:openpopup()

2.28 :openpopup()

This method opens the pop-up menu of the object, provided a menu has been defined.

Definition

boolean :openpopup
(
)

Parameters

None.

Return value

true: The pop-up menu could be opened.
false: The pop-up menu could not be opened. Perhaps no pop-up menu has been defined at the object.

Objects with this method

canvas
checkbox
control
edittext
groupbox
image
layoutbox
listbox
notebook
notepage
poptext
progressbar
pushbutton
radiobutton
rectangle
scrollbar
spinbox
splitbox
statictext
statusbar
tablefield
toolbar
treeview

The objects menubox and window do not have this method.

Example

window Wn
{
  .title "MyWindow";
  child pushbutton POpen
  {
    .xleft 37;
    .ytop 5;
    .height 1;
    .text "Open";
    on select
    {
      Cb:openpopup();
    }
  }
  child checkbox Cb
  {
    .xleft 15;
    .width 24;
    .ytop 3;
    .height 1;
    .text "Checkbox";
    .state state_unchecked;
    child menubox Mb
    {
      .title "MyMenu";
      child menuitem
      {
        .text "Test Entry";
      }
      child menuitem
      {
        .text "TestEntry 2";
      }
    }
  }
}