# cp.ui.Menu

UI for AXMenus.

# API Overview

Functions - API calls offered directly by the extension

Constructors - API calls which return an object, typically one that offers API methods

Methods - API calls which can only be made on an object returned by a constructor


Signature	`cp.ui.Menu.matches(element) -> boolean`
Type	Function
Description	Checks to see if an element matches what we think it should be.
Parameters	element - An `axuielementObject` to check.
Returns	`true` if matches otherwise `false`
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/ui/Menu.lua line 33


Signature	`cp.ui.Menu(parent, uiFinder) -> Menu`
Type	Constructor
Description	Creates a new `Menu` instance.
Parameters	parent - The parent object. uiFinder - A function which will return the `hs.axuielement` when available.
Returns	A new `Menu` object.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/ui/Menu.lua line 21


Signature	`cp.ui.Menu:cancel() -> self`
Type	Method
Description	Closes a menu.
Parameters	None
Returns	Self
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/ui/Menu.lua line 46


Signature	`cp.ui.Menu:doCancel(value) -> cp.rx.go.Statement`
Type	Method
Description	A Statement that will cancel a menu.
Parameters	None
Returns	the `Statement`.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/ui/Menu.lua line 63


Signature	`cp.ui.Menu:doSelectItem(index) -> cp.rx.go.Statement`
Type	Method
Description	A Statement that will select an item on the `MenuButton` by index.
Parameters	index - The index number of the item to match.
Returns	the `Statement`.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/ui/Menu.lua line 81


Signature	`cp.ui.Menu:doSelectValue(pattern[, altPattern]) -> cp.rx.go.Statement`
Type	Method
Description	A Statement that will select an item on the `Menu` by value.
Parameters	pattern - The pattern to match. [altPattern] - An optional alternate pattern to match if the first pattern fails.
Returns	the `Statement`.
Notes	None
Examples	None
Source	src/extensions/cp/ui/Menu.lua line 131