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TUI-Vision-2.000_001
/ TUI::Menus::MenuView

NAME

TUI::Menus::MenuView - abstract base class for menu views

HIERARCHY

TObject
  TView
    TMenuView
      TMenuBar
      TMenuBox

DESCRIPTION

TMenuView implements the shared behavior required by menu views such as TMenuBar and TMenuBox. It manages menu navigation, item selection, hotkey handling, and modal execution of menus.

This class is abstract and is not intended to be instantiated directly. Applications normally interact with derived classes rather than with TMenuView itself.

Most methods defined here are used internally by the menu system and are rarely called directly by application code.

ATTRIBUTES

The following attributes are managed internally and exposed as read-only accessors.

Reference to the menu data structure defining the menu items (TMenu).

parentMenu

Optional reference to the parent menu view (TMenuView).

current

Reference to the currently selected menu item (TMenuItem).

CONSTRUCTOR

new

my $view = TMenuView->new(
  bounds     => $bounds,
  menu       => $menu,
  parentMenu => $parentMenu
);

Creates a new menu view. This constructor is intended to be called only by derived classes such as TMenuBar and TMenuBox.

bounds

Bounding rectangle of the menu view (TRect).

Menu data structure defining the menu items (TMenu).

parentMenu

Optional parent menu view (TMenuView).

new_TMenuView

my $view = new_TMenuView($bounds, | $menu, | $parentMenu);

Factory-style constructor using positional arguments.

This constructor exists primarily for internal use and for compatibility with traditional Turbo Vision construction patterns.

METHODS

current

my $item = $view->current();
$view->current($item);

Gets or sets the currently selected menu item.

execute

my $command = $view->execute();

Executes the menu view in a modal loop and returns the selected command identifier, or 0 if the menu was cancelled.

findItem

my $item = $view->findItem($ch);

Searches for a menu item matching the specified shortcut character and returns the corresponding menu item, or undef if no match is found.

getHelpCtx

my $ctx = $view->getHelpCtx();

Returns the help context associated with the currently selected menu item.

getItemRect

my $rect = $view->getItemRect($item | undef);

Returns the screen rectangle occupied by the specified menu item.

getPalette

my $palette = $view->getPalette();

Returns the color palette used to draw the menu view.

handleEvent

$view->handleEvent($event);

Processes keyboard and mouse events for menu navigation and selection.

hotKey

my $item = $view->hotKey($keyCode);

Searches for a menu item matching the specified hot key and returns it if found.

newSubView

my $subView = $view->newSubView($bounds, $menu, $parentMenu);

Creates a new submenu view associated with this menu view.

parentMenu

my $parent = $view->parentMenu();
$view->parentMenu($parent);

Gets or sets the parent menu view.

SEE ALSO

TUI::Menus::MenuBar, TUI::Menus::MenuBox, TUI::Menus::Menu, TUI::Menus::MenuItem

AUTHORS

Borland International (original Turbo Vision design)
J. Schneider <brickpool@cpan.org> (Perl implementation and maintenance)

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 1990-1994, 1997 by Borland International

Copyright (c) 2025-2026 the "AUTHORS" as listed above.

This software is licensed under the MIT license (see the LICENSE file, which is part of the distribution).