mnemonic([key])

Class: RadioButtonMenuItem. Method inherited from MenuItem.

Description:

Gets or sets the mnemonic (keyboard shortcut key) for menu item type of components: Menu, MenuItem, CheckBoxMenuItem, RadioButtonMenuItem. Its not same as setting keyboardShortcut(...).
A mnemonic allows users to activate the menu item using the keyboard (typically Alt + key).

NOTE: Not all systems and UIs show underline under mnemonic character. Some systems only show it after Alt key was pressed.

Parameters:

Name Type Description

[key]

string

A single character representing the mnemonic key (case-insensitive). If omitted, acts as a getter.

Returns:

If called without arguments, returns the current mnemonic key. If a key is provided, sets the mnemonic and returns this MenuItem instance.

Type: string | MenuItem

Examples:

menuItem.text("Quit").mnemonic("q"); // Makes letter Q to be used as the keyboard shortcut key