Sets a menu item’s command ID.

OSErr SetMenuItemCommandID (
    MenuHandle inMenu, 
    SInt16 inItem, 
    UInt32 inCommandID
);

inMenu

A handle to the menu that contains the menu item for which you wish to set a command ID.

inItem

An integer representing the item number of the menu item.

inCommandID

An integer representing the command ID that you wish to set.

function result

A result code.

DISCUSSION

You can use a menu item’s command ID as a position-independent method of signalling a specific action in an application.

See also the function GetMenuItemCommandID.

VERSION NOTES

This function is available with Appearance Manager 1.0 and later.

AVAILABILITY

Supported in Carbon. Available in CarbonLib 1.0 and later when CarbonLib 1.0 or later is installed. Exported by CarbonLib 1.0 and later and by CarbonLib 1.0 and later.

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