wxPython – Check() function in wx.MenuItem

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In this article we are going to learn about Check function associated with the wx.MenuItem class of wxPython. As the name Check suggests Check() function checks or unchecks the menu item(ITEM_CHECK). Note that this only works when the item is already appended to a menu.

Syntax: wx.MenuItem.Check(self, check=True) Parameters :

Parameter Input Type Description

check bool Set to True if checked else False.

Parameter	Input Type	Description
check	bool	Set to True if checked else False.

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', kind = wx.ITEM_CHECK)
        self.fileMenu.Append(self.item)
 
        # Check function checks the item at the first place you open the app
        self.item.Check(check = True)
        self.menubar.Append(self.fileMenu, '&File')
        self.SetMenuBar(self.menubar)
 
        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()