How can I update the window menu in SwiftUI?

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To update the window menu in SwiftUI, you can use the new NSHostingMenu class, which is an NSMenu subclass. This allows you to create your menu definition using a SwiftUI view and then use it in any AppKit context that accepts an NSMenu.

Here's a step-by-step guide:

  1. Create your menu definition using a SwiftUI view:

    • Use SwiftUI views that best describe the data relationship.
    • Use a Toggle to switch a value on and off, a Picker to select one value from a list, and a Button to perform an action.

  2. Initialize an NSHostingMenu with that SwiftUI view:

    • This allows you to share menu definitions between the parts of your app that use AppKit and the parts that use SwiftUI.

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