Menu Selection (User) Event

Inherits from VI Events.

Generated when the user makes a menu selection from a user-defined menu. For example, mymenu.rtm, which has a user-defined menu tag. Menu selections with APP tags generate Menu Selection (APP) events.

The following table lists the event data fields for this event.

Event Data FieldDescription
TypeReturns the type of event that occurred, such as Mouse Down, Value Changed, or Timeout.
TimeValue of the millisecond timer when the event occurred.
VIRefReturns a reference to the VI on which this event occurred.
MenuRefReturns a reference to the LabVIEW menu from which an item was selected.
ItemTagReturns the specific name of the LabVIEW menu item you selected, such as APP_SHOW_HELP.
ItemPathReturns the path of the LabVIEW menu item you selected, such as APP_HELP:SHOW_APP_HELP. Components are separated by colons.