private static void AddToolbarItem(NSMutableDictionary theDict, NSString identifier, NSString label, NSString paletteLabel, NSString toolTip, Id target, IntPtr settingSelector, Id itemContent, IntPtr action, NSMenu menu)
{
NSMenuItem mItem;
// here we create the NSToolbarItem and setup its attributes in line with the parameters
NSToolbarItem item = new NSToolbarItem(identifier);
item.Autorelease();
item.Label = label;
item.PaletteLabel = paletteLabel;
item.ToolTip = toolTip;
// the settingSelector parameter can either be @selector(setView:) or @selector(setImage:). Pass in the right
// one depending upon whether your NSToolbarItem will have a custom view or an image, respectively
// (in the itemContent parameter). Then this next line will do the right thing automatically.
item.PerformSelectorWithObject(settingSelector, itemContent);
item.Target = target;
item.Action = action;
// If this NSToolbarItem is supposed to have a menu "form representation" associated with it (for text-only mode),
// we set it up here. Actually, you have to hand an NSMenuItem (not a complete NSMenu) to the toolbar item,
// so we create a dummy NSMenuItem that has our real menu as a submenu.
if (menu != null)
{
// we actually need an NSMenuItem here, so we construct one
mItem = new NSMenuItem();
mItem.Autorelease();
mItem.Submenu = menu;
mItem.Title = menu.Title;
item.MenuFormRepresentation = mItem;
}
// Now that we've setup all the settings for this new toolbar item, we add it to the dictionary.
// The dictionary retains the toolbar item for us, which is why we could autorelease it when we created
// it (above).
theDict[identifier] = item;
}
