# GetChecked(string)

> Gets the check status of a menu item.

## Definition

* **Type:** Method
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor](/engine/6000.0/script-reference/unityeditor.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor

```csharp
public static bool GetChecked(string menuPath)
```

### Parameters

**** (\[string]\(https\://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.string)): 

### Returns

| Type                                                          | Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| [bool](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean) |             |

### Examples

```csharp
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;

public class CheckMenuTest: MonoBehaviour
{
    // Add a menu item named "MenuTest" to MyMenu in the main menu.    
    [MenuItem("MyMenu/MenuTest")]
    static void DoSomething()
    {
        Debug.Log("A placeholder menu item.");         
    }

    // Add a menu item that you can click to add a check to the "MenuTest" menu item in MyMenu in the main menu. 
    [MenuItem("MyMenu/Check menu item")]
    static void CheckMenu()
    {
        Menu.SetChecked("MyMenu/MenuTest", true);
        Debug.Log("Checked 'MenuTest'");            
    }

    // Add a menu item that you can click to clear the check from the "MenuTest" menu item in MyMenu in the main menu. 
    [MenuItem("MyMenu/Clear check from menu")]
    static void ClearCheck()
    {
        Menu.SetChecked("MyMenu/MenuTest", false);
        Debug.Log("Cleared check from menu");
    }

    // Add a menu item that you can click to determine if the "MenuTest" in the main menu is checked.
    [MenuItem("MyMenu/Is MenuTest checked?")]
    static void GetChecked()
    {  
    if (Menu.GetChecked("MyMenu/MenuTest"))
    {
        Debug.Log("MenuTest is checked");
    }
        else
    {
        Debug.Log("MenuTest is not checked");
    }    
    }
}
```