MenuAction
A menu action.
Class
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String BEFORE_INVOKE = beforeInvoke
Dispatched before the MenuAction is invoked. This event does not bubble. This event is cancelable.
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String AFTER_INVOKE = afterInvoke
Dispatched after the MenuAction is invoked. This event does not bubble. This event is not cancelable.
Instance
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String name
The name of the MenuAction.
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String title
The name of the MenuAction for display in the user interface. The title includes any ampersand characters (&), which are used to tell the Windows OS to underline the following character in the name for use with the Alt key to navigate to a menu item. Double ampersands are used to display an actual ampersand character in the name. The Mac OS ignores and removes the extra ampersand characters.
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String area
The menu action area.
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Boolean enabled
If true, the MenuAction is enabled.
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Boolean checked
If true, the menu item associated with the menu action is checked.
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Number id
The unique ID of the MenuAction.
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Boolean isValid
Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
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Application parent
The parent of the MenuAction (a Application).
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Number index
The index of the MenuAction within its containing object.
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Events events
A collection of events.
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EventListeners eventListeners
A collection of event listeners.
String label
A property that can be set to any string.
Object properties
A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
Methods
invoke()
Invoke the action.
insertLabel( String key, String value )
Sets the label to the value associated with the specified key.
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String extractLabel( String key )
Gets the label value associated with the specified key.
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String toSource()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the MenuAction.
MenuAction getElements()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.
String toSpecifier()
Retrieves the object specifier.
EventListener addEventListener( String eventType, Mixed handler, Boolean captures )
Adds an event listener.
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Boolean removeEventListener( String eventType, Mixed handler, Boolean captures )
Removes the event listener.
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