extendoptionmenu.selectlabel

Select an item in the menu by label

Synopsis
selectlabel(label)

Arguments

label		The menu item label
		Allowed:	Same type as the array ``labels'' used in construction

Returns
Bool

Description
This tool function selects a menu item by its label. It is equivalent to selecting the item with the GUI interface. If the label is invalid, it returns F.

Example

- labels := "m mm cm";
- f := frame();
- m := extendoptionmenu(f, labels)
- m.selectlabel('mm');
- m.getlabel(); 
mm
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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.

Example

- labels := "m mm cm";
- names := "A B C";
- f := frame();
- m := extendoptionmenu(f, labels, names);
- m.selectname("C");
- m.getindex(); 
3
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	Package	display
	Module	widgets
	Tool	extendoptionmenu

extendoptionmenu.selectlabel - Function