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{alias:qaddaction}
h2. Name

*qaddaction* — add action to widget

h2. Syntax
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*qaddaction* _widget_ \[_action_]
*qaddaction* _widget name commands_ 

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h2. Description

The qaddaction command adds a [qQActionQAction] object to a widget. Widgets may handle this differently. Instances of [QWidget] will display their actions in a right-click menu, while [QMenus] will have their actions listed as menu items.
h2. Arguments
_widget_
{indent}The target widget to receive the action object. This may be any widget.{indent} 

_action_
{indent}An instance of [QAction].{indent} 

_name_
{indent}The name of the menu item.{indent} 

_commands_
{indent}Tcl commands to be executed when the user selects the menu item.{indent} 


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h2. Examples

h3. Adding an action to a menu

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# Get the Geocap help menu. This could be any menu
set helpmenu [mainwindow helpmenu]

# Add an item named "Hello" to the menu. The commands are the statements found inside the braces.
qaddaction $helpmenu "Hello" { qinformation Hello "Hello there!" }

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See [qmainwindow] for examples on how to use the *qaddaction* command. See the [qaction] command for information on how to create action objects.