# Menu item not ticked

**URL:** https://forum.juce.com/t/menu-item-not-ticked/25993
**Category:** General JUCE discussion
**Created:** [January 16, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/menu-item-not-ticked/25993 "2018-01-16T16:30:17Z")
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### Author: ![dietrich](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.juce.com/dietrich/32/1875_2.png) [@dietrich](https://forum.juce.com/u/dietrich)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2018, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/menu-item-not-ticked/25993/1 "2018-01-16T16:30:17Z")

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Hi,

The tick in front of a menu item is not updated.

I am using the following code:

```
void getCommandInfo(CommandID commandID, ApplicationCommandInfo& result)
{  
 ...snip...
        case NSLCommandIDs::showSystemObjects:
            result.setInfo("Show System Objects", "Show system objects and connections.", viewCategory, 0);
            result.setTicked (Synaptic::showSystemObjects());
            result.addDefaultKeypress('s', 
                                      ModifierKeys::shiftModifier 
                                      | ModifierKeys::ctrlModifier 
                                      | ModifierKeys::commandModifier);
            break;
 ...snip...
}

```

The value returned by the function `Synaptic::showSystemObjects()` is toggled when the menu item is selected and returns either 1 or 0 - but whatever is returned, the tick is not displayed.

When using `result.setTicked (true)` or `result.setTicked (false)` the tick is shown or hidden - but the dynamic update via the function `Synaptic::showSystemObjects()` does not work.

I tried to call `ApplicationCommandManager::commandStatusChanged()` after changing the value returned by `Synaptic::showSystemObjects()` but this does not help either.

Any idea what I can do to update the tick?

Thanks for any help,

Dietrich