MENUITEMTEMPLATE

The MENUITEMTEMPLATE structure defines a menu item in a menu template.

typedef struct {        
    WORD mtOption;       // menu item flags 
    WORD mtID;           // menu item identifier 
    WCHAR mtString[1];   // null-terminated string for menu item 
} MENUITEMTEMPLATE; 
 

Members

mtOption

Specifies one or more of the following predefined menu options that control the appearance of the menu item:

Value	Meaning
MF_CHECKED	Indicates that the menu item has a check mark next to it.
MF_GRAYED	Indicates that the menu item is initially inactive and drawn with a gray effect.
MF_HELP	Indicates that the menu item has a vertical separator to its left.
MF_MENUBARBREAK	Indicates that the menu item is placed in a new column. The old and new columns are separated by a bar.
MF_MENUBREAK	Indicates that the menu item is placed in a new column.
MF_OWNERDRAW	Indicates that the owner window of the menu is responsible for drawing all visual aspects of the menu item, including highlighted, checked, and inactive states. This option is not valid for an item in a menu bar.
MF_POPUP	Indicates that the item is one that opens a drop-down menu or submenu.

mtID

Specifies the menu item identifier of a command item; a command item sends a command message to its owner window. The MENUITEMTEMPLATE structure for an item that opens a drop-down menu or submenu does not contain the mtID member.

mtString

Specifies the null-terminated string for the menu item.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in winuser.h.

See Also

Menus Overview, Menu Structures, LoadMenuIndirect, MENUITEMTEMPLATEHEADER