wxPython - GetBitmap() function in wx.MenuItem

Last Updated : 04 Jun, 2020

In this article we are going to learn about GetBitmap() function associated with wx.MenuItem class of wxPython. GetBitmap() function simply returns the checked or unchecked bitmap. It takes a single bool type parameter which is True for check and False for unchecked.

Syntax: wx.MenuItem.GetBitmap(self, checked=True) Parameters:

Parameter Input Type Description

checked bool True for check and False for unchecked.

Return Type: wx.Bitmap

Parameter	Input Type	Description
checked	bool	True for check and False for unchecked.

Code Example :

Python3 1==

import wx


class Example(wx.Frame):

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)

        self.menubar = wx.MenuBar()
        self.fileMenu = wx.Menu()
        self.item = wx.MenuItem(self.fileMenu, 1, '&Check')
        self.item.SetBitmap(wx.Bitmap('right.png'))
        self.fileMenu.Append(self.item)

        # get bitmap from menuitem
        bmp = self.item.GetBitmap(checked = True) 
  
        # show static bitmap in frame
        self.sbmp = wx.StaticBitmap(self, id = 3, bitmap = bmp, pos =(20, 20),
                                    size =(32, 32), style = 0, name ="static")

        self.menubar.Append(self.fileMenu, '&File')
        self.SetMenuBar(self.menubar)

        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Icons and shortcuts')
        self.Centre()


def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()