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Class java.awt.MenuItem

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.awt.MenuComponent
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           +----java.awt.MenuItem

public class MenuItem

extends MenuComponent

MenuItem()

Constructs a new MenuItem with an empty label and no keyboard shortcut.

MenuItem(String)

Constructs a new MenuItem with the specified label and no keyboard shortcut.

MenuItem(String, MenuShortcut)

Create a MenuItem with an associated keyboard shortcut.

addActionListener(ActionListener)

Adds the specified action listener to receive action events from this menu item.

addNotify()

Creates the menu item's peer.

deleteShortcut()

Delete any MenuShortcut associated with this MenuItem.

disable()

Deprecated.

disableEvents(long)

Disables the events defined by the specified event mask parameter from being delivered to this menu item.

enable()

Deprecated.

enable(boolean)

Deprecated.

enableEvents(long)

Enables the events defined by the specified event mask parameter to be delivered to this menu item.

getActionCommand()

Returns the command name of the action event fired by this menu item.

getLabel()

Gets the label for this menu item.

getShortcut()

Return the MenuShortcut associated with this MenuItem, or null if none has been specified.

isEnabled()

Checks whether the menu item is enabled.

paramString()

Returns the String parameter of the menu item.

processActionEvent(ActionEvent)

Processes action events occurring on this menu item by dispatching them to any registered ActionListener objects.

processEvent(AWTEvent)

Processes events on this menu item.

removeActionListener(ActionListener)

Removes the specified action listener so it no longer receives action events from this menu item.

setActionCommand(String)

Sets the command name of the action event fired by this menu item.

setEnabled(boolean)

Sets whether or not this menu item can be chosen.

setLabel(String)

Sets the label to be the specified label.

setShortcut(MenuShortcut)

Set this MenuItem's MenuShortcut.

    method MenuItem() public 

Constructs a new MenuItem with an empty label and no keyboard shortcut.

    method MenuItem(label=String) public 

Constructs a new MenuItem with the specified label and no keyboard shortcut.

Parameters:

label - the label for this menu item. Note that "-" is reserved to mean a separator between menu items.

    method MenuItem(label=String, -
                    s=MenuShortcut) public 

Create a MenuItem with an associated keyboard shortcut.

Parameters:

label - the label for this menu item. Note that "-" is reserved to mean a separator between menu items.

s - the MenuShortcut associated with this MenuItem.

    method addNotify()  public     

Creates the menu item's peer. The peer allows us to modify the appearance of the menu item without changing its functionality.

    method getLabel() returns String public     

Gets the label for this menu item.

    method setLabel(label=String)  public    protect 

Sets the label to be the specified label.

Parameters:

label - the label for this menu item

    method isEnabled() returns boolean public     

Checks whether the menu item is enabled.

    method setEnabled(b=boolean)  public    protect 

Sets whether or not this menu item can be chosen.

Parameters:

b - if true, enables this menu item; otherwise, disables it

    method enable()  public    protect 

Note: enable() is deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by setEnabled(boolean).

    method enable(b=boolean)  public     

Note: enable() is deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by setEnabled(boolean).

    method disable()  public    protect 

Note: disable() is deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by setEnabled(boolean).

    method getShortcut() returns MenuShortcut public     

Return the MenuShortcut associated with this MenuItem, or null if none has been specified.

    method setShortcut(s=MenuShortcut)  public     

Set this MenuItem's MenuShortcut. If a MenuShortcut is already associated with this MenuItem, it will be replaced.

Parameters:

s - the MenuShortcut to associate with this MenuItem.

    method deleteShortcut()  public     

Delete any MenuShortcut associated with this MenuItem.

    method enableEvents(eventsToEnable=long)  Inheritable   final  

Enables the events defined by the specified event mask parameter to be delivered to this menu item. Event types are automatically enabled when a listener for that type is added to the menu item, therefore this method only needs to be invoked by subclasses of a menu item which desire to have the specified event types delivered to processEvent regardless of whether a listener is registered.

Parameters:

eventsToEnable - the event mask defining the event types

    method disableEvents(eventsToDisable=long)  Inheritable   final  

Disables the events defined by the specified event mask parameter from being delivered to this menu item.

Parameters:

eventsToDisable - the event mask defining the event types

    method setActionCommand(command=String)  public     

Sets the command name of the action event fired by this menu item. By default this will be set to the label of the menu item.

    method getActionCommand() returns String public     

Returns the command name of the action event fired by this menu item.

    method addActionListener(l=ActionListener)  public     

Adds the specified action listener to receive action events from this menu item.

Parameters:

l - the action listener

    method removeActionListener(l=ActionListener)  public     

Removes the specified action listener so it no longer receives action events from this menu item.

Parameters:

l - the action listener

    method processEvent(e=AWTEvent)  Inheritable     

Processes events on this menu item. If the event is an ActionEvent, it invokes the handleActionEvent method. NOTE: Menu items currently only support action events.

Parameters:

e - the event

Overrides:

processEvent in class MenuComponent

    method processActionEvent(e=ActionEvent)  Inheritable     

Processes action events occurring on this menu item by dispatching them to any registered ActionListener objects. NOTE: This method will not be called unless action events are enabled for this component; this happens when one of the following occurs: a) An ActionListener object is registered via addActionListener() b) Action events are enabled via enableEvents()

Parameters:

e - the action event

See Also:

enableEvents

    method paramString() returns String public     

Returns the String parameter of the menu item.

Overrides:

paramString in class MenuComponent

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