DgsMenuGetItemCommand

This function retrieves the command identifier of a menu item. The command is used to identify which action should be performed when the item is selected.

Syntax

string dgsMenuGetItemCommand ( element menu, int uniqueID )

Required Arguments

• menu: The DGS menu element containing the item
• uniqueID: The unique ID of the menu item (returned by dgsMenuAddItem)

Returns

Returns the command string if successful, false if the item doesn't exist.

Examples

loadstring(exports.dgs:dgsImportFunction())()-- load functions

-- Create a menu with different types of items
local menu = dgsCreateMenu(200, 200, 180, 150, false)
local fileItem = dgsMenuAddItem(menu, "File", "file")
    dgsMenuAddItem(menu, "New", "file_new", fileItem)
    dgsMenuAddItem(menu, "Open", "file_open", fileItem)
    dgsMenuAddItem(menu, "Save", "file_save", fileItem)
dgsMenuAddSeparator(menu)
dgsMenuAddItem(menu, "Exit", "exit")

-- Show the menu
dgsMenuShow(menu)

-- Handle menu selections by checking commands
addEventHandler("onDgsMenuSelect", menu, function(subMenu, uniqueID)
    if uniqueID == -1 then return end
    
    -- Get the command of the selected item
    local command = dgsMenuGetItemCommand(source, uniqueID)
    
    -- Perform actions based on command
    if command == "file_new" then
        outputChatBox("Creating new file...")
    elseif command == "file_open" then
        outputChatBox("Opening file...")
    elseif command == "file_save" then
        outputChatBox("Saving file...")
    elseif command == "exit" then
        outputChatBox("Goodbye!")
        dgsMenuHide(source)
        return
    end
    
    -- Close menu after action
    dgsMenuHide(source)
end, false)

See Also

• dgsMenuSetItemCommand
• dgsMenuAddItem
• dgsCreateMenu
• onDgsMenuSelect

Author

Mohab.