MenuAction

Methods:

addEventListener, extractLabel, getElements, insertLabel, invoke, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, EventListeners, Events, Number, Object, String

Hierarchy:

Class: MenuAction

Property Listing

Property	Type	Access	Description
area	String	readonly	The menu action area.
checked	Boolean	readonly	If true, the menu item associated with the menu action is checked.
enabled	Boolean	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	Boolean	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
label	String	read/write	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	read/write	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.

Constants/Events

Name	Type	Access	Description
AFTER_INVOKE	String	readonly	Dispatched after the MenuAction is invoked. This event does not bubble. This event is not cancelable.
BEFORE_INVOKE	String	readonly	Dispatched before the MenuAction is invoked. This event does not bubble. This event is cancelable.

Method Listing

EventListener addEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Adds an event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The event type.
handler	File JavaScriptFunction	The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete.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.

MenuAction getElements ()

Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

undefined 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.

undefined invoke ()

Invoke the action.

Boolean removeEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The registered event type.
handler	File JavaScriptFunction	The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)