wxPython - GetHelpString() function in wx.MenuBar

wxPython – GetHelpString() function in wx.MenuBar

Last Updated : 11 May, 2020

As we learnt about SetHelpString(), in this article we will learn aboul GetHelpString() function in wx.MenuBar class of wxPython. SetHelpString() associates a helpstring with the menuitem, while GetHelpString() function returns the associated helpstring with the menu item.

Syntax :
wx.MenuBar.GetHelpString(id)
Parameters :

Parameter Input Type Description

id int Menu item identifier.

Returns : The help string, or the empty string, if there was no help string or the menu item, was not found.

Parameter	Input Type	Description
id	int	Menu item identifier.

Code Example :

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') 
        menubar.SetHelpString(20, "Help String") 
  
        st = wx.StaticText(self, label ="click Item # 1 in Menu # 1") 
  
  
        # get and print helpstring using SetHelpString() function 
        print(menubar.GetHelpString(20)) 
  
def main(): 
    app = wx.App() 
    ex = Example(None) 
    ex.Show() 
    app.MainLoop() 
  
  
if __name__ == '__main__': 
    main() 

Output :

Help String

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