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wxPython – IsChecked() function in wx.MenuItem

In this article we are going to learn about IsChecked() function associated with wx.MenuItem class of wxPython. IsChecked(self) returns True if the item is checked and False if the item is unchecked. 
No parameters are required by this function.
 

Syntax:  

wx.IsChecked(self)

Parameters:  

No parameters are required by IsChecked function.

Return Type: 

bool 

Code Example: 

Python3




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', helpString ="Check Help", kind = wx.ITEM_CHECK)
        self.item.SetBitmap(wx.Bitmap('right.png'))
        self.item.SetTextColour((79, 81, 230, 255))
        self.st = wx.StaticText(self, label ="", pos =(200, 200))
        self.fileMenu.Append(self.item)
        self.menubar.Append(self.fileMenu, '&File')
        self.SetMenuBar(self.menubar)
 
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnClick, id = 1)
 
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Icons and shortcuts')
        self.Centre()
 
    def OnClick(self, e):
        if self.item.IsChecked()== True:
            # print if item is checked
            print("Item is check")
        else:
            # print if item is not checked
            print("Item is not check")
 
 
def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
 
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Output:  

Item is check
Item is not check

Output Window: 


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