---
name: "Gtk_MenuItem"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgtkmm-dev"
version: "1.0.3-1.1"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Gtk_MenuItem"
---

# Gtk\_MenuItem(3)

## NAME - Gtk\_MenuItem

## HEADER REQUIRED

**#include \<gtk--/menuitem.h&gt;\>**

## BASE CLASSES

[Gtk\_Item(3)](/Gtk_Item/3.md)

## DERIVED BY

[Gtk\_CheckMenuItem(3)](/Gtk_CheckMenuItem/3.md)

## PUBLIC MEMBER INDEX

```
Gtk_MenuItem();
Gtk_MenuItem(GtkMenuItem *castitem);
Gtk_MenuItem(const string &label);
void  set_submenu(const Gtk_Menu &submenu);
void  remove_submenu();
void  set_placement(GtkSubmenuPlacement placement);
void  configure(gint show_toggle_indicator, gint show_submenu_indicator);
void  select();
void  deselect();
void  right_justify();
signal void  activate(BaseObjectType);
GtkMenuItem*  gtkobj();
const GtkMenuItem*  gtkobj() const;
static bool  isGtkMenuItem(Gtk_Object *checkcast);
```

## PROTECTED MEMBER INDEX

```
friend  CppClassType;
typedef GtkMenuItem  BaseObjectType;
typedef GtkMenuItemClass  BaseClassType;
virtual void * get_parent_class();
virtual void  activate_impl();
```

## PRIVATE MEMBER INDEX

```
static CppClassType  menu_item_class;
GtkType  get_type();
```

## PUBLIC MEMBER DESCRIPTIONS

## PROTECTED MEMBER DESCRIPTIONS

## PRIVATE MEMBER DESCRIPTIONS