MENUITEMTEMPLATE structure (winuser.h)

Defines a menu item in a menu template.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  WORD  mtOption;
  WORD  mtID;
  WCHAR mtString[1];
} MENUITEMTEMPLATE, *PMENUITEMTEMPLATE;

Members

mtOption

Type: WORD

One or more of the following predefined menu options that control the appearance of the menu item as shown in the following table.

Value	Meaning
MF_CHECKED 0x00000008L	Indicates that the menu item has a check mark next to it.
MF_GRAYED 0x00000001L	Indicates that the menu item is initially inactive and drawn with a gray effect.
MF_HELP 0x00004000L	Indicates that the menu item has a vertical separator to its left.
MF_MENUBARBREAK 0x00000020L	Indicates that the menu item is placed in a new column. The old and new columns are separated by a bar.
MF_MENUBREAK 0x00000040L	Indicates that the menu item is placed in a new column.
MF_OWNERDRAW 0x00000100L	Indicates that the owner window of the menu is responsible for drawing all visual aspects of the menu item, including highlighted, selected, and inactive states. This option is not valid for an item in a menu bar.
MF_POPUP 0x00000010L	Indicates that the item is one that opens a drop-down menu or submenu.

mtID

Type: WORD

The menu item identifier of a command item; a command item sends a command message to its owner window. The MENUITEMTEMPLATE structure for an item that opens a drop-down menu or submenu does not contain the mtID member.

mtString[1]

Type: WCHAR[1]

The menu item.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	winuser.h (include Windows.h)

See also

Conceptual

LoadMenuIndirect

MENUITEMTEMPLATEHEADER

Menus

Reference