---
name: "al_find_menu_item"
section: "3alleg5"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro5-doc"
version: "2:5.2.10.1+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_find_menu_item/3alleg5"
---

# al\_find\_menu\_item(3alleg5)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_find\_menu\_item - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro_native_dialog.h>
  bool al_find_menu_item(ALLEGRO_MENU *haystack, uint16_t id, ALLEGRO_MENU **menu,
     int *index)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Searches in the `haystack` menu for an item with the given `id`. (Note that this only represents a literal ID, and cannot be used as an index.)

If `menu` and `index` are not `NULL`, they will be set as the parent menu containing the item and the zero-based (positive) index of the item. (If the menu item was not found, then their values are undefined.)

Returns true if the menu item was found.

## SINCE

5\.1.0

## SEE ALSO

al\_find\_menu(3alleg5)