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Ask( [x] [,y] ), PROC
| Ask | Returns the selected popup menu item name. |
| x | An integer constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression that specifies the horizontal position of the top left corner of the menu. If omitted, the menu appears at the current cursor position. |
| y | An integer constant, variable, EQUATE, or expression that specifies the vertical position of the top left corner of the menu. If omitted, the menu appears at the current cursor position. |
The Ask method displays the popup menu, performs any action set by AddItemEvent or AddItemMimic for the selected item, then returns the selected item's name. The AddItem, AddItemMimic, or AddMenu method sets the item name.
Return Data Type: STRING
Example:
MenuChoices EQUATE('&Save Menu|&Restore Menu|-|&Close')!declare menu definition string
CODE
PopupMgr.AddMenu(MenuChoices) !add Popup menu
PopupMgr.AddItemMimic('SaveMenu',?Save) !SaveMenu mimics ?Save button
PopupMgr.AddItemEvent('Close',EVENT:Accepted,?Close)!Close POSTs event to a control
!program code
IF PopupMgr.Ask() = 'RestoreMenu' !if RestoreMenu item selected
PopupMgr.Restore('MyMenu') !code your own functionality
ELSE !if any other item selected
END !Ask automatically handled it
See Also: AddItem, AddItemMimic, AddMenu