---
id: "T:cAlgo.API.MainMenuItem"
kind: "interface"
namespace: "cAlgo.API"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Plugin/MainMenu/MainMenuItem/"
---

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

# MainMenuItem (interface)

Represents a item in main menu.

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.

## Definition

```csharp
public interface MainMenuItem
```

Available since cAlgo.API 5.4.

## Examples

C#:

```csharp
MainMenuItem selectedItem = MainMenu.SelectedItem;
var description = selectedItem switch
{
    MainMenuBuiltInItem builtInItem => builtInItem.Type.ToString(),
    MainMenuCustomItem customItem => customItem.Name,
    _ => "None"
};
Print("Selected main menu item: {0}", description);
```

Python:

```python
selectedItem = api.MainMenu.SelectedItem
if isinstance(selectedItem.__implementation__, MainMenuBuiltInItem):
    api.Print(f"Selected main menu item: {MainMenuBuiltInItem(selectedItem).Type}")
elif isinstance(selectedItem.__implementation__, MainMenuCustomItem):
    api.Print(f"Selected main menu item: {MainMenuCustomItem(selectedItem).Name}")
```