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### Using UserData In Menu Items

Select Item |  | (Click menu item to select)
Current UserData ("data") |  |
UserData Name |  |
UserData Value |  |

Source

    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../codebase/skins/dhtmlxmenu_dhx_skyblue.css">
    <script src="../../codebase/dhtmlxcommon.js"></script>
    <script src="../../codebase/dhtmlxmenu.js"></script>
    <script src="../../codebase/ext/dhtmlxmenu_ext.js"></script>

    <div style="height: 250px;"><div id="menuObj"></div></div>
    <div>
        <table border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2">
            <tr>
                <td>Select Item</td>
                <td width="10">&nbsp;</td>
                <td><div id="item">(Click menu item to select)</div></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>Current UserData ("data")</td>
                <td>&nbsp;</td>
                <td><input id="item_ud" type="text" value="" disabled="true"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>UserData Name</td>
                <td>&nbsp;</td>
                <td><select disabled><option>data</option></select></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>UserData Value</td>
                <td>&nbsp;</td>
                <td><input id="item_new_ud" type="text" value=""> <input type="button" value="Update" onclick="update();"></td>
            </tr>
        </table>
    </div>

    <br>
    <script>var menu,
    mid;
    function initMenu() {
        menu = new dhtmlXMenuObject("menuObj");
        menu.setIconsPath("../common/imgs/");
        menu.attachEvent("onClick", menuClick);
        menu.loadXML("../common/dhxmenu.xml?e=" + new Date().getTime());
    }
    function menuClick(id) {
        document.getElementById("item").innerHTML = id + " (" + menu.getItemText(id) + ")";
        var ud = menu.getUserData(id, "data");
        document.getElementById("item_ud").value = (ud != null ? ud: "");
        mid = id;
    }
    function update() {
        var data = document.getElementById("item_new_ud").value;
        menu.setUserData(mid, "data", data);
    }</script>