NAME
TUI::Menus::Menu - container for menu item lists
SYNOPSIS
use TUI::Menus;
my $menu =
new_TMenu(
new_TMenuItem('~O~pen', cmOpen)
+ new_TMenuItem('~S~ave', cmSave)
);DESCRIPTION
TMenu represents a container used to build menu structures for menu bars and menu boxes. It holds a linked list of TMenuItem objects and an optional default item.
Menu objects are typically created indirectly using helper constructors and combined using the overloaded + operator. The resulting menu structure is passed to menu views such as TMenuBar or TMenuBox.
TMenu is a data structure and does not perform any drawing or event processing itself.
ATTRIBUTES
The following attributes describe the contents of the menu.
- items
-
Reference to the first menu item in the list (TMenuItem).
- deflt
-
Optional reference to the default menu item (TMenuItem). This item may be highlighted or preselected depending on the menu view.
CONSTRUCTOR
new
my $menu = TMenu->new(
items => $items,
deflt => $default
);Creates a new menu container.
- items
-
Optional reference to a list of menu items (TMenuItem).
- deflt
-
Optional default menu item (TMenuItem).
new_TMenu
my $menu = new_TMenu($items | undef, | $default);Factory-style constructor using positional arguments.
This constructor is equivalent to calling new with named parameters and is provided for compatibility with traditional Turbo Vision construction patterns.
METHODS
deflt
my $item = $menu->deflt();
$menu->deflt($item);Gets or sets the default menu item.
SEE ALSO
TUI::Menus::MenuItem, TUI::Menus::MenuBar, TUI::Menus::MenuBox
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).