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checkmenu.selectname - Function

	Package	display
	Module	widgets
	Tool	checkmenu

Select an item in the menu by name

Synopsis
selectname(name, state)

Arguments

name		The menu item name
		Allowed:	String
state		The state for the check box
		Allowed:	T of F
		Default:	Opposite state

Returns
Bool

Description

This tool function selects a menu item by its name. It is equivalent to selecting the item with the GUI interface. If the name is invalid, it returns F. If you don't specify the state variable, the check button is given the opposite state to its current state.

Example

- f := frame();
- m := checkmenu(f, 'Models', "gaussian point");
- m.getstates()
[F F]
- m.selectname('gaussian');
- m.getstates()
[T F]
- m.selectname('gaussian', T);
[T F]
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