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wxPython – GetHelp() function in wx.MenuItem

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In this article we are going to learn about GetHelp() function associated with the wx.MenuItem class of wxPython. GetHelp() function simply returns the help string associated with the menu item.
No parameters are required in GetHelp() function.

Syntax:

wx.GetHelp(self)

Parameters:

No parameters are required in GetHelp() function.

Return Type:

string

Code Example:




import wx
  
  
class Example(wx.Frame):
  
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
  
        self.InitUI()
  
    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
  
        self.menubar = wx.MenuBar()
        self.fileMenu = wx.Menu()
        self.item = wx.MenuItem(self.fileMenu, 1, '&Check', helpString ="Check Help")
        self.item.SetBitmap(wx.Bitmap('right.png'))
        self.fileMenu.Append(self.item)
        self.menubar.Append(self.fileMenu, '&File')
        self.SetMenuBar(self.menubar)
        # help string associated with menuitem
        f = self.item.GetHelp()
        # print help string
        print(f)
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Icons and shortcuts')
        self.Centre()
  
  
def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
  
  
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Output:

Check Help


Last Updated : 08 Jun, 2020
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