Cannot seem to setEnabled:NO on NSMenuItem

Question

I have subclassed NSMenu and connected a bunch of NSMenuItem\'s via Interface Builder. I have tested via the debugger to see that they really get initi

Answer 1

Swift 3 answer:

I have a submenu item under the standard "View" menu called "Enable System Setup On Launch". I use the function below to enable or disable the menu item. Note: the view menu does need the "Auto Enable Items" in IB to be turned off.

func enableSystemSetupMenuItem(enabled:Bool) {
    //set view menu item to enabled: value
    //requires "Auto Enable Items" of "View" menu item to be turned off in IB
    //because "View" menu is now turned off for "Auto Enable" we have to handle all 
    //of the "View" menu items ourselves
    //just to avoid operating on menu separators I set all other menu items to TAG = -1
    let main = NSApplication.shared().menu?.item(withTitle: "View")
    let subMenuItems = main?.submenu?.items
    for item in subMenuItems! {
        if item.title == "Enable System Setup On Launch" {
            item.isEnabled = enabled
        } else if item.tag == -1 {
            item.isEnabled = true
        }
    }
}