---
title: Helper and standard menu methods
summary: 45 API entries with return and parameter types.
section: reference
kind: guide
status: reference
updated: 2026-10-26
tags: ["API","X4"]
sources: ["https://wiki.egosoft.com/X4%20Foundations%20Wiki/Modding%20Support/","https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html","https://luajit.org/ext_ffi_api.html"]
---
## Contents

[Types and methods](wiki:types). Parameter and result types refer to the stated X4 layer; unknown contracts are explicit.

## Menu methods

| Call / event | Returns |
| --- | --- |
| [map.openDetails](wiki:api-helper-map-opendetails-dd5fbe89) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [map.orderMoveWait](wiki:api-helper-map-ordermovewait-630540cb) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [map.refreshInfoFrame](wiki:api-helper-map-refreshinfoframe-151574e2) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.buttonAccountToEstimate](wiki:api-helper-menu-buttonaccounttoestimate-e3432477) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.buttonDeleteAllOrders](wiki:api-helper-menu-buttondeleteallorders-19663299) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.buttonOrderDown](wiki:api-helper-menu-buttonorderdown-292f3d4f) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.buttonOrderUp](wiki:api-helper-menu-buttonorderup-2ae495b6) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.buttonRemoveOrder](wiki:api-helper-menu-buttonremoveorder-f39b9ab5) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.closeContextMenu](wiki:api-helper-menu-closecontextmenu-bae4ab80) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.closeMenu](wiki:api-helper-menu-closemenu-9d09810c) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.createContextFrame](wiki:api-helper-menu-createcontextframe-d7687aa5) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.displayMenu](wiki:api-helper-menu-displaymenu-2dec6746) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.getTradeContextRowContent](wiki:api-helper-menu-gettradecontextrowcontent-d839ca6e) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.infoSubmenuSetManagerAccountToEstimate](wiki:api-helper-menu-infosubmenusetmanageraccounttoestimate-2ba6b794) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.infoSubmenuUpdateManagerAccount](wiki:api-helper-menu-infosubmenuupdatemanageraccount-a082afa7) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.initTradeContextData](wiki:api-helper-menu-inittradecontextdata-eb05cb42) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.isSelectedComponent](wiki:api-helper-menu-isselectedcomponent-7fe01794) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.mode.match](wiki:api-helper-menu-mode-match-0d904fe3) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.onCloseElement](wiki:api-helper-menu-oncloseelement-7b2eb928) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.onInteractMenuCallback](wiki:api-helper-menu-oninteractmenucallback-bda0fe01) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.orderAmountHelper](wiki:api-helper-menu-orderamounthelper-d00ef74d) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.orderMoveWait](wiki:api-helper-menu-ordermovewait-ad68cca7) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.refreshInfoFrame](wiki:api-helper-menu-refreshinfoframe-2e26cb01) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.resetInfoSubmenu](wiki:api-helper-menu-resetinfosubmenu-3c008fbf) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.restoreTableState](wiki:api-helper-menu-restoretablestate-340f8df5) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.storePlanTableState](wiki:api-helper-menu-storeplantablestate-315d1ac6) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.tradeContextCostAndStorageUpdateHelper](wiki:api-helper-menu-tradecontextcostandstorageupdatehelper-b1b681b7) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.updateTradeContextDimensions](wiki:api-helper-menu-updatetradecontextdimensions-e0f9438f) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [menu.updateTradeCost](wiki:api-helper-menu-updatetradecost-ed14fa9c) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |

## Helper

| Call / event | Returns |
| --- | --- |
| [Helper.addDelayedOneTimeCallbackOnUpdate](wiki:api-helper-helper-adddelayedonetimecallbackonupdate-078dfa1f) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.callLoadoutFunction](wiki:api-helper-helper-callloadoutfunction-091b2452) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.clearDataForRefresh](wiki:api-helper-helper-cleardataforrefresh-c37f42e1) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.clearFrame](wiki:api-helper-helper-clearframe-e0640471) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.closeMenu](wiki:api-helper-helper-closemenu-10b0fa50) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.closeMenuAndOpenNewMenu](wiki:api-helper-helper-closemenuandopennewmenu-7ab53db9) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.closeMenuAndReturn](wiki:api-helper-helper-closemenuandreturn-2c269490) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.comparePositions](wiki:api-helper-helper-comparepositions-c42f9986) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.convertComponentIDs](wiki:api-helper-helper-convertcomponentids-e6697003) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.createTransactionLog](wiki:api-helper-helper-createtransactionlog-c212edb2) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.formatTimeLeft](wiki:api-helper-helper-formattimeleft-599b0df2) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.getLoadoutHelper](wiki:api-helper-helper-getloadouthelper-85e95ccd) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.getLoadoutHelper2](wiki:api-helper-helper-getloadouthelper2-f1ce8c51) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.getMenu](wiki:api-helper-helper-getmenu-04e305dd) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.openInteractMenu](wiki:api-helper-helper-openinteractmenu-86ef2d8e) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |
| [Helper.scaleY](wiki:api-helper-helper-scaley-6f252831) | [`unknown`](wiki:type-results) |