# getMenuItemById()

Description:

Call the `getMenuItemById` method with a specified menu item's identifier to retrieve the handle of the menu item instance.

For more general information on creating an options menu, see Using softkeys.

Syntax:

    [MenuItem] window.menu.getMenuItemById(Integer id)

or

    [MenuItem] menu.getMenuItemById(Integer id)

Arguments:

- `id`:

  This is the identifier of an existing menu item whose handle is being retrieved.

Return value:

The returned value is an instance of the existing `MenuItem` object. If the id is invalid, the method returns "undefined".

Example code:

See the example code in the description of the `MenuItem.onSelect` property.