popupMenuXY()

Synopsis

int popupMenuXY(dyn_string text, int x, int y, int &answer);

Parameter

Return value

In case of an error, the function returns -1 otherwise, 0.

Error

Missing or wrong parameters.

Description

Opens a pop-up menu in a specific position. The position is specified by screen coordinates. For how to set, for example, a separating line, see popupMenu().

Example

For the following example, add a list to your panel. Add the following script to the "RightMousePressed" event of the list. Click the list in the module VISION to open a pop-up menu with the specified entries in the position 50, 50. The second example shows a pop-up menu (position 0,0) where the font as well as the foreground and background colors will be set.

main()
{
  dyn_string txt;
  int answer, x, y;
  int x = 50;
  int y = 50;
  txt=makeDynString("PUSH_BUTTON, text1, 1, 1",
  "PUSH_BUTTON, text2, 2, 1",
  "SEPARATOR", // Separating line
  "CASCADE_BUTTON, Ebene 2, 1",
  "PUSH_BUTTON, text3, 3, 1",
  "Ebene 2", // level 2
  "PUSH_BUTTON, text4, 4, 0",
  "PUSH_BUTTON, text5, 5, 1");
  popupMenuXY(txt, x, y, answer);
  if(answer == 1) // The return value
  DebugN("Text1");
  else
  DebugN("Text2");
}

main()
{
  dyn_string txt;
  int answer, x= 0,y=0;
  string s, font, forecolor, backcolor;
  txt=makeDynString("PUSH_BUTTON, text1,1,1",
  "PUSH_BUTTON, text2,2,1",
  "SEPARATOR", // Separator
  "CASCADE_BUTTON, Ebene 2,1",
  "PUSH_BUTTON, text3,3,1",
  "Ebene 2", // begin of level 2
  "PUSH_BUTTON, text4,4,1",
  "PUSH_BUTTON, text5,5,1");
  font = "Courier New,-1,19,5,75,1,0,0,0,0"; //Font
  forecolor = "{255,255,255}"; //foreground color
  backcolor = "{0,153,153}"; //background color
  int result =
  popupMenuXY(txt,x,y,answer,font,forecolor,backcolor);
  switch(answer)
  {
    case 1: DebugN("text1"); break;
    case 2: DebugN("text2"); break;
    case 3: DebugN("text3"); break;
    case 4: DebugN("text4"); break;
    case 5: DebugN("text5"); break;
    default: break;
  }
}

Assignment

Graphics functions

Availability

UI