Function Reference


_GUICtrlMenu_DrawMenuBar

Redraws the menu bar of the specified window

#include <GuiMenu.au3>
_GUICtrlMenu_DrawMenuBar ( $hWnd )

Parameters

$hWnd Handle to the window whose menu bar needs redrawing

Return Value

Success: True.
Failure: False.

Remarks

If the menu bar changes after Windows has created the window, this function must be called to draw the menu bar.

See Also

Search DrawMenuBar in MSDN Library.

Example

#include <GuiMenu.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $hWnd, $hMain, $hItem1, $hItem2

    ; Open Notepad
    Run("notepad.exe")
    WinWaitActive("[CLASS:Notepad]")
    $hWnd = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad]")
    $hMain = _GUICtrlMenu_GetMenu($hWnd)

    ; Create subitem menu
    $hItem1 = _GUICtrlMenu_CreateMenu()
    _GUICtrlMenu_InsertMenuItem($hItem1, 0, "SubItem &1", 0x1000)
    _GUICtrlMenu_InsertMenuItem($hItem1, 1, "SubItem &2", 0x1001)

    ; Create menu
    $hItem2 = _GUICtrlMenu_CreateMenu()
    _GUICtrlMenu_InsertMenuItem($hItem2, 0, "Item &1", 0x2000, $hItem1)
    _GUICtrlMenu_InsertMenuItem($hItem2, 1, "Item &2", 0x2001)
    _GUICtrlMenu_InsertMenuItem($hItem2, 2, "", 0)
    _GUICtrlMenu_InsertMenuItem($hItem2, 3, "Item &3", 0x2002)
    _GUICtrlMenu_InsertMenuItem($hItem2, 4, "Item &4", 0x2003)

    ; Insert new menu into Notepad
    _GUICtrlMenu_InsertMenuItem($hMain, 6, "&AutoIt", 0, $hItem2)
    _GUICtrlMenu_DrawMenuBar($hWnd)
EndFunc   ;==>Example