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name (menu property)

Syntax

    the name of menu(whichMenu)
    the name of menu whichMenu

Description

Menu property; returns a string containing the name of the specified menu number.

This property can be tested but not set. Use the `installMenu` command to set up a custom menu bar.

Note: Menus are not available in Shockwave.

Example

This statement assigns the name of menu number 1 to the variable `firstMenu`:

    firstMenu = menu(1).name

Example

The following handler returns a list of menu names, one per line:

    on menuList
    	theList = []
    	repeat with i = 1 to the number of menus
    		theList[i] = the name of menu i
    	end repeat
    	return theList
    end menuList

See also

`number (menus)`, `name (menu item property)`