MonobjcMonobjc Documented Class Library
NSMenu Class
NamespacesMonobjc.AppKitNSMenu

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Declaration Syntax
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public class NSMenu : NSObject, IManagedWrapper, 
	INSCopying, INSCoding
Public Class NSMenu _
	Inherits NSObject _
	Implements IManagedWrapper, INSCopying, INSCoding
public ref class NSMenu : public NSObject, 
	IManagedWrapper, INSCopying, INSCoding
Members
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NSMenu(NSString)

Initializes and returns a menu having the specified title and with autoenabling of menu items turned on.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithTitle:(NSString *)aTitle'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSMenu(NSCoder)

Returns an object initialized from data in a given unarchiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)decoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSMenu()()()()
Initializes a new instance of the NSMenu class.

NSMenu(IntPtr)
Initializes a new instance of the NSMenu class.

NSMenu(String, Object, array<Object>[]()[][])
Initializes a new instance of the NSMenu class.

AddItem(NSMenuItem)

Adds a menu item to the end of the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void)addItem:(NSMenuItem *)newItem'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


AddItemWithTitleActionKeyEquivalent(NSString, IntPtr, NSString)

Creates a new menu item and adds it to the end of the receiver.

Original signature is '- (NSMenuItem *)addItemWithTitle:(NSString *)aString action:(SEL)aSelector keyEquivalent:(NSString *)keyEquiv'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


AddObserverForKeyPathOptionsContext(NSObject, NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr)

Registers anObserver to receive KVO notifications for the specified key-path relative to the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void)addObserver:(NSObject *)anObserver forKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath options:(NSKeyValueObservingOptions)options context:(void *)context'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Alloc()()()()
Allocates a new native instance.
(Inherited from Id.)
AllowsContextMenuPlugIns

Returns whether the popup menu allows appending of contextual menu plugin items.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)allowsContextMenuPlugIns'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


AttachedMenu Obsolete.

Returns the menu currently attached to the receiver. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.2.)

Original signature is '- (NSMenu *)attachedMenu'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


AttributeKeys

Returns an array of NSString objects containing the names of immutable values that instances of the receiver's class contain.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)attributeKeys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
AutoContentAccessingProxy

Creates and returns an autoreleased proxy for the receiving object

Original signature is '- (id)autoContentAccessingProxy'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
AutoenablesItems

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver automatically enables and disables its menu items.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)autoenablesItems'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Autorelease()()()()

Adds the receiver to the current autorelease pool.

Original signature is '- (id)autorelease'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from Id.)
AwakeAfterUsingCoder(NSCoder)

Overridden by subclasses to substitute another object in place of the object that was decoded and subsequently received this message.

Original signature is '- (id)awakeAfterUsingCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
BindToObjectWithKeyPathOptions(NSString, Id, NSString, NSDictionary)

Establishes a binding between a given property of the receiver and the property of a given object specified by a given key path.

Original signature is '- (void)bind:(NSString *)binding toObject:(id)observableController withKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath options:(NSDictionary *)options'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
CancelTracking()()()()

Dismisses the menu and ends all menu tracking.

Original signature is '- (void)cancelTracking'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.


CancelTrackingWithoutAnimation()()()()

Dismisses the menu and ends all menu tracking without displaying the associated animation.

Original signature is '- (void)cancelTrackingWithoutAnimation'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


CastAs<(Of <<'(T>)>>)()()()()
Try to cast the current instance to the given type. The cast is dynamically tested for safety.
(Inherited from Id.)
CastTo<(Of <<'(T>)>>)()()()()
Cast the current instance to the given type. The cast is dynamically tested for safety.
(Inherited from Id.)
Class

Gets the class of the underlying instance.

(Inherited from Id.)
ClassCode

Returns the receiver's Apple event type code, as stored in the NSScriptClassDescription object for the object’s class.

Original signature is '- (FourCharCode)classCode'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassDescription

Returns an object containing information about the attributes and relationships of the receiver’s class.

Original signature is '- (NSClassDescription *)classDescription'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassForArchiver

Overridden by subclasses to substitute a class other than its own during archiving.

Original signature is '- (Class)classForArchiver'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassForCoder

Overridden by subclasses to substitute a class other than its own during coding.

Original signature is '- (Class)classForCoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassForKeyedArchiver

Overridden by subclasses to substitute a new class for instances during keyed archiving.

Original signature is '- (Class)classForKeyedArchiver'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassForPortCoder

Overridden by subclasses to substitute a class other than its own for distribution encoding.

Original signature is '- (Class)classForPortCoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ClassName

Returns a string containing the name of the class.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)className'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
CoerceValueForKey(Id, NSString)

Uses type info from the class description and NSScriptCoercionHandler to attempt to convert value for key to the proper type, if necessary.

Original signature is '- (id)coerceValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ConformsToProtocol(IntPtr)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver conforms to a given protocol. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)conformsToProtocol:(Protocol *)aProtocol'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ContextMenuRepresentation Obsolete.

Deprecated. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.2. Mac OS X does not use menu representations to draw menus.)

Original signature is '- (id)contextMenuRepresentation'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Copy()()()()

Returns the object returned by copyWithZone:, where the zone is nil.

Original signature is '- (id)copy'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
CopyScriptingValueForKeyWithProperties(Id, NSString, NSDictionary)

Creates and returns one or more scripting objects to be inserted into the specified relationship by copying the passed-in value and setting the properties in the copied object or objects.

Original signature is '- (id)copyScriptingValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key withProperties:(NSDictionary *)properties'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
CopyWithZone(IntPtr)

Returns a new instance that’s a copy of the receiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)copyWithZone:(NSZone *)zone'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Dealloc()()()()

Deallocates the memory occupied by the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void)dealloc'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Delegate

Returns the receiver’s delegate.

Original signature is '- (id < NSMenuDelegate >)delegate'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.


Description

Returns a string that describes the contents of the receiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (NSString *)description'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
DictionaryWithValuesForKeys(NSArray)

Returns a dictionary containing the property values identified by each of the keys in a given array.

Original signature is '- (NSDictionary *)dictionaryWithValuesForKeys:(NSArray *)keys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
DidChangeValueForKey(NSString)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the value of a given property has changed.

Original signature is '- (void)didChangeValueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
DidChangeValueForKeyWithSetMutationUsingObjects(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the specified change was made to a specified unordered to-many relationship.

Original signature is '- (void)didChangeValueForKey:(NSString *)key withSetMutation:(NSKeyValueSetMutationKind)mutationKind usingObjects:(NSSet *)objects'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
DidChangeValuesAtIndexesForKey(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the specified change has occurred on the indexes for a specified ordered to-many relationship.

Original signature is '- (void)didChange:(NSKeyValueChange)change valuesAtIndexes:(NSIndexSet *)indexes forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Dispose()()()()
Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources.
(Inherited from Id.)
Dispose(Boolean)
Releases unmanaged and - optionally - managed resources
(Inherited from Id.)
DoesNotRecognizeSelector(IntPtr)

Handles messages the receiver doesn’t recognize.

Original signature is '- (void)doesNotRecognizeSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
EncodeWithCoder(NSCoder)

Encodes the receiver using a given archiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (void)encodeWithCoder:(NSCoder *)encoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Equals(Id)
Indicates whether the current object is equal to another object of the same type.
(Inherited from Id.)
Equals(Object)
Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object.
(Inherited from Id.)
ExposedBindings

Returns an array containing the bindings exposed by the receiver.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)exposedBindings'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Finalize()()()()
Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the Id is reclaimed by garbage collection.
(Inherited from Id.)
Font

Returns the font used to display the menu and its submenus.

Original signature is '- (NSFont *)font'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


ForwardingTargetForSelector(IntPtr)

Returns the object to which unrecognized messages should first be directed.

Original signature is '- (id)forwardingTargetForSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ForwardInvocation(NSInvocation)

Overridden by subclasses to forward messages to other objects.

Original signature is '- (void)forwardInvocation:(NSInvocation *)anInvocation'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
GetHashCode()()()()
Serves as a hash function for a particular type.
(Inherited from Id.)
GetInstanceVariable<(Of <<'(T>)>>)(String)
Gets the instance variable of the specified name.
(Inherited from Id.)
GetType()()()()
Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object.)
Hash

Returns an integer that can be used as a table address in a hash table structure. (required)

Original signature is '- (NSUInteger)hash'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
HelpRequested(NSEvent)

Overridden by subclasses to implement specialized context-sensitive help behavior.

Original signature is '- (void)helpRequested:(NSEvent *)event'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


HighlightedItem

Returns the highlighted item in the receiver.

Original signature is '- (NSMenuItem *)highlightedItem'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.


IndexOfItem(NSMenuItem)

Returns the index identifying the location of a specified menu item in the receiver.

Original signature is '- (NSInteger)indexOfItem:(NSMenuItem *)anObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


IndexOfItemWithRepresentedObject(Id)

Returns the index of the first menu item in the receiver that has a given represented object.

Original signature is '- (NSInteger)indexOfItemWithRepresentedObject:(id)anObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


IndexOfItemWithSubmenu(NSMenu)

Returns the index of the menu item in the receiver with the given submenu.

Original signature is '- (NSInteger)indexOfItemWithSubmenu:(NSMenu *)anObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


IndexOfItemWithTag(NSInteger)

Returns the index of the first menu item in the receiver identified by a tag.

Original signature is '- (NSInteger)indexOfItemWithTag:(NSInteger)aTag'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


IndexOfItemWithTargetAndAction(Id, IntPtr)

Returns the index of the first menu item in the receiver that has a specified action and target.

Original signature is '- (NSInteger)indexOfItemWithTarget:(id)anObject andAction:(SEL)actionSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


IndexOfItemWithTitle(NSString)

Returns the index of the first menu item in the receiver that has a specified title.

Original signature is '- (NSInteger)indexOfItemWithTitle:(NSString *)aTitle'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InfoForBinding(NSString)

Returns a dictionary describing the receiver’s binding.

Original signature is '- (NSDictionary *)infoForBinding:(NSString *)binding'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Init()()()()

Implemented by subclasses to initialize a new object (the receiver) immediately after memory for it has been allocated.

Original signature is '- (id)init'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
InitWithCoder(NSCoder)

Returns an object initialized from data in a given unarchiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)decoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InitWithTitle(NSString)

Initializes and returns a menu having the specified title and with autoenabling of menu items turned on.

Original signature is '- (id)initWithTitle:(NSString *)aTitle'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InsertItemAtIndex(NSMenuItem, NSInteger)

Inserts a menu item into the receiver at a specific location.

Original signature is '- (void)insertItem:(NSMenuItem *)newItem atIndex:(NSInteger)index'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InsertItemWithTitleActionKeyEquivalentAtIndex(NSString, IntPtr, NSString, NSInteger)

Creates and adds a menu item at a specified location in the receiver.

Original signature is '- (NSMenuItem *)insertItemWithTitle:(NSString *)aString action:(SEL)aSelector keyEquivalent:(NSString *)keyEquiv atIndex:(NSInteger)index'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


InsertValueAtIndexInPropertyWithKey(Id, NSUInteger, NSString)

Inserts an object at the specified index in the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (void)insertValue:(id)value atIndex:(NSUInteger)index inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
InsertValueInPropertyWithKey(Id, NSString)

Inserts an object in the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (void)insertValue:(id)value inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
InverseForRelationshipKey(NSString)

For a given key that defines the name of the relationship from the receiver’s class to another class, returns the name of the relationship from the other class to the receiver’s class.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)inverseForRelationshipKey:(NSString *)relationshipKey'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
IsAttached Obsolete.

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver is currently attached to another menu. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.2.)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)isAttached'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


IsEqual(Id)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver and a given object are equal. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)isEqual:(id)anObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
IsKindOfClass(Class)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver is an instance of given class or an instance of any class that inherits from that class. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)isKindOfClass:(Class)aClass'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
IsMemberOfClass(Class)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver is an instance of a given class. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)isMemberOfClass:(Class)aClass'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
IsProxy

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver does not descend from NSObject. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)isProxy'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
IsTornOff

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver is offscreen or attached to another menu (or if it’s the main menu).

Original signature is '- (BOOL)isTornOff'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ItemArray

Returns an array containing the receiver’s menu items.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)itemArray'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ItemAtIndex(NSInteger)

Returns the menu item at a specific location of the receiver.

Original signature is '- (NSMenuItem *)itemAtIndex:(NSInteger)index'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ItemChanged(NSMenuItem)

Invoked when a menu item is modified visually (for example, its title changes).

Original signature is '- (void)itemChanged:(NSMenuItem *)anObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ItemWithTag(NSInteger)

Returns the first menu item in the receiver with the specified tag.

Original signature is '- (NSMenuItem *)itemWithTag:(NSInteger)aTag'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ItemWithTitle(NSString)

Returns the first menu item in the receiver with a specified title.

Original signature is '- (NSMenuItem *)itemWithTitle:(NSString *)aString'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


LocationForSubmenu(NSMenu) Obsolete.

Returns the location in screen coordinates where the given submenu is displayed when opened as a submenu of the receiver. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.2.)

Original signature is '- (NSPoint)locationForSubmenu:(NSMenu *)aSubmenu'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


MemberwiseClone()()()()
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
MenuBarHeight

Returns the menu bar height for the current application’s main menu.

Original signature is '- (CGFloat)menuBarHeight'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.


MenuBarVisible

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the menu bar is visible.

Original signature is '+ (BOOL)menuBarVisible'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.


MenuChangedMessagesEnabled

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether messages are sent to the application’s windows upon each change to the receiver.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)menuChangedMessagesEnabled'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


MenuRepresentation Obsolete.

Deprecated. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.2. Mac OS X does not use menu representations to draw menus.)

Original signature is '- (id)menuRepresentation'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


MenuZone

Returns the zone from which NSMenu objects should be allocated.

Original signature is '+ (NSZone *)menuZone'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


MethodForSelector(IntPtr)

Locates and returns the address of the receiver’s implementation of a method so it can be called as a function.

Original signature is '- (IMP)methodForSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MethodSignatureForSelector(IntPtr)

Returns an NSMethodSignature object that contains a description of the method identified by a given selector.

Original signature is '- (NSMethodSignature *)methodSignatureForSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MinimumWidth

Returns the minimum width of the menu.

Original signature is '- (CGFloat)minimumWidth'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


MutableArrayValueForKey(NSString)

Returns a mutable array proxy that provides read-write access to an ordered to-many relationship specified by a given key.

Original signature is '- (NSMutableArray *)mutableArrayValueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MutableArrayValueForKeyPath(NSString)

Returns a mutable array that provides read-write access to the ordered to-many relationship specified by a given key path.

Original signature is '- (NSMutableArray *)mutableArrayValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MutableCopy()()()()

Returns the object returned by mutableCopyWithZone: where the zone is nil.

Original signature is '- (id)mutableCopy'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MutableSetValueForKey(NSString)

Returns a mutable set proxy that provides read-write access to the unordered to-many relationship specified by a given key.

Original signature is '- (NSMutableSet *)mutableSetValueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
MutableSetValueForKeyPath(NSString)

Returns a mutable set that provides read-write access to the unordered to-many relationship specified by a given key path.

Original signature is '- (NSMutableSet *)mutableSetValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
NativePointer
Gets or sets the native pointer.
(Inherited from Id.)
NewScriptingObjectOfClassForValueForKeyWithContentsValueProperties(Class, NSString, Id, NSDictionary)

Creates and returns an instance of a scriptable class, setting its contents and properties, for insertion into the relationship identified by the key.

Original signature is '- (id)newScriptingObjectOfClass:(Class)class forValueForKey:(NSString *)key withContentsValue:(id)contentsValue properties:(NSDictionary *)properties'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
NSMenuClass
Static field for a quick access to the NSMenu class.

NSMenuDidAddItemNotification

Posted after a menu item is added to the menu.

NSMenu

userInfo

KeyValue@"NSMenuItemIndex"An NSNumber object containing the integer index of the menu item that was added.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSMenuDidBeginTrackingNotification

Posted when menu tracking begins.

[NSApp mainMenu]

userInfo

Note: This notification is available in versions 10.3 and 10.4 of Mac OS X, however it is not publicly declared so you must declare the name constant as an extern, for example:extern NSString *NSMenuDidBeginTrackingNotification;

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.


NSMenuDidChangeItemNotification

Posted after a menu item in the menu changes appearance.

NSMenu

userInfo

KeyValue@"NSMenuItemIndex"An NSNumber object containing the integer index of the menu item that changed.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSMenuDidEndTrackingNotification

Posted when menu tracking ends, even if no action is sent.

[NSApp mainMenu]

userInfo

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.


NSMenuDidRemoveItemNotification

Posted after a menu item is removed from the menu.

NSMenu

userInfo

KeyValue@"NSMenuItemIndex"An NSNumber object containing the integer index of the menu item that was removed. Note that this index may no longer be valid and in any event no longer points to the menu item that was removed.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSMenuDidSendActionNotification

Posted just after the application dispatches a menu item’s action method to the menu item’s target.

NSMenu

userInfo

KeyValue@"MenuItem"The menu item that was chosen.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NSMenuWillSendActionNotification

Posted just before the application dispatches a menu item’s action method to the menu item’s target.

NSMenu

userInfo

KeyValue@"MenuItem"The menu item that was chosen.

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


NumberOfItems

Returns the number of menu items in the receiver, including separator items.

Original signature is '- (NSInteger)numberOfItems'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ObservationInfo

Returns a pointer that identifies information about all of the observers that are registered with the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void *)observationInfo'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ObserveValueForKeyPathOfObjectChangeContext(NSString, Id, NSDictionary, IntPtr)

This message is sent to the receiver when the value at the specified key path relative to the given object has changed.

Original signature is '- (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
OptionDescriptionsForBinding(NSString)

Returns an array describing the options for the specified binding.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)optionDescriptionsForBinding:(NSString *)binding'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformActionForItemAtIndex(NSInteger)

Causes the application to send the action message of a specified menu item to its target.

Original signature is '- (void)performActionForItemAtIndex:(NSInteger)index'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


PerformKeyEquivalent(NSEvent)

Performs the action for the menu item that corresponds to the given key equivalent.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)performKeyEquivalent:(NSEvent *)theEvent'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


PerformSelector(IntPtr)

Sends a specified message to the receiver and returns the result of the message. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorInBackgroundWithObject(IntPtr, Id)

Invokes a method of the receiver on a new background thread.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelectorInBackground:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)arg'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorOnMainThreadWithObjectWaitUntilDone(IntPtr, Id, Boolean)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the main thread using the default mode.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelectorOnMainThread:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)arg waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorOnMainThreadWithObjectWaitUntilDoneModes(IntPtr, Id, Boolean, NSArray)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the main thread using the specified modes.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelectorOnMainThread:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)arg waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait modes:(NSArray *)array'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorOnThreadWithObjectWaitUntilDone(IntPtr, NSThread, Id, Boolean)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the specified thread using the default mode.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector onThread:(NSThread *)thr withObject:(id)arg waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorOnThreadWithObjectWaitUntilDoneModes(IntPtr, NSThread, Id, Boolean, NSArray)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the specified thread using the specified modes.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector onThread:(NSThread *)thr withObject:(id)arg waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait modes:(NSArray *)array'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorWithObject(IntPtr, Id)

Sends a message to the receiver with an object as the argument. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)anObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorWithObjectAfterDelay(IntPtr, Id, Double)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the current thread using the default mode after a delay.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)anArgument afterDelay:(NSTimeInterval)delay'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorWithObjectAfterDelayInModes(IntPtr, Id, Double, NSArray)

Invokes a method of the receiver on the current thread using the specified modes after a delay.

Original signature is '- (void)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)anArgument afterDelay:(NSTimeInterval)delay inModes:(NSArray *)modes'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PerformSelectorWithObjectWithObject(IntPtr, Id, Id)

Sends a message to the receiver with two objects as arguments. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)performSelector:(SEL)aSelector withObject:(id)anObject withObject:(id)anotherObject'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
PopUpContextMenuWithEventForView(NSMenu, NSEvent, NSView)

Displays a contextual menu over a view for an event.

Original signature is '+ (void)popUpContextMenu:(NSMenu *)menu withEvent:(NSEvent *)event forView:(NSView *)view'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


PopUpContextMenuWithEventForViewWithFont(NSMenu, NSEvent, NSView, NSFont)

Displays a contextual menu over a view for an event using a specified font.

Original signature is '+ (void)popUpContextMenu:(NSMenu *)menu withEvent:(NSEvent *)event forView:(NSView *)view withFont:(NSFont *)font'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.


PopUpMenuPositioningItemAtLocationInView(NSMenuItem, NSPoint, NSView)

Pops up the menu at the specified location.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)popUpMenuPositioningItem:(NSMenuItem *)item atLocation:(NSPoint)location inView:(NSView *)view'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


PropertiesToUpdate

Returns the available properties for the menu.

Original signature is '- (NSMenuProperties)propertiesToUpdate'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


Release()()()()

Decrements the receiver�s reference count.

Original signature is '- (oneway void)release'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from Id.)
RemoveAllItems()()()()

Removes all the menu items in the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void)removeAllItems'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


RemoveItem(NSMenuItem)

Removes a menu item from the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void)removeItem:(NSMenuItem *)anItem'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


RemoveItemAtIndex(NSInteger)

Removes the menu item at a specified location in the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void)removeItemAtIndex:(NSInteger)index'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


RemoveObserverForKeyPath(NSObject, NSString)

Stops a given object from receiving change notifications for the property specified by a given key-path relative to the receiver.

Original signature is '- (void)removeObserver:(NSObject *)anObserver forKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
RemoveValueAtIndexFromPropertyWithKey(NSUInteger, NSString)

Removes the object at the specified index from the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (void)removeValueAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index fromPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ReplacementObjectForArchiver(NSArchiver)

Overridden by subclasses to substitute another object for itself during archiving.

Original signature is '- (id)replacementObjectForArchiver:(NSArchiver *)anArchiver'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ReplacementObjectForCoder(NSCoder)

Overridden by subclasses to substitute another object for itself during encoding.

Original signature is '- (id)replacementObjectForCoder:(NSCoder *)aCoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ReplacementObjectForKeyedArchiver(NSKeyedArchiver)

Overridden by subclasses to substitute another object for itself during keyed archiving.

Original signature is '- (id)replacementObjectForKeyedArchiver:(NSKeyedArchiver *)archiver'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ReplacementObjectForPortCoder(NSPortCoder)

Overridden by subclasses to substitute another object or a copy for itself during distribution encoding.

Original signature is '- (id)replacementObjectForPortCoder:(NSPortCoder *)aCoder'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ReplaceValueAtIndexInPropertyWithKeyWithValue(NSUInteger, NSString, Id)

Replaces the object at the specified index in the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (void)replaceValueAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key withValue:(id)value'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
RespondsToSelector(IntPtr)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver implements or inherits a method that can respond to a specified message. (required)

Original signature is '- (BOOL)respondsToSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
RespondsToSelector(String)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver implements or inherits a method that can respond to a specified message.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)respondsToSelector:(SEL)aSelector'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Retain()()()()

Increments the receiver�s reference count.

Original signature is '- (id)retain'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from Id.)
RetainCount

Returns the receiver’s reference count. (required)

Original signature is '- (NSUInteger)retainCount'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SafeCastAs<(Of <<'(TInstance>)>>)(Id)
Try to cast the current instance to the given type. The cast is dynamically tested for safety.
(Inherited from IdExtensions.)
SafeCastTo<(Of <<'(TInstance>)>>)(Id)
Cast the current instance to the given type. the cast is dynamically tested for safety
(Inherited from IdExtensions.)
SafeRelease(Id)

Performs a safe release operation on the given instance.

The equivalent code is:

CopyC#
if (instance != null) instance.Release();
(Inherited from IdExtensions.)
ScriptingProperties

Returns an NSString-keyed dictionary of the receiver's scriptable properties.

Original signature is '- (NSDictionary *)scriptingProperties'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ScriptingValueForSpecifier(NSScriptObjectSpecifier)

Given an object specifier, returns the specified object or objects in the receiving container.

Original signature is '- (id)scriptingValueForSpecifier:(NSScriptObjectSpecifier *)objectSpecifier'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Self

Returns the receiver. (required)

Original signature is '- (id)self'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SendMessage(String, array<Object>[]()[][])
Sends a message to this receiver (either a Class or an object instance).
(Inherited from Id.)
SendMessageSuper(Class, String, array<Object>[]()[][])

Sends a message to the super instance of this receiver.

(Inherited from Id.)
SendMessageSuperVarArgs(Class, String, array<Object>[]()[][])

Sends a message to the super instance of this receiver.

The last parameter passed must be an object array that contains the variable list of arguments

(Inherited from Id.)
SendMessageVarArgs(String, array<Object>[]()[][])

Sends a message to this receiver (either a Class or an object instance).

The last parameter passed must be an object array that contains the variable list of arguments

(Inherited from Id.)
SetDelegate(Action<(Of <<'(NSMenu..::..NSMenuDelegateEventDispatcher>)>>))
Set the Delegate property of a NSMenu instance.

SetInstanceVariable<(Of <<'(T>)>>)(String, T)
Sets the instance variable of the specified name.
(Inherited from Id.)
SetMenuZone(IntPtr) Obsolete.

Sets the zone from which NSMenu objects should be allocated (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.2.)

Original signature is '+ (void)setMenuZone:(NSZone *)zone'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


SetNilValueForKey(NSString)

Invoked by setValue:forKey: when it’s given a nil value for a scalar value (such as an int or float).

Original signature is '- (void)setNilValueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetSubmenuForItem(NSMenu, NSMenuItem)

Assigns a menu to be a submenu of the receiver controlled by a given menu item.

Original signature is '- (void)setSubmenu:(NSMenu *)aMenu forItem:(NSMenuItem *)anItem'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


SetValueForKey(Id, NSString)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(String, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Int16, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Int64, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Int32, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Single, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Double, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Char, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKey(Boolean, String)

Sets the property of the receiver specified by a given key to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForKeyPath(Id, NSString)

Sets the value for the property identified by a given key path to a given value.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValueForUndefinedKey(Id, NSString)

Invoked by setValue:forKey: when it finds no property for a given key.

Original signature is '- (void)setValue:(id)value forUndefinedKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
SetValuesForKeysWithDictionary(NSDictionary)

Sets properties of the receiver with values from a given dictionary, using its keys to identify the properties.

Original signature is '- (void)setValuesForKeysWithDictionary:(NSDictionary *)keyedValues'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ShowsStateColumn

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the receiver displays the state column.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)showsStateColumn'

Available in Mac OS X v10.5 and later.


Size

Returns the size of the menu.

Original signature is '- (NSSize)size'

Available in Mac OS X v10.6 and later.


SizeToFit()()()() Obsolete.

Resizes the receiver to exactly fit its items. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.2.)

Original signature is '- (void)sizeToFit'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


SubmenuAction(Id)

The action method assigned to menu items that open submenus.

Original signature is '- (void)submenuAction:(id)sender'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Superclass

Returns the class object for the receiver’s superclass. (required)

Original signature is '- (Class)superclass'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Supermenu

Returns the receiver’s supermenu.

Original signature is '- (NSMenu *)supermenu'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


TearOffMenuRepresentation Obsolete.

Deprecated. (Deprecated in Mac OS X v10.2. Mac OS X does not use menu representations to draw menus.)

Original signature is '- (id)tearOffMenuRepresentation'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


Title

Returns the receiver’s title.

Original signature is '- (NSString *)title'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ToManyRelationshipKeys

Returns array containing the keys for the to-many relationship properties of the receiver.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)toManyRelationshipKeys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ToOneRelationshipKeys

Returns the keys for the to-one relationship properties of the receiver, if any.

Original signature is '- (NSArray *)toOneRelationshipKeys'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ToString()()()()
Returns a String that represents this instance.
(Inherited from NSObject.)
Unbind(NSString)

Removes a given binding between the receiver and a controller.

Original signature is '- (void)unbind:(NSString *)binding'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Update()()()()

Enables or disables the receiver’s menu items based on the NSMenuValidation informal protocol and sizes the menu to fit its current menu items if necessary.

Original signature is '- (void)update'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.


ValidateValueForKeyError(Id%, NSString, NSError%)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the value specified by a given pointer is valid for the property identified by a given key.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)validateValue:(id *)ioValue forKey:(NSString *)key error:(NSError **)outError'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValidateValueForKeyPathError(Id%, NSString, NSError%)

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the value specified by a given pointer is valid for a given key path relative to the receiver.

Original signature is '- (BOOL)validateValue:(id *)ioValue forKeyPath:(NSString *)inKeyPath error:(NSError **)outError'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueAtIndexInPropertyWithKey(NSUInteger, NSString)

Retrieves an indexed object from the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (id)valueAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueClassForBinding(NSString)

Returns the class of the value that will be returned for the specified binding.

Original signature is '- (Class)valueClassForBinding:(NSString *)binding'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueForKey(NSString)

Returns the value for the property identified by a given key.

Original signature is '- (id)valueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueForKeyPath(NSString)

Returns the value for the derived property identified by a given key path.

Original signature is '- (id)valueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueForUndefinedKey(NSString)

Invoked by valueForKey: when it finds no property corresponding to a given key.

Original signature is '- (id)valueForUndefinedKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueWithNameInPropertyWithKey(NSString, NSString)

Retrieves a named object from the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (id)valueWithName:(NSString *)name inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
ValueWithUniqueIDInPropertyWithKey(Id, NSString)

Retrieves an object by ID from the collection specified by the passed key.

Original signature is '- (id)valueWithUniqueID:(id)uniqueID inPropertyWithKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
WillChangeValueForKey(NSString)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the value of a given property is about to change.

Original signature is '- (void)willChangeValueForKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
WillChangeValueForKeyWithSetMutationUsingObjects(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the specified change is about to be made to a specified unordered to-many relationship.

Original signature is '- (void)willChangeValueForKey:(NSString *)key withSetMutation:(NSKeyValueSetMutationKind)mutationKind usingObjects:(NSSet *)objects'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
WillChangeValuesAtIndexesForKey(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)

Invoked to inform the receiver that the specified change is about to be executed at given indexes for a specified ordered to-many relationship.

Original signature is '- (void)willChange:(NSKeyValueChange)change valuesAtIndexes:(NSIndexSet *)indexes forKey:(NSString *)key'

Available in Mac OS X v10.3 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Zone

Returns a pointer to the zone from which the receiver was allocated. (required)

Original signature is '- (NSZone *)zone'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

(Inherited from NSObject.)
Inheritance Hierarchy
Object
Id
 NSObject
  NSMenu
Version Information
  • Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.AppKit (Module: Monobjc.AppKit)