The GetMenu function retrieves a handle to the menu assigned to the specified window.

Syntax

HMENU GetMenu(           HWND hWnd );

Parameters

hWnd

[in] Handle to the window whose menu handle is to be retrieved.

Return Value

The return value is a handle to the menu. If the specified window has no menu, the return value is NULL. If the window is a child window, the return value is undefined.

Remarks

GetMenu does not work on floating menu bars. Floating menu bars are custom controls that mimic standard menus; they are not menus. To get the handle on a floating menu bar, use the Active Accessibility APIs.

Example

For an example, see Adding Lines and Graphs to a Menu.

Function Information

Minimum DLL Version	user32.dll
Header	Declared in Winuser.h, include Windows.h
Import library	User32.lib
Minimum operating systems	Windows 95, Windows NT 3.1
Unicode	Implemented as Unicode version.

See Also

Menus, GetSubMenu, SetMenu