---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.MainMenuBuiltInItem.Type"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.MainMenuBuiltInItem"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/MainMenu/MainMenuBuiltInItem/Type/"
---

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

# MainMenuBuiltInItem.Type

Member of [MainMenuBuiltInItem](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/MainMenu/MainMenuBuiltInItem/index.md).

## Type

Gets type of built-in 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
MainMenuBuiltInItemType Type {get;}
```

Python:

```python
mainMenuBuiltInItem.Type: MainMenuBuiltInItemType
```

### Returns

`MainMenuBuiltInItemType` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.4.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
if (MainMenu.SelectedItem is MainMenuBuiltInItem builtInItem)
    Print("Selected built-in item type: {0}", builtInItem.Type);
```

Python:

```python
selectedItem = api.MainMenu.SelectedItem
if isinstance(selectedItem.__implementation__, MainMenuBuiltInItem):
    api.Print(f"Selected built-in item type: {MainMenuBuiltInItem(selectedItem).Type}")
```