Create NSPopUpButton Programmatically

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How can I create an NSPopUpButton programmatically and attach the menu items to it? This is what I have so far but it is not click able nor does it have any menu items attached

help window is just the name of my NSWindow

NSPopUpButton *button = [[NSPopUpButton alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(10, 0, 50, 50)];
[[helpWindow contentView] addSubview:button];
[button setNeedsDisplay:YES];

pkamb · Answer 1 · 2015-06-30T16:27:37.173

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You can also create an NSMenuItem then add it to the NSPopUpButton's menu:

NSMenuItem *menuItem = [[NSMenuItem alloc] initWithTitle:@"menu" action:NULL keyEquivalent:@""];

[[popUpButton menu] addItem:menuItem];

edited Jun 30 '15 at 16:27

answered Apr 20 '13 at 02:15

pkamb

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score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 30 '15 at 16:27

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Use the designated initializer initWithFrame:pullsDown:, and then use addItemWithTitle: or addItemsWithTitles: to add the menu items

edited Jun 30 '15 at 16:27

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answered Apr 03 '12 at 02:45

rdelmar

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 18 '16 at 19:05

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a simple one-liner does the trick for me:

[[popUpButton menu] addItemWithTitle:@"some title string" action:NULL keyEquivalent:@""];

answered Jul 18 '16 at 19:05

petermafia

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