# ContextMenuItem.separatorBefore

#### Availability

Flash Player 7.

#### Usage

    menuItem_cmi.separatorBefore

#### Description

Property; a Boolean value that indicates whether a separator bar should appear above the specified menu item. By default, this property is `false`. If only a single menu item is in the

Note: A separator bar always appears between any custom menu items and the built-in menu items.

#### Example

This example creates three menu items labeled Open, Save, and Print. A separator bar divides the Save and Print items. The menu items are then added to the ContextMenu object's `customItems` array. Lastly, the menu is attached to the movie's root Timeline.

    menu_cm = new ContextMenu();
    open_cmi = new ContextMenuItem("Open", itemHandler);
    save_cmi = new ContextMenuItem("Save", itemHandler);
    print_cmi = new ContextMenuItem("Print", itemHandler);
    print_cmi.separatorBefore = true;
    menu_cm.customItems.push(open_cmi, save_cmi, print_cmi);
    function itemHandler(obj, menuItem) {
    		trace("You chose: " + menuItem.caption);
    };
    _root.menu = menu_cm;