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package java.awt;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.util.Vector;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.awt.peer.MenuPeer;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import javax.accessibility.*;
import sun.awt.AWTAccessor;

A Menu object is a pull-down menu component that is deployed from a menu bar.

A menu can optionally be a tear-off menu. A tear-off menu can be opened and dragged away from its parent menu bar or menu. It remains on the screen after the mouse button has been released. The mechanism for tearing off a menu is platform dependent, since the look and feel of the tear-off menu is determined by its peer. On platforms that do not support tear-off menus, the tear-off property is ignored.

Each item in a menu must belong to the MenuItem class. It can be an instance of MenuItem, a submenu (an instance of Menu), or a check box (an instance of CheckboxMenuItem).

Author:Sami Shaio
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Since: JDK1.0
/** * A <code>Menu</code> object is a pull-down menu component * that is deployed from a menu bar. * <p> * A menu can optionally be a <i>tear-off</i> menu. A tear-off menu * can be opened and dragged away from its parent menu bar or menu. * It remains on the screen after the mouse button has been released. * The mechanism for tearing off a menu is platform dependent, since * the look and feel of the tear-off menu is determined by its peer. * On platforms that do not support tear-off menus, the tear-off * property is ignored. * <p> * Each item in a menu must belong to the <code>MenuItem</code> * class. It can be an instance of <code>MenuItem</code>, a submenu * (an instance of <code>Menu</code>), or a check box (an instance of * <code>CheckboxMenuItem</code>). * * @author Sami Shaio * @see java.awt.MenuItem * @see java.awt.CheckboxMenuItem * @since JDK1.0 */
public class Menu extends MenuItem implements MenuContainer, Accessible { static { /* ensure that the necessary native libraries are loaded */ Toolkit.loadLibraries(); if (!GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()) { initIDs(); } AWTAccessor.setMenuAccessor( new AWTAccessor.MenuAccessor() { public Vector<MenuComponent> getItems(Menu menu) { return menu.items; } }); }
A vector of the items that will be part of the Menu.
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@serial
/** * A vector of the items that will be part of the Menu. * * @serial * @see #countItems() */
Vector<MenuComponent> items = new Vector<>();
This field indicates whether the menu has the tear of property or not. It will be set to true if the menu has the tear off property and it will be set to false if it does not. A torn off menu can be deleted by a user when it is no longer needed.
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@serial
/** * This field indicates whether the menu has the * tear of property or not. It will be set to * <code>true</code> if the menu has the tear off * property and it will be set to <code>false</code> * if it does not. * A torn off menu can be deleted by a user when * it is no longer needed. * * @serial * @see #isTearOff() */
boolean tearOff;
This field will be set to true if the Menu in question is actually a help menu. Otherwise it will be set to false.
@serial
/** * This field will be set to <code>true</code> * if the Menu in question is actually a help * menu. Otherwise it will be set to <code> * false</code>. * * @serial */
boolean isHelpMenu; private static final String base = "menu"; private static int nameCounter = 0; /* * JDK 1.1 serialVersionUID */ private static final long serialVersionUID = -8809584163345499784L;
Constructs a new menu with an empty label. This menu is not a tear-off menu.
Throws:
  • HeadlessException – if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() returns true.
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Since: JDK1.1
/** * Constructs a new menu with an empty label. This menu is not * a tear-off menu. * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() * returns true. * @see java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment#isHeadless * @since JDK1.1 */
public Menu() throws HeadlessException { this("", false); }
Constructs a new menu with the specified label. This menu is not a tear-off menu.
Params:
  • label – the menu's label in the menu bar, or in another menu of which this menu is a submenu.
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/** * Constructs a new menu with the specified label. This menu is not * a tear-off menu. * @param label the menu's label in the menu bar, or in * another menu of which this menu is a submenu. * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() * returns true. * @see java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment#isHeadless */
public Menu(String label) throws HeadlessException { this(label, false); }
Constructs a new menu with the specified label, indicating whether the menu can be torn off.

Tear-off functionality may not be supported by all implementations of AWT. If a particular implementation doesn't support tear-off menus, this value is silently ignored.

Params:
  • label – the menu's label in the menu bar, or in another menu of which this menu is a submenu.
  • tearOff – if true, the menu is a tear-off menu.
Throws:
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Since: JDK1.0.
/** * Constructs a new menu with the specified label, * indicating whether the menu can be torn off. * <p> * Tear-off functionality may not be supported by all * implementations of AWT. If a particular implementation doesn't * support tear-off menus, this value is silently ignored. * @param label the menu's label in the menu bar, or in * another menu of which this menu is a submenu. * @param tearOff if <code>true</code>, the menu * is a tear-off menu. * @exception HeadlessException if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() * returns true. * @see java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment#isHeadless * @since JDK1.0. */
public Menu(String label, boolean tearOff) throws HeadlessException { super(label); this.tearOff = tearOff; }
Construct a name for this MenuComponent. Called by getName() when the name is null.
/** * Construct a name for this MenuComponent. Called by getName() when * the name is null. */
String constructComponentName() { synchronized (Menu.class) { return base + nameCounter++; } }
Creates the menu's peer. The peer allows us to modify the appearance of the menu without changing its functionality.
/** * Creates the menu's peer. The peer allows us to modify the * appearance of the menu without changing its functionality. */
public void addNotify() { synchronized (getTreeLock()) { if (peer == null) peer = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().createMenu(this); int nitems = getItemCount(); for (int i = 0 ; i < nitems ; i++) { MenuItem mi = getItem(i); mi.parent = this; mi.addNotify(); } } }
Removes the menu's peer. The peer allows us to modify the appearance of the menu without changing its functionality.
/** * Removes the menu's peer. The peer allows us to modify the appearance * of the menu without changing its functionality. */
public void removeNotify() { synchronized (getTreeLock()) { int nitems = getItemCount(); for (int i = 0 ; i < nitems ; i++) { getItem(i).removeNotify(); } super.removeNotify(); } }
Indicates whether this menu is a tear-off menu.

Tear-off functionality may not be supported by all implementations of AWT. If a particular implementation doesn't support tear-off menus, this value is silently ignored.

Returns: true if this is a tear-off menu; false otherwise.
/** * Indicates whether this menu is a tear-off menu. * <p> * Tear-off functionality may not be supported by all * implementations of AWT. If a particular implementation doesn't * support tear-off menus, this value is silently ignored. * @return <code>true</code> if this is a tear-off menu; * <code>false</code> otherwise. */
public boolean isTearOff() { return tearOff; }
Get the number of items in this menu.
Returns: the number of items in this menu.
Since: JDK1.1
/** * Get the number of items in this menu. * @return the number of items in this menu. * @since JDK1.1 */
public int getItemCount() { return countItems(); }
Deprecated:As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by getItemCount().
/** * @deprecated As of JDK version 1.1, * replaced by <code>getItemCount()</code>. */
@Deprecated public int countItems() { return countItemsImpl(); } /* * This is called by the native code, so client code can't * be called on the toolkit thread. */ final int countItemsImpl() { return items.size(); }
Gets the item located at the specified index of this menu.
Params:
  • index – the position of the item to be returned.
Returns: the item located at the specified index.
/** * Gets the item located at the specified index of this menu. * @param index the position of the item to be returned. * @return the item located at the specified index. */
public MenuItem getItem(int index) { return getItemImpl(index); } /* * This is called by the native code, so client code can't * be called on the toolkit thread. */ final MenuItem getItemImpl(int index) { return (MenuItem)items.elementAt(index); }
Adds the specified menu item to this menu. If the menu item has been part of another menu, removes it from that menu.
Params:
  • mi – the menu item to be added
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Returns: the menu item added
/** * Adds the specified menu item to this menu. If the * menu item has been part of another menu, removes it * from that menu. * * @param mi the menu item to be added * @return the menu item added * @see java.awt.Menu#insert(java.lang.String, int) * @see java.awt.Menu#insert(java.awt.MenuItem, int) */
public MenuItem add(MenuItem mi) { synchronized (getTreeLock()) { if (mi.parent != null) { mi.parent.remove(mi); } items.addElement(mi); mi.parent = this; MenuPeer peer = (MenuPeer)this.peer; if (peer != null) { mi.addNotify(); peer.addItem(mi); } return mi; } }
Adds an item with the specified label to this menu.
Params:
  • label – the text on the item
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/** * Adds an item with the specified label to this menu. * * @param label the text on the item * @see java.awt.Menu#insert(java.lang.String, int) * @see java.awt.Menu#insert(java.awt.MenuItem, int) */
public void add(String label) { add(new MenuItem(label)); }
Inserts a menu item into this menu at the specified position.
Params:
  • menuitem – the menu item to be inserted.
  • index – the position at which the menu item should be inserted.
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Since: JDK1.1
/** * Inserts a menu item into this menu * at the specified position. * * @param menuitem the menu item to be inserted. * @param index the position at which the menu * item should be inserted. * @see java.awt.Menu#add(java.lang.String) * @see java.awt.Menu#add(java.awt.MenuItem) * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the value of * <code>index</code> is less than zero * @since JDK1.1 */
public void insert(MenuItem menuitem, int index) { synchronized (getTreeLock()) { if (index < 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("index less than zero."); } int nitems = getItemCount(); Vector<MenuItem> tempItems = new Vector<>(); /* Remove the item at index, nitems-index times storing them in a temporary vector in the order they appear on the menu. */ for (int i = index ; i < nitems; i++) { tempItems.addElement(getItem(index)); remove(index); } add(menuitem); /* Add the removed items back to the menu, they are already in the correct order in the temp vector. */ for (int i = 0; i < tempItems.size() ; i++) { add(tempItems.elementAt(i)); } } }
Inserts a menu item with the specified label into this menu at the specified position. This is a convenience method for insert(menuItem, index).
Params:
  • label – the text on the item
  • index – the position at which the menu item should be inserted
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Since: JDK1.1
/** * Inserts a menu item with the specified label into this menu * at the specified position. This is a convenience method for * <code>insert(menuItem, index)</code>. * * @param label the text on the item * @param index the position at which the menu item * should be inserted * @see java.awt.Menu#add(java.lang.String) * @see java.awt.Menu#add(java.awt.MenuItem) * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the value of * <code>index</code> is less than zero * @since JDK1.1 */
public void insert(String label, int index) { insert(new MenuItem(label), index); }
Adds a separator line, or a hypen, to the menu at the current position.
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  • insertSeparator.insertSeparator(int)
/** * Adds a separator line, or a hypen, to the menu at the current position. * @see java.awt.Menu#insertSeparator(int) */
public void addSeparator() { add("-"); }
Inserts a separator at the specified position.
Params:
  • index – the position at which the menu separator should be inserted.
Throws:
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Since: JDK1.1
/** * Inserts a separator at the specified position. * @param index the position at which the * menu separator should be inserted. * @exception IllegalArgumentException if the value of * <code>index</code> is less than 0. * @see java.awt.Menu#addSeparator * @since JDK1.1 */
public void insertSeparator(int index) { synchronized (getTreeLock()) { if (index < 0) { throw new IllegalArgumentException("index less than zero."); } int nitems = getItemCount(); Vector<MenuItem> tempItems = new Vector<>(); /* Remove the item at index, nitems-index times storing them in a temporary vector in the order they appear on the menu. */ for (int i = index ; i < nitems; i++) { tempItems.addElement(getItem(index)); remove(index); } addSeparator(); /* Add the removed items back to the menu, they are already in the correct order in the temp vector. */ for (int i = 0; i < tempItems.size() ; i++) { add(tempItems.elementAt(i)); } } }
Removes the menu item at the specified index from this menu.
Params:
  • index – the position of the item to be removed.
/** * Removes the menu item at the specified index from this menu. * @param index the position of the item to be removed. */
public void remove(int index) { synchronized (getTreeLock()) { MenuItem mi = getItem(index); items.removeElementAt(index); MenuPeer peer = (MenuPeer)this.peer; if (peer != null) { peer.delItem(index); mi.removeNotify(); mi.parent = null; } } }
Removes the specified menu item from this menu.
Params:
  • item – the item to be removed from the menu. If item is null or is not in this menu, this method does nothing.
/** * Removes the specified menu item from this menu. * @param item the item to be removed from the menu. * If <code>item</code> is <code>null</code> * or is not in this menu, this method does * nothing. */
public void remove(MenuComponent item) { synchronized (getTreeLock()) { int index = items.indexOf(item); if (index >= 0) { remove(index); } } }
Removes all items from this menu.
Since: JDK1.0.
/** * Removes all items from this menu. * @since JDK1.0. */
public void removeAll() { synchronized (getTreeLock()) { int nitems = getItemCount(); for (int i = nitems-1 ; i >= 0 ; i--) { remove(i); } } } /* * Post an ActionEvent to the target of the MenuPeer * associated with the specified keyboard event (on * keydown). Returns true if there is an associated * keyboard event. */ boolean handleShortcut(KeyEvent e) { int nitems = getItemCount(); for (int i = 0 ; i < nitems ; i++) { MenuItem mi = getItem(i); if (mi.handleShortcut(e)) { return true; } } return false; } MenuItem getShortcutMenuItem(MenuShortcut s) { int nitems = getItemCount(); for (int i = 0 ; i < nitems ; i++) { MenuItem mi = getItem(i).getShortcutMenuItem(s); if (mi != null) { return mi; } } return null; } synchronized Enumeration<MenuShortcut> shortcuts() { Vector<MenuShortcut> shortcuts = new Vector<>(); int nitems = getItemCount(); for (int i = 0 ; i < nitems ; i++) { MenuItem mi = getItem(i); if (mi instanceof Menu) { Enumeration<MenuShortcut> e = ((Menu)mi).shortcuts(); while (e.hasMoreElements()) { shortcuts.addElement(e.nextElement()); } } else { MenuShortcut ms = mi.getShortcut(); if (ms != null) { shortcuts.addElement(ms); } } } return shortcuts.elements(); } void deleteShortcut(MenuShortcut s) { int nitems = getItemCount(); for (int i = 0 ; i < nitems ; i++) { getItem(i).deleteShortcut(s); } } /* Serialization support. A MenuContainer is responsible for * restoring the parent fields of its children. */
The menu serialized Data Version.
@serial
/** * The menu serialized Data Version. * * @serial */
private int menuSerializedDataVersion = 1;
Writes default serializable fields to stream.
Params:
  • s – the ObjectOutputStream to write
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/** * Writes default serializable fields to stream. * * @param s the <code>ObjectOutputStream</code> to write * @see AWTEventMulticaster#save(ObjectOutputStream, String, EventListener) * @see #readObject(ObjectInputStream) */
private void writeObject(java.io.ObjectOutputStream s) throws java.io.IOException { s.defaultWriteObject(); }
Reads the ObjectInputStream. Unrecognized keys or values will be ignored.
Params:
  • s – the ObjectInputStream to read
Throws:
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/** * Reads the <code>ObjectInputStream</code>. * Unrecognized keys or values will be ignored. * * @param s the <code>ObjectInputStream</code> to read * @exception HeadlessException if * <code>GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless</code> returns * <code>true</code> * @see java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment#isHeadless * @see #writeObject(ObjectOutputStream) */
private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s) throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException, HeadlessException { // HeadlessException will be thrown from MenuComponent's readObject s.defaultReadObject(); for(int i = 0; i < items.size(); i++) { MenuItem item = (MenuItem)items.elementAt(i); item.parent = this; } }
Returns a string representing the state of this Menu. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be null.
Returns:the parameter string of this menu
/** * Returns a string representing the state of this <code>Menu</code>. * This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the * content and format of the returned string may vary between * implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be * <code>null</code>. * * @return the parameter string of this menu */
public String paramString() { String str = ",tearOff=" + tearOff+",isHelpMenu=" + isHelpMenu; return super.paramString() + str; }
Initialize JNI field and method IDs
/** * Initialize JNI field and method IDs */
private static native void initIDs(); ///////////////// // Accessibility support ////////////////
Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this Menu. For menus, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleAWTMenu. A new AccessibleAWTMenu instance is created if necessary.
Returns:an AccessibleAWTMenu that serves as the AccessibleContext of this Menu
Since:1.3
/** * Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this Menu. * For menus, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an * AccessibleAWTMenu. * A new AccessibleAWTMenu instance is created if necessary. * * @return an AccessibleAWTMenu that serves as the * AccessibleContext of this Menu * @since 1.3 */
public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext() { if (accessibleContext == null) { accessibleContext = new AccessibleAWTMenu(); } return accessibleContext; }
Defined in MenuComponent. Overridden here.
/** * Defined in MenuComponent. Overridden here. */
int getAccessibleChildIndex(MenuComponent child) { return items.indexOf(child); }
Inner class of Menu used to provide default support for accessibility. This class is not meant to be used directly by application developers, but is instead meant only to be subclassed by menu component developers.

This class implements accessibility support for the Menu class. It provides an implementation of the Java Accessibility API appropriate to menu user-interface elements.

Since:1.3
/** * Inner class of Menu used to provide default support for * accessibility. This class is not meant to be used directly by * application developers, but is instead meant only to be * subclassed by menu component developers. * <p> * This class implements accessibility support for the * <code>Menu</code> class. It provides an implementation of the * Java Accessibility API appropriate to menu user-interface elements. * @since 1.3 */
protected class AccessibleAWTMenu extends AccessibleAWTMenuItem { /* * JDK 1.3 serialVersionUID */ private static final long serialVersionUID = 5228160894980069094L;
Get the role of this object.
Returns:an instance of AccessibleRole describing the role of the object
/** * Get the role of this object. * * @return an instance of AccessibleRole describing the role of the * object */
public AccessibleRole getAccessibleRole() { return AccessibleRole.MENU; } } // class AccessibleAWTMenu }