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//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
//  Procedure Name: 
//		removeMenuItems
//
//  Description:
//		This procedure can be used to remove all menuItems that are
//		in between two other menuItems.
//		
//  Input Arguments:
//		$removeItemsAfter - the menu item to delete from (exclusivly).
//		$removeItemsUpTo - the menu item to delete to (exclusivly).
//

global proc removeMenuItems(string $removeItemsAfter, string $removeItemsUpTo)
{
	string $parent = `setParent -q -menu`;
	string $allMenuItems[] = `menu -q -itemArray $parent`;
	
	int $firstItemFoundAt = 0;
	int $lastItemFoundAt  = 0;
	
	$firstItemFoundAt = stringArrayFind($removeItemsAfter, 0, $allMenuItems);
	if($firstItemFoundAt >= 0)
	{
		$lastItemFoundAt = stringArrayFind($removeItemsUpTo, $firstItemFoundAt, $allMenuItems);
		if($lastItemFoundAt == -1)
		{
			$lastItemFoundAt = `size($allMenuItems)`;
		}
	}
	
	$firstItemFoundAt = $firstItemFoundAt + 1;
	$lastItemFoundAt  = $lastItemFoundAt  - 1;
	int $i = 0;
	for($i = $firstItemFoundAt; $i <= $lastItemFoundAt; $i++)
	{
		deleteUI -menuItem $allMenuItems[$i];
	}
}