Retrieves the handle of the menu assigned to the given window
#include <GuiMenu.au3>
_GUICtrlMenu_GetMenu ( $hWnd )
| $hWnd | Identifies the window whose menu handle is retrieved |
| Success: | the handle of the menu. |
| Failure: | 0. |
_GUICtrlMenu_GetMenu() does not work on floating menu bars.
Floating menu bars are custom controls that mimic standard menus, but are not menus.
_GUICtrlMenu_FindParent, _GUICtrlMenu_SetMenu
Search GetMenu in MSDN Library.
#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