Учебная статья - создание меню средствами API C++

  HMENU hMenu = CreateMenu(void);

 BOOL = AppendMenu();

  AppendMenu(hmenu1, MF_STRING, 0, L"File");

  SetMenu(hwndA, hmenu1);

Menu MENU
{
    POPUP "Test1"
    {
         POPUP "Test3"
         {
              MENUITEM "command1", 10
              MENUITEM "command2", 20
         }
         MENUITEM "command3", 30
         MENUITEM SEPARATOR
         MENUITEM "command4", 40
    }
    POPUP "Test2"
    {
         MENUITEM "command5", 50
    }
}

...
WNDCLASS wc = {0};
...
wc.lpszMenuName = "Menu";
...

HMENU hMenu = CreateMenu ();
HMENU hMenu1 = CreatePopupMenu ();
HMENU hMenu2 = CreatePopupMenu ();
 
AppendMenu (hMenu, MF_POPUP, (UINT)hMenu1, "&test");
 
AppendMenu (hMenu1, MF_STRING, 1000, "test1");
AppendMenu (hMenu1, MF_STRING, 2000, "test2");
AppendMenu (hMenu1, MF_STRING, 3000, "test3");
AppendMenu (hMenu1, MF_SEPARATOR, 0, NULL);
 
AppendMenu (hMenu2, MF_STRING, 4000, "test5");
AppendMenu (hMenu1, MF_STRING | MF_POPUP, (UINT)hMenu2, "test4");
 
SetMenu (hwnd, hMenu);

#include "main.h"
 
MyMENU MENU
{
    POPUP "&File"
    {
         MENUITEM "Open", ID_OPEN
         MENUITEM "Save", ID_SAVE
         
    }
    POPUP "Others"
    {
         MENUITEM "About", ID_ABOUT
         MENUITEM "Help", ID_HELP
    }
    MENUITEM "&Exit", ID_EXIT, HELP
}

// [OnCreate]: WM_CREATE
static BOOL OnCreate(HWND hWnd, LPCREATESTRUCT lpcs)
{
    HMENU hMenu = CreateMenu();
    HMENU hPopupMenu1 = CreatePopupMenu();
 
    AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_OWNERDRAW | MF_STRING | MF_POPUP, (UINT_PTR)hPopupMenu1, _T("Tools"));
    {
        AppendMenu(hPopupMenu1, MF_OWNERDRAW | MF_STRING, IDM_SYSTEM_INFO, _T("System info"));
        AppendMenu(hPopupMenu1, MF_OWNERDRAW | MF_STRING, IDM_BROWSE_WINDOW, _T("Browse window"));
    }
    AppendMenu(hMenu, MF_OWNERDRAW | MF_STRING, IDM_ABOUT, _T("About"));
 
    MENUINFO mi;
    RtlZeroMemory(&mi, sizeof(MENUINFO));
    mi.cbSize = sizeof(MENUINFO);
    mi.fMask = MIIM_ID;
    mi.hbrBack = GetStockBrush(LTGRAY_BRUSH);
 
    SetMenuInfo(hMenu, &mi);
    SetMenuInfo(hPopupMenu1, &mi);
 
    SetMenu(hWnd, hMenu);
    return TRUE;
}
// [/OnCreate]
 
 
// [OnDrawItem]: WM_DRAWITEM
static void OnDrawItem(HWND hWnd, const DRAWITEMSTRUCT *lpdis)
{
   if (lpdis->CtlType & ODT_MENU)
    {
        if (lpdis->itemState & ODS_SELECTED)
            FillRect(lpdis->hDC, &lpdis->rcItem, GetStockBrush(GRAY_BRUSH));
        else
            FillRect(lpdis->hDC, &lpdis->rcItem, GetStockBrush(LTGRAY_BRUSH));
 
        TCHAR szText[256] = { 0 };
        memset(szText, 0, sizeof(szText));
        memcpy(szText, (void *)lpdis->itemData, sizeof(szText));
 
        int iOldBkMode = SetBkMode(lpdis->hDC, TRANSPARENT);
        COLORREF clrOldColor = SetTextColor(lpdis->hDC, RGB(20, 20, 20));
        HFONT hOldFont = (HFONT)SelectObject(lpdis->hDC, hFont);
 
        TEXTMETRIC tm;
        GetTextMetrics(lpdis->hDC, &tm);
 
        TextOut(
            lpdis->hDC,
            lpdis->rcItem.left + (GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXMENUCHECK) >> 1),
            lpdis->rcItem.top + ((lpdis->rcItem.bottom - lpdis->rcItem.top - tm.tmHeight) >> 1),
            szText,
            _tcslen(szText));
 
        /*
        switch (lpdis->itemID)
        {
        case IDM_ABOUT:
            TextOut(lpdis->hDC, lpdis->rcItem.left, lpdis->rcItem.top, "A", 1);
            break;
        }
        */
 
        SelectObject(lpdis->hDC, hOldFont);
        SetTextColor(lpdis->hDC, clrOldColor);
        SetBkMode(lpdis->hDC, iOldBkMode);
    }
}
// [/OnDrawItem]
 
 
// [OnMeasureItem]: WM_MEASUREITEM
static void OnMeasureItem(HWND hWnd, MEASUREITEMSTRUCT *lpmis)      
{
    if (lpmis->CtlType & ODT_MENU)
    {
        TCHAR szText[256] = { 0 };
        memset(szText, 0, sizeof(szText));
        memcpy(szText, (void *)lpmis->itemData, sizeof(szText));
        
        HDC hDC = GetDC(hWnd);
        if (hDC)
        {
            HFONT hOldFont = (HFONT)SelectObject(hDC, hFont);
 
            SIZE size;
            GetTextExtentPoint32(hDC, szText, lstrlen(szText), &size);
 
            SelectObject(hDC, hOldFont);
            
            ReleaseDC(hWnd, hDC);
 
            lpmis->itemWidth = size.cx;
            lpmis->itemHeight = size.cy + 2;
        }
        else
        {
            lpmis->itemWidth = 150;
            lpmis->itemHeight = 20;
        }
    }
}
// [/OnMeasureItem]

HMENU My_Main_Menu_Bar = CreateMenu();
HMENU My_File_Menu = CreateMenu();
HMENU My_Help_Menu = CreateMenu();
 
//Добавим кнопки в само меню:
BOOL My_bool_AppendMenu1 = AppendMenuA(My_Main_Menu, MF_POPUP, (UINT_PTR)My_File_Menu, "File");
BOOL My_bool_AppendMenu2 = AppendMenuA(My_Main_Menu, MF_POPUP, (UINT_PTR)My_Help_Menu, L"Help");
 
//Добавим выпадающий список в кнопку File:
 
BOOL My_bool_Append_to_File1 = AppendMenuA(My_File_Menu, MF_STRING, NULL, "Open");
BOOL My_bool_Append_to_File2 = AppendMenuA(My_File_Menu, MF_STRING, NULL, "Close");

BOOL My_bool = SetMenu(hwnd, hPopMenuFile);
cout<<My_bool<<endl;
cout<<GetLastError()<<endl;