---
name: "menuShortcut"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["GUI Control - Menu"]
arma3_since: "1.56"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/menuShortcut
revid: 378341
updated: 2026-04-02T16:31:19Z
---

# menuShortcut

*Command · GUI Control - Menu · Arma 3 v1.56*

## Description

Returns shortcut related to menu entry on given path in form of a bitflag. To get the shortcut text use [menuShortcutText](../commands/menuShortcutText.md).

## Syntax

### Syntax 1

```sqf
menuShortcut [idc, path]
```

**Parameters:**

- `idc`: [Number](../topics/Number.md)
- `path`: [Tree View Path](../topics/Tree_View_Path.md)

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md)

### Syntax 2

```sqf
control menuShortcut path
```

**Parameters:**

- `control`: [Control](../topics/Control.md)
- `path`: [Tree View Path](../topics/Tree_View_Path.md)

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
findDisplay 313 displayCtrl 120 menuShortcut [0, 1];
```

## See also

[menuShortcutText](../commands/menuShortcutText.md) · [menuSetURL](../commands/menuSetURL.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — menuShortcut](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/menuShortcut) (revision 378341).</sub>