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optionmenu.selectname - Function

	Package	display
	Module	widgets
	Tool	optionmenu

Select an item in the menu by name

Synopsis
selectname(name)

Arguments

name		The menu item name
		Allowed:	Same type as the array ``names'' used in construction

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 := "Absolute RelRef RelCen";
- names := "A B C";
- f := frame();
- m := optionmenu(f, labels, names);
- m.selectname("C");
- m.getindex(); 
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