Requires: Base Development System
Class: VI Events
Type: Filter
Generated when the user selects an application item from the LabVIEW menu, such as Help»Show Context Help.
| Note If you have an event structure with a Menu Selection? (App) event, items chosen from the File»Recent Projects submenu return the item tag APP_RECENT_PROJECTS and items chosen from the File»Recent Files submenu return the item tag APP_RECENT_FILES. |
| Name | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Source | Source of the event. LabVIEW UI refers to any built-in user interface event.
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| Type | Type of event that occurred, such as Mouse Down, Value Change, Timeout, and so on. | ||
| Time | Value of the millisecond timer when the event occurred. | ||
| VIRef | Reference to the VI on which this event occurred. | ||
| MenuRef | Reference to the LabVIEW menu from which an item was selected. | ||
| ItemTag | Name of the menu item the user selected, such as APP_SHOW_HELP. | ||
| ItemPath | Path of the LabVIEW menu item the user selected, such as APP_HELP:SHOW_APP_HELP. Components are separated by colons. | ||
| Discard? | Allows you to prevent LabVIEW from processing the event, bypassing the behavior normally triggered by that event. The default is FALSE. |