wxPython – IsRadio() function in wx.MenuItem

In this article we are going to learn about IsRadio function associated with the wx.MenuItem class of wxPython. IsRadio() function returns True if the item is a radio button(item). IsRadio() function only return True for Radio items not check items. 
No parameters are required by IsRadio() function.

Syntax:

wx.MenuItem.IsRadio(Self)

Parameters:

No parameters are required by IsRadio() function.

Return Type:

bool

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):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)

        self.menubar = wx.MenuBar()
        self.fileMenu = wx.Menu()
        self.item = wx.MenuItem(self.fileMenu, 1, '&Radio 1', helpString ="Check Help", kind = wx.ITEM_RADIO)
        self.item2 = wx.MenuItem(self.fileMenu, 1, '&Radio 2', helpString ="Check Help", kind = wx.ITEM_RADIO)
        self.item.SetTextColour((79, 81, 230, 255))
        self.item2.SetTextColour((79, 81, 230, 255))
        self.st = wx.StaticText(self, label ="", pos =(200, 200))
        self.fileMenu.Append(self.item)
        self.fileMenu.Append(self.item2)
        self.menubar.Append(self.fileMenu, '&File')
        self.SetMenuBar(self.menubar)

        if self.item.IsRadio()== True:
            # print if item is radio
            print("Item is Radio")
        else:
            # print if item is not radio
            print("Item is not Radio")

        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:

Item is Radio

Output Window: