wxPython – FindMenuItem() function in wx.MenuBar

In this article we will learn about FindMenuItem() function present in wx.MenuBar class of wxPython. FindMenuItem() is used to return item identifier. FindMenuItem() takes two parameters that is Menu title and submenu item string.

Syntax :

wx.MenuBar.FindMenuItem(self, menuString, itemString)

Parameters :

Parameter	Input Type	Description
menuString	string	Menu title to find.
itemString	string	Item to find.

Return: FindMenuItem() returns the menu item identifier, or wx.NOT_FOUND if none was found. 

Code Example:

Python3

import wx


class Example(wx.Frame):

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):

        # create MenuBar using MenuBar() function
        menubar = wx.MenuBar()

        # add menu to MenuBar
        fm1 = wx.Menu()
        fileitem = fm1.Append(20, "Item # 1")
        menubar.Append(fm1, '&Menu # 1')
        self.SetMenuBar(menubar)
        self.SetSize((300, 200))
        self.SetTitle('Menu Bar')

        # get id identifier of submenu item
        id = menubar.FindMenuItem("&Menu # 1", "Item # 1")
        print(id)

def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Output:

CommandLine Output :

20