MenuAction
A menu action.
Superclass of ScriptMenuAction
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Hierarchy
Properties
| Property | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| area | string | readonly | The menu action area. |
| checked | bool | readonly | If true, the menu item associated with the menu action is checked. |
| enabled | bool | readonly | If true, the MenuAction is enabled. |
| eventListeners | EventListeners EventListener | readonly | A collection of event listeners. |
| events | Events Event | readonly | A collection of events. |
| id | number | readonly | The unique ID of the MenuAction. |
| index | number | readonly | The index of the MenuAction within its containing object. |
| isValid | bool | readonly | Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects. |
| label | string | r/w | A property that can be set to any string. |
| name | string | readonly | The name of the MenuAction. |
| parent | Application | readonly | The parent of the MenuAction (a Application). |
| properties | Object | r/w | A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time. |
| title | string | readonly | 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. |
Class
| Property | Type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFTER_INVOKE | string | readonly | Dispatched after the MenuAction is invoked. This event does not bubble. This event is not cancelable. (default: afterInvoke) |
| BEFORE_INVOKE | string | readonly | Dispatched before the MenuAction is invoked. This event does not bubble. This event is cancelable. (default: beforeInvoke) |
Methods
Instances
EventListener addEventListener (eventType:
string, handler:
varies[, captures:
bool=false])
Adds an event listener.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| eventType | string | The event type. |
| handler | File JavaScript Function | The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function. |
| captures | bool | This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false) |
string extractLabel (key:
string)
Gets the label value associated with the specified key.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| key | string | The key. |
Array of MenuAction getElements ()
Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.
void insertLabel (key:
string, value:
string)
Sets the label to the value associated with the specified key.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| key | string | The key. |
| value | string | The value. |
void invoke ()
Invoke the action.
bool removeEventListener (eventType:
string, handler:
varies[, captures:
bool=false])
Removes the event listener.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| eventType | string | The registered event type. |
| handler | File JavaScript Function | The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function. |
| captures | bool | This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false) |
string toSource ()
Generates a string which, if executed, will return the MenuAction.
Element of
MenuItem.associatedMenuAction
Used in:
MenuAction MenuActions.nextItem (obj: MenuAction)
MenuAction MenuActions.previousItem (obj: MenuAction)
MenuItem MenuItems.add (associatedMenuAction: MenuAction[, at: LocationOptions=LocationOptions.AT_END][, reference: MenuElement][, withProperties: Object])
Return
Array of MenuAction MenuAction.getElements ()
MenuAction MenuActions.[] (index: number)
MenuAction MenuActions.anyItem ()
Array of MenuAction MenuActions.everyItem ()
MenuAction MenuActions.firstItem ()
MenuAction MenuActions.item (index: varies)
MenuAction MenuActions.itemByID (id: number)
MenuAction MenuActions.itemByName (name: string)
Array of MenuAction MenuActions.itemByRange (from: varies, to: varies)
MenuAction MenuActions.lastItem ()
MenuAction MenuActions.middleItem ()
MenuAction MenuActions.nextItem (obj: MenuAction)
MenuAction MenuActions.previousItem (obj: MenuAction)
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