adding menu items to the right click app menu in the dock casues them to be re-added each time i click

Question

so i've been trying to add items to the right click menu when u right click on the app icon in the dock in macos

but when i do it with this code whenver i right click the app icon it re-adds the menu item

 class myclass: NSObject , NSApplicationDelegate{


   func applicationDockMenu(_ sender: NSApplication) -> NSMenu? {


    dockMenu.addItem(withTitle: "test1", action: nil, keyEquivalent:     "")

    return dockMenu
   }

Follow this link - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6817214/when-to-remove-dynamic-nsmenuitems-from-an-nsmenu — Amir Khan, Mar 24 '19 at 08:58
@vadian if i do that i cant acees the menu item from outside of that function — bibble triple, Mar 24 '19 at 09:06

vadian · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-24T09:15:36.157

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You have to create the NSMenu inside the method

func applicationDockMenu(_ sender: NSApplication) -> NSMenu? {

    let dockMenu = NSMenu()
    dockMenu.addItem(withTitle: "test1", action: nil, keyEquivalent:     "")
    return dockMenu
}

or remove the items

let dockMenu = NSMenu()

func applicationDockMenu(_ sender: NSApplication) -> NSMenu? {

    dockMenu.removeAllItems()
    dockMenu.addItem(withTitle: "test1", action: nil, keyEquivalent:     "")
    return dockMenu
}

However I would declare it in Interface Builder and use an outlet.

edited Mar 24 '19 at 09:15

answered Mar 24 '19 at 09:02

vadian

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if i put the let var in that function then i cant acess the menu items from outside of it – bibble triple Mar 24 '19 at 09:16
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@AmirKhan `let` is correct as `NSMenu` is reference type – vadian Mar 24 '19 at 09:20

adding menu items to the right click app menu in the dock casues them to be re-added each time i click

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