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{
 * UMenuHelper.pas
 *
 * Helper routines for working with menus.
 *
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}


unit UMenuHelper;


interface


uses
  // Delphi
  Classes, Menus;


type
  {TMenuItemClass:
    Class reference to TMenuItem and descendants.
  }
  TMenuItemClass = class of TMenuItem;

function CreateMenuItem(AOwner: TComponent; const Cls: TMenuItemClass;
  const Action: TBasicAction): TMenuItem; overload;
  {Creates a menu item of a specified subclass with an associated action.
    @param AOwner [in] Menu item owner.
    @param Cls [in] Type of menu item to create.
    @param Action [in] Required action.
    @return New menu item instance.
  }

function CreateMenuSpacer(AOwner: TComponent;
  const Cls: TMenuItemClass): TMenuItem; overload;
  {Creates a menu spacer of a specified subclass.
    @param AOwner [in] Menu spacer owner.
    @param Cls [in] Type of menu spacer to create.
    @return New menu spacer instance.
  }


implementation


function CreateMenuItem(AOwner: TComponent;
  const Cls: TMenuItemClass): TMenuItem; overload;
  {Creates a menu item of a specified subclass.
    @param AOwner [in] Menu item owner.
    @param Cls [in] Type of menu item to create.
    @return New menu item instance.
  }
begin
  Result := Cls.Create(AOwner);
end;

function CreateMenuItem(AOwner: TComponent; const Cls: TMenuItemClass;
  const Action: TBasicAction): TMenuItem; overload;
  {Creates a menu item of a specified subclass with an associated action.
    @param AOwner [in] Menu item owner.
    @param Cls [in] Type of menu item to create.
    @param Action [in] Required action.
    @return New menu item instance.
  }
begin
  Result := CreateMenuItem(AOwner, Cls);
  Result.Action := Action;
end;

function CreateMenuSpacer(AOwner: TComponent;
  const Cls: TMenuItemClass): TMenuItem; overload;
  {Creates a menu spacer of a specified subclass.
    @param AOwner [in] Menu spacer owner.
    @param Cls [in] Type of menu spacer to create.
    @return New menu spacer instance.
  }
begin
  Result := CreateMenuItem(AOwner, Cls);
  Result.Caption := '-';
end;

end.