MMenuContribution (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

All Superinterfaces:

MApplicationElement, MElementContainer<MMenuElement>, MLocalizable, MUIElement
```
public interface MMenuContribution
extends MElementContainer<MMenuElement>
```
A representation of the model object 'Contribution'.
Provisional for 4.3. This represents a potential extension to some menu already defined in the UI.
Since:

1.0

Restriction:
This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
The following features are supported:
- Position In Parent
- Parent Id
Restriction:

This interface is not intended to be referenced by clients.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getParentId()`	Returns the value of the 'Parent Id' attribute.
`String`	`getPositionInParent()`	Returns the value of the 'Position In Parent' attribute.
`void`	`setParentId(String value)`	Sets the value of the '`Parent Id`' attribute.
`void`	`setPositionInParent(String value)`	Sets the value of the '`Position In Parent`' attribute.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.MApplicationElement
getContributorURI, getElementId, getPersistedState, getTags, getTransientData, setContributorURI, setElementId

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.ui.MElementContainer
getChildren, getSelectedElement, setSelectedElement

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.ui.MLocalizable
updateLocalization

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.e4.ui.model.application.ui.MUIElement
getAccessibilityPhrase, getContainerData, getCurSharedRef, getLocalizedAccessibilityPhrase, getParent, getRenderer, getVisibleWhen, getWidget, isOnTop, isToBeRendered, isVisible, setAccessibilityPhrase, setContainerData, setCurSharedRef, setOnTop, setParent, setRenderer, setToBeRendered, setVisible, setVisibleWhen, setWidget

- Method Detail
  - getPositionInParent
```
String getPositionInParent()
```
    Returns the value of the 'Position In Parent' attribute. The default value is "".
    Indicates the position in the parent menu where this contribution should be placed.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'Position In Parent' attribute.
    
    See Also:
    
    setPositionInParent(String)
  - setPositionInParent
```
void setPositionInParent(String value)
```
    Sets the value of the 'Position In Parent' attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the new value of the 'Position In Parent' attribute.
    
    See Also:
    
    getPositionInParent()
  - getParentId
```
String getParentId()
```
    Returns the value of the 'Parent Id' attribute.
    The element id of the Menu to be contributed to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of the 'Parent Id' attribute.
    
    See Also:
    
    setParentId(String)
  - setParentId
```
void setParentId(String value)
```
    Sets the value of the 'Parent Id' attribute.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - the new value of the 'Parent Id' attribute.
    
    See Also:
    
    getParentId()