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wxPython – GetLabel() function in wx.MenuBar

GetLabel() is another function present in wx.MenuBar class of wxPython. GetLabel() function is used to return the label of menu inside menu present in menubar. GetLabel() function only takes id as an argument and returns string Label of menu item.

Syntax :

wx.MenuBar.GetLabel(self, id)

Parameters :

Parameter Input Type Description
id int The menu item identifier.

Returns : The menu item label, or the empty string if the item was not found.

Code Example :

Lets return labels of menu item present in Menu_one and Menu_two Menus in menubar.




import wx
  
  
class Example(wx.Frame):
  
    def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kw)
  
        # create MenuBar using MenuBar() function
        menubar = wx.MenuBar()
  
        # add menu to MenuBar
        fm1 = wx.Menu()
        fileitem = fm1.Append(20, "one")
  
        fm2 = wx.Menu()
        fileitem2 = fm2.Append(21, "two")
        menubar.Append(fm1, '&Menu_one')
        menubar.Append(fm2, '&Menu_two')
        self.SetMenuBar(menubar)
        self.SetSize((300, 200))
        self.SetTitle('Menu Bar')
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        vbox = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
  
        font = wx.Font(13, wx.DEFAULT, wx.NORMAL, wx.DEFAULT)
  
        st1 = wx.StaticText(pnl, label = menubar.GetLabel(20), style = wx.ALIGN_LEFT)
        st2 = wx.StaticText(pnl, label = menubar.GetLabel(21), style = wx.ALIGN_LEFT)
  
        st1.SetFont(font)
        st2.SetFont(font)
  
        vbox.Add(st1, flag = wx.ALL, border = 15)
        vbox.Add(st2, flag = wx.ALL, border = 15)
          
        pnl.SetSizer(vbox)
  
def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()


Output :

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