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**AddItemMimic( **//name, button //[, //text //]// //**), PROC**

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| **AddItemMimic** | Associates a menu item with a BUTTON. |
| //name// | A string constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression containing the menu item name to associate with the //button//. If the named item does not exist, AddItemMimic adds it at the bottom of the popup menu. To add a new item, the //button //must have text, or you must supply the //text //parameter. |
| //button// | A numeric constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression containing the associated BUTTON's control number. If the button has no text, you should supply the //text //parameter. |
| //text// | A string constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression containing the text of the menu item. Other PopupClass methods refer to the menu item by its //name//, not by its //text//. This lets you apply runtime translation or dynamic reordering of menus without changing your code. If omitted, AddItemMimic uses the button text as the text of the menu item. |

The **AddItemMimic **method associates a menu item with a //button //and returns the name of the item. AddItemMimic can add a //new //menu item, or add an //association //to an //existing //menu item. The associated menu item text matches the //button //text, is enabled only when the //button //is enabled, and, when selected, invokes the //button// action.

**Implementation:**

The Ask method traps the selected item and POSTs an EVENT:Accepted to the //button//.

If //button //does not represent a BUTTON, AddItemMimic does nothing.

The //text //and //name //parameters accept up to 1024 characters.

**Return Data Type:     **STRING

**Example:**

** PopupMgr.AddItem('Save Popup','Save')   !add menu item: Save**

** PopupMgr.AddItemMimic('Save',?Save)     !Save item mimics ?Save button**

** PopupMgr.AddItemMimic('Insert',?Insert) !add Insert item/mimic ?Insert button**

**See Also:     **[[additem  add menu item .htm|AddItem]], [[addmenu  add a menu .htm|AddMenu]], [[ask  display the popup menu .htm|Ask]], [[settext  set menu item text .htm|SetText]]