Get Menu Short Cut Info Function

Owning Palette: Menu Functions

Requires: Base Development System

Returns the menu item that is accessible through a given shortcut.

(Real-Time Module) You cannot use this function in VIs that run on RT targets.

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	menu reference is the reference to a menu bar in a VI. You can obtain this refnum with the Current VI's Menubar function.
	short cut is the keyboard equivalent of selecting the menu item with a mouse. If include Shift key? is TRUE, the shortcut includes the <Shift> key, in addition to the shortcut key. If include Ctrl key? is TRUE, the shortcut includes the <Ctrl> key, in addition to the shortcut key. You can set include Ctrl key? to FALSE only if you select a function key, such as <F1>, <F2>, and so on, as the shortcut key. (macOS) The key included is <Command>. (Linux) The key included is <Alt>. shortcut key describes the key associated with the shortcut.
	error in describes error conditions that occur before this node runs. This input provides standard error in functionality.
	menu reference out returns menu reference unchanged.
	item tag is the tag of the menu item that matches the shortcut.
	item path describes the position of the item in the menu hierarchy, which is in the format of a list of menu tags separated by a colon (:). For example, on Windows, if you do not change the default shortcuts and you pass in <Ctrl-O> from the menu bar reference of a VI, item path returns File:Open.
	error out contains error information. This output provides standard error out functionality.