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optionmenu.getindex - Function

	Package	display
	Module	widgets
	Tool	optionmenu

Get the index of the current selection

Synopsis
getindex()

Returns
Integer or F

Description

This tool function recovers the index of the currently selected item in the menu. If the menu is empty, it returns F. If no menu item has been selected by the user, it returns unity.

Example

- labels := "Absolute RelRef RelCen";
- f := frame();
- m := optionmenu(f, labels=labels);
- m.selectindex(2);
- m.getindex();
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