Inside Macintosh: Mac OS 8 Toolbox Reference /

Chapter 5 - Menu Manager Reference / Menu Manager Functions

Manipulating and Accessing Menu Item Characteristics /

SetMenuItemHierarchicalID

NEW WITH THE APPEARANCE MANAGER

Attaches a submenu to a menu item.

pascal OSErr SetMenuItemHierarchicalID (
                     MenuHandle inMenu,
                     SInt16 inItem,
                     SInt16 inHierID)

inMenu

The handle to the menu structure of the menu item to which you wish to attach a submenu.

inItem

An integer representing the item number of the menu item to which you wish to attach a submenu.

inHierID

An integer representing the menu ID of the submenu you wish to attach. This menu should be inserted into the menu list by calling InsertMenu.

function result

A result code; see "Result Codes".

DISCUSSION

The SetMenuItemHierarchicalID function should be called instead of setting the keyboard equivalent to 0x1B.

SEE ALSO

"Appearance Manager Gestalt Selector Constants".