Thursday, January 22, 2026
HomeLanguageswxPython – GetMarginWidth(0 function in wx.MenuItem

wxPython – GetMarginWidth(0 function in wx.MenuItem

In this article we are going to learn about GetMarginWidth() function associated with the wx.MenuItem class of wxPython. Gets the width of the menu item checkmark bitmap. GetMarginWidth() function takes no parameters.

Syntax:

wx.MenuItem.GetMarginWidth(self)

Parameters:

No parameters are required in GetMarginWidth().

Return Type:

int

Code Example 1:




import wx
  
  
class Example(wx.Frame):
  
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
  
        self.InitUI()
  
    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
  
        self.menubar = wx.MenuBar()
        self.fileMenu = wx.Menu()
        self.item = wx.MenuItem(self.fileMenu, 1, '&Check\tCtrl + c', helpString ="Check Help")
        self.fileMenu.Append(self.item)
        self.menubar.Append(self.fileMenu, '&File')
        self.SetMenuBar(self.menubar)
        # print margin width
        margin = self.item.GetMarginWidth()
        print(margin)
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Icons and shortcuts')
        self.Centre()
  
  
def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
  
  
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Output:
default margin width

3

Code Example 1:




import wx
  
  
class Example(wx.Frame):
  
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
  
        self.InitUI()
  
    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
  
        self.menubar = wx.MenuBar()
        self.fileMenu = wx.Menu()
        self.item = wx.MenuItem(self.fileMenu, 1, '&Check\tCtrl + c', helpString ="Check Help")
        self.item.SetMarginWidth(12)
        self.fileMenu.Append(self.item)
        self.menubar.Append(self.fileMenu, '&File')
        self.SetMenuBar(self.menubar)
        # print margin width
        margin = self.item.GetMarginWidth()
        print(margin)
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Icons and shortcuts')
        self.Centre()
  
  
def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
  
  
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Output:

12
Dominic
Dominichttp://wardslaus.com
infosec,malicious & dos attacks generator, boot rom exploit philanthropist , wild hacker , game developer,
RELATED ARTICLES

Most Popular

Dominic
32475 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Milvus
119 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Nango Kala
6847 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Nicole Veronica
11977 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Nokonwaba Nkukhwana
12064 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Shaida Kate Naidoo
6986 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Ted Musemwa
7220 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Thapelo Manthata
6933 POSTS0 COMMENTS
Umr Jansen
6912 POSTS0 COMMENTS