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  <h1 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem" class="text-break">Class MenuItem
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A <a class="xref" href="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.html">MenuItem</a> has a title, an associated help text, and an action to execute on activation.
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    <h5>Inheritance</h5>
    <div class="level0"><span class="xref">System.Object</span></div>
    <div class="level1"><span class="xref">MenuItem</span></div>
      <div class="level2"><a class="xref" href="Terminal.Gui.MenuBarItem.html">MenuBarItem</a></div>
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  <h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: <a class="xref" href="Terminal.Gui.html">Terminal.Gui</a></h6>
  <h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: Terminal.Gui.dll</h6>
  <h5 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public class MenuItem</code></pre>
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  <h3 id="constructors">Constructors
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  <a id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem__ctor_" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.#ctor*"></a>
  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem__ctor" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.#ctor">MenuItem()</h4>
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Initializes a new instance of <a class="xref" href="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.html">MenuItem</a>
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  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public MenuItem()</code></pre>
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  <a id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem__ctor_" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.#ctor*"></a>
  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem__ctor_NStack_ustring_System_String_System_Action_System_Func_System_Boolean__" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.#ctor(NStack.ustring,System.String,System.Action,System.Func{System.Boolean})">MenuItem(ustring, String, Action, Func&lt;Boolean&gt;)</h4>
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Initializes a new instance of <a class="xref" href="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.html">MenuItem</a>.
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  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public MenuItem(ustring title, string help, Action action, Func&lt;bool&gt; canExecute = null)</code></pre>
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  <h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td><span class="xref">NStack.ustring</span></td>
        <td><span class="parametername">title</span></td>
        <td>Title for the menu item.</td>
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        <td><span class="xref">System.String</span></td>
        <td><span class="parametername">help</span></td>
        <td>Help text to display.</td>
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        <td><span class="xref">System.Action</span></td>
        <td><span class="parametername">action</span></td>
        <td>Action to invoke when the menu item is activated.</td>
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        <td><span class="xref">System.Func</span>&lt;<span class="xref">System.Boolean</span>&gt;</td>
        <td><span class="parametername">canExecute</span></td>
        <td>Function to determine if the action can currently be executred.</td>
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  <a id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem__ctor_" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.#ctor*"></a>
  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem__ctor_NStack_ustring_Terminal_Gui_MenuBarItem_" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.#ctor(NStack.ustring,Terminal.Gui.MenuBarItem)">MenuItem(ustring, MenuBarItem)</h4>
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Initializes a new instance of <a class="xref" href="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.html">MenuItem</a>
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  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public MenuItem(ustring title, MenuBarItem subMenu)</code></pre>
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  <h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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        <th>Name</th>
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        <td><span class="xref">NStack.ustring</span></td>
        <td><span class="parametername">title</span></td>
        <td>Title for the menu item.</td>
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        <td><a class="xref" href="Terminal.Gui.MenuBarItem.html">MenuBarItem</a></td>
        <td><span class="parametername">subMenu</span></td>
        <td>The menu sub-menu.</td>
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  <h3 id="fields">Fields
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  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_HotKey" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.HotKey">HotKey</h4>
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The HotKey is used when the menu is active, the shortcut can be triggered when the menu is not active.
For example HotKey would be &quot;N&quot; when the File Menu is open (assuming there is a &quot;_New&quot; entry
if the ShortCut is set to &quot;Control-N&quot;, this would be a global hotkey that would trigger as well
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  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Rune HotKey</code></pre>
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  <h5 class="fieldValue">Field Value</h5>
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        <td><span class="xref">System.Rune</span></td>
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  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_ShortCut" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.ShortCut">ShortCut</h4>
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This is the global setting that can be used as a global shortcut to invoke the action on the menu.
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  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Key ShortCut</code></pre>
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  <h5 class="fieldValue">Field Value</h5>
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        <td><a class="xref" href="Terminal.Gui.Key.html">Key</a></td>
        <td></td>
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  <h3 id="properties">Properties
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  <a id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_Action_" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.Action*"></a>
  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_Action" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.Action">Action</h4>
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Gets or sets the action to be invoked when the menu is triggered
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  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Action Action { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
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        <td><span class="xref">System.Action</span></td>
        <td>Method to invoke.</td>
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  <a id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_CanExecute_" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.CanExecute*"></a>
  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_CanExecute" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.CanExecute">CanExecute</h4>
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Gets or sets the action to be invoked if the menu can be triggered
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  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public Func&lt;bool&gt; CanExecute { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
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        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td><span class="xref">System.Func</span>&lt;<span class="xref">System.Boolean</span>&gt;</td>
        <td>Function to determine if action is ready to be executed.</td>
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  <a id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_Help_" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.Help*"></a>
  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_Help" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.Help">Help</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary">
Gets or sets the help text for the menu item.
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  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public ustring Help { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
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        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td><span class="xref">NStack.ustring</span></td>
        <td>The help text.</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  
  
  <a id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_Title_" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.Title*"></a>
  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_Title" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.Title">Title</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary">
Gets or sets the title. 
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  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public ustring Title { get; set; }</code></pre>
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  <h5 class="propertyValue">Property Value</h5>
  <table class="table table-bordered table-striped table-condensed">
    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td><span class="xref">NStack.ustring</span></td>
        <td>The title.</td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  <h3 id="methods">Methods
  </h3>
  
  
  <a id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_GetMenuBarItem_" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.GetMenuBarItem*"></a>
  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_GetMenuBarItem" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.GetMenuBarItem">GetMenuBarItem()</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary">
Merely a debugging aid to see the interaction with main
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  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool GetMenuBarItem()</code></pre>
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  <h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td><span class="xref">System.Boolean</span></td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
  </table>
  
  
  <a id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_GetMenuItem_" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.GetMenuItem*"></a>
  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_GetMenuItem" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.GetMenuItem">GetMenuItem()</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary">
Merely a debugging aid to see the interaction with main
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  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public MenuItem GetMenuItem()</code></pre>
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  <h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
  <table class="table table-bordered table-striped table-condensed">
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      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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      <tr>
        <td><a class="xref" href="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.html">MenuItem</a></td>
        <td></td>
      </tr>
    </tbody>
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  <a id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_IsEnabled_" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.IsEnabled*"></a>
  <h4 id="Terminal_Gui_MenuItem_IsEnabled" data-uid="Terminal.Gui.MenuItem.IsEnabled">IsEnabled()</h4>
  <div class="markdown level1 summary">
Shortcut to check if the menu item is enabled
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  <div class="markdown level1 conceptual"></div>
  <h5 class="decalaration">Declaration</h5>
  <div class="codewrapper">
    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public bool IsEnabled()</code></pre>
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  <h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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    <thead>
      <tr>
        <th>Type</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td><span class="xref">System.Boolean</span></td>
        <td></td>
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