---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.MainMenuSelectedItemChangedEventArgs.NewItem"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.MainMenuSelectedItemChangedEventArgs"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/EventArgs/MainMenuSelectedItemChangedEventArgs/NewItem/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# MainMenuSelectedItemChangedEventArgs.NewItem

Member of [MainMenuSelectedItemChangedEventArgs](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/EventArgs/MainMenuSelectedItemChangedEventArgs/index.md).

## NewItem

Gets new selected item.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the CLI.
- Cloud: Available to plugins only, and plugins cannot run in the cloud.

C#:

```csharp
public MainMenuItem NewItem {get;}
```

Python:

```python
mainMenuSelectedItemChangedEventArgs.NewItem: MainMenuItem
```

### Returns

`MainMenuItem` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.4.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
protected override void OnStart()
{
    MainMenu.SelectedItemChanged += OnMainMenuSelectedItemChanged;
}

private void OnMainMenuSelectedItemChanged(MainMenuSelectedItemChangedEventArgs args)
{
    if (args.NewItem is MainMenuCustomItem customItem)
        Print("Custom item {0} selected", customItem.Name);
}
```

Python:

```python
def on_start(self):
    api.MainMenu.SelectedItemChanged += self.on_main_menu_selected_item_changed

def on_main_menu_selected_item_changed(self, args):
    api.Print(f"Newly selected item: {args.NewItem}")
```