEM "&Fish", 200
MENUITEM "&Chicken", 201, CHECKED
POPUP "&Beef"
{
MENUITEM "&Steak", 301
MENUITEM "&Prime Rib", 302
}
}
MENUITEM "&Dessert", 103
}
See also