public class JMenuItem extends AbstractButton implements Accessible, MenuElement
JMenuItem contained in a JPopupMenu performs exactly that function. Menu items can be configured, and to some degree controlled, by Actions. Using an Action with a menu item has many benefits beyond directly configuring a menu item. Refer to Swing Components Supporting Action for more details, and you can find more information in How to Use Actions, a section in The Java Tutorial.
For further documentation and for examples, see How to Use Menus in The Java Tutorial.
Warning: Swing is not thread safe. For more information see Swing's Threading Policy.
Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans™ has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.
JPopupMenu, JMenu, JCheckBoxMenuItem, JRadioButtonMenuItem| Modifier and Type | Class | Description |
|---|---|---|
protected class | JMenuItem.AccessibleJMenuItem | This class implements accessibility support for the JMenuItem class. |
AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton, AbstractButton.ButtonChangeListenerJComponent.AccessibleJComponentContainer.AccessibleAWTContainerComponent.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategyactionListener, BORDER_PAINTED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, changeEvent, changeListener, CONTENT_AREA_FILLED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DISABLED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DISABLED_SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, FOCUS_PAINTED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, HORIZONTAL_TEXT_POSITION_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, itemListener, MARGIN_CHANGED_PROPERTY, MNEMONIC_CHANGED_PROPERTY, model, MODEL_CHANGED_PROPERTY, PRESSED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_ENABLED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, TEXT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, VERTICAL_TEXT_POSITION_CHANGED_PROPERTYlistenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOWaccessibleContext, BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENTBOTTOM, CENTER, EAST, HORIZONTAL, LEADING, LEFT, NEXT, NORTH, NORTH_EAST, NORTH_WEST, PREVIOUS, RIGHT, SOUTH, SOUTH_EAST, SOUTH_WEST, TOP, TRAILING, VERTICAL, WESTABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH| Constructor | Description |
|---|---|
JMenuItem() | Creates a JMenuItem with no set text or icon. |
JMenuItem(Action a) | Creates a menu item whose properties are taken from the specified Action. |
JMenuItem(Icon icon) | Creates a JMenuItem with the specified icon. |
JMenuItem(String text) | Creates a JMenuItem with the specified text. |
JMenuItem(String text, Icon icon) | Creates a JMenuItem with the specified text and icon. |
JMenuItem(String text, int mnemonic) | Creates a JMenuItem with the specified text and keyboard mnemonic. |
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
protected void | actionPropertyChanged(Action action, String propertyName) | Updates the button's state in response to property changes in the associated action. |
void | addMenuDragMouseListener(MenuDragMouseListener l) | Adds a MenuDragMouseListener to the menu item. |
void | addMenuKeyListener(MenuKeyListener l) | Adds a MenuKeyListener to the menu item. |
protected void | configurePropertiesFromAction(Action a) | Sets the properties on this button to match those in the specified Action. |
protected void | fireMenuDragMouseDragged(MenuDragMouseEvent event) | Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. |
protected void | fireMenuDragMouseEntered(MenuDragMouseEvent event) | Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. |
protected void | fireMenuDragMouseExited(MenuDragMouseEvent event) | Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. |
protected void | fireMenuDragMouseReleased(MenuDragMouseEvent event) | Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. |
protected void | fireMenuKeyPressed(MenuKeyEvent event) | Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. |
protected void | fireMenuKeyReleased(MenuKeyEvent event) | Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. |
protected void | fireMenuKeyTyped(MenuKeyEvent event) | Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. |
KeyStroke | getAccelerator() | Returns the KeyStroke which serves as an accelerator for the menu item. |
AccessibleContext | getAccessibleContext() | Returns the AccessibleContext associated with this JMenuItem. |
Component | getComponent() | Returns the java.awt.Component used to paint this object. |
MenuDragMouseListener[] | getMenuDragMouseListeners() | Returns an array of all the MenuDragMouseListeners added to this JMenuItem with addMenuDragMouseListener(). |
MenuKeyListener[] | getMenuKeyListeners() | Returns an array of all the MenuKeyListeners added to this JMenuItem with addMenuKeyListener(). |
MenuElement[] | getSubElements() | This method returns an array containing the sub-menu components for this menu component. |
String | getUIClassID() | Returns the suffix used to construct the name of the L&F class used to render this component. |
protected void | init(String text, Icon icon) | Initializes the menu item with the specified text and icon. |
boolean | isArmed() | Returns whether the menu item is "armed". |
void | menuSelectionChanged(boolean isIncluded) | Called by the MenuSelectionManager when the MenuElement is selected or unselected. |
protected String | paramString() | Returns a string representation of this JMenuItem. |
void | processKeyEvent(KeyEvent e, MenuElement[] path, MenuSelectionManager manager) | Processes a key event forwarded from the MenuSelectionManager and changes the menu selection, if necessary, by using MenuSelectionManager's API. |
void | processMenuDragMouseEvent(MenuDragMouseEvent e) | Handles mouse drag in a menu. |
void | processMenuKeyEvent(MenuKeyEvent e) | Handles a keystroke in a menu. |
void | processMouseEvent(MouseEvent e, MenuElement[] path, MenuSelectionManager manager) | Processes a mouse event forwarded from the MenuSelectionManager and changes the menu selection, if necessary, by using the MenuSelectionManager's API. |
void | removeMenuDragMouseListener(MenuDragMouseListener l) | Removes a MenuDragMouseListener from the menu item. |
void | removeMenuKeyListener(MenuKeyListener l) | Removes a MenuKeyListener from the menu item. |
void | setAccelerator(KeyStroke keyStroke) | Sets the key combination which invokes the menu item's action listeners without navigating the menu hierarchy. |
void | setArmed(boolean b) | Identifies the menu item as "armed". |
void | setEnabled(boolean b) | Enables or disables the menu item. |
void | setModel(ButtonModel newModel) | Sets the model that this button represents. |
void | setUI(MenuItemUI ui) | Sets the look and feel object that renders this component. |
void | updateUI() | Resets the UI property with a value from the current look and feel. |
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transferFocusUpCyclepublic JMenuItem()
JMenuItem with no set text or icon.public JMenuItem(Icon icon)
JMenuItem with the specified icon.icon - the icon of the JMenuItempublic JMenuItem(String text)
JMenuItem with the specified text.text - the text of the JMenuItempublic JMenuItem(Action a)
Action.a - the action of the JMenuItempublic JMenuItem(String text, Icon icon)
JMenuItem with the specified text and icon.text - the text of the JMenuItemicon - the icon of the JMenuItempublic JMenuItem(String text, int mnemonic)
JMenuItem with the specified text and keyboard mnemonic.text - the text of the JMenuItemmnemonic - the keyboard mnemonic for the JMenuItempublic void setModel(ButtonModel newModel)
setModel in class AbstractButtonnewModel - the new ButtonModelAbstractButton.getModel()protected void init(String text, Icon icon)
init in class AbstractButtontext - the text of the JMenuItemicon - the icon of the JMenuItempublic void setUI(MenuItemUI ui)
ui - the JMenuItemUI L&F objectUIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)public void updateUI()
updateUI in class AbstractButtonJComponent.updateUI()public String getUIClassID()
getUIClassID in class JComponentJComponent.getUIClassID(), UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)public void setArmed(boolean b)
b - true to arm the menu item so it can be selectedpublic boolean isArmed()
setArmed(boolean)public void setEnabled(boolean b)
setEnabled in class AbstractButtonb - true to enable the itemComponent.isEnabled(), Component.isLightweight()public void setAccelerator(KeyStroke keyStroke)
keyStroke - the KeyStroke which will serve as an acceleratorpublic KeyStroke getAccelerator()
KeyStroke which serves as an accelerator for the menu item.KeyStroke object identifying the accelerator keyprotected void configurePropertiesFromAction(Action a)
Action. Refer to Swing Components Supporting Action for more details as to which properties this sets.configurePropertiesFromAction in class AbstractButtona - the Action from which to get the properties, or nullAction, AbstractButton.setAction(javax.swing.Action)protected void actionPropertyChanged(Action action, String propertyName)
PropertyChangeListener returned from createActionPropertyChangeListener. Subclasses do not normally need to invoke this. Subclasses that support additional Action properties should override this and configurePropertiesFromAction. Refer to the table at Swing Components Supporting Action for a list of the properties this method sets.
actionPropertyChanged in class AbstractButtonaction - the Action associated with this buttonpropertyName - the name of the property that changedAction, AbstractButton.configurePropertiesFromAction(javax.swing.Action)public void processMouseEvent(MouseEvent e, MenuElement[] path, MenuSelectionManager manager)
MenuSelectionManager and changes the menu selection, if necessary, by using the MenuSelectionManager's API. Note: you do not have to forward the event to sub-components. This is done automatically by the MenuSelectionManager.
processMouseEvent in interface MenuElemente - a MouseEventpath - the MenuElement path arraymanager - the MenuSelectionManagerpublic void processKeyEvent(KeyEvent e, MenuElement[] path, MenuSelectionManager manager)
MenuSelectionManager and changes the menu selection, if necessary, by using MenuSelectionManager's API. Note: you do not have to forward the event to sub-components. This is done automatically by the MenuSelectionManager.
processKeyEvent in interface MenuElemente - a KeyEventpath - the MenuElement path arraymanager - the MenuSelectionManagerpublic void processMenuDragMouseEvent(MenuDragMouseEvent e)
e - a MenuDragMouseEvent objectpublic void processMenuKeyEvent(MenuKeyEvent e)
e - a MenuKeyEvent objectprotected void fireMenuDragMouseEntered(MenuDragMouseEvent event)
event - a MenuMouseDragEventEventListenerListprotected void fireMenuDragMouseExited(MenuDragMouseEvent event)
event - a MenuDragMouseEventEventListenerListprotected void fireMenuDragMouseDragged(MenuDragMouseEvent event)
event - a MenuDragMouseEventEventListenerListprotected void fireMenuDragMouseReleased(MenuDragMouseEvent event)
event - a MenuDragMouseEventEventListenerListprotected void fireMenuKeyPressed(MenuKeyEvent event)
event - a MenuKeyEventEventListenerListprotected void fireMenuKeyReleased(MenuKeyEvent event)
event - a MenuKeyEventEventListenerListprotected void fireMenuKeyTyped(MenuKeyEvent event)
event - a MenuKeyEventEventListenerListpublic void menuSelectionChanged(boolean isIncluded)
MenuSelectionManager when the MenuElement is selected or unselected.menuSelectionChanged in interface MenuElementisIncluded - true if this menu item is on the part of the menu path that changed, false if this menu is part of the a menu path that changed, but this particular part of that path is still the sameMenuSelectionManager.setSelectedPath(MenuElement[])public MenuElement[] getSubElements()
getSubElements in interface MenuElementMenuElementspublic Component getComponent()
java.awt.Component used to paint this object. The returned component will be used to convert events and detect if an event is inside a menu component.getComponent in interface MenuElementComponent that paints this menu itempublic void addMenuDragMouseListener(MenuDragMouseListener l)
MenuDragMouseListener to the menu item.l - the MenuDragMouseListener to be addedpublic void removeMenuDragMouseListener(MenuDragMouseListener l)
MenuDragMouseListener from the menu item.l - the MenuDragMouseListener to be removedpublic MenuDragMouseListener[] getMenuDragMouseListeners()
MenuDragMouseListeners added to this JMenuItem with addMenuDragMouseListener().MenuDragMouseListeners added or an empty array if no listeners have been addedpublic void addMenuKeyListener(MenuKeyListener l)
MenuKeyListener to the menu item.l - the MenuKeyListener to be addedpublic void removeMenuKeyListener(MenuKeyListener l)
MenuKeyListener from the menu item.l - the MenuKeyListener to be removedpublic MenuKeyListener[] getMenuKeyListeners()
MenuKeyListeners added to this JMenuItem with addMenuKeyListener().MenuKeyListeners added or an empty array if no listeners have been addedprotected String paramString()
JMenuItem. 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.paramString in class AbstractButtonJMenuItempublic AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
AccessibleContext associated with this JMenuItem. For JMenuItems, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJMenuItem. A new AccessibleJMenuItme instance is created if necessary.getAccessibleContext in interface AccessiblegetAccessibleContext in class ComponentAccessibleJMenuItem that serves as the AccessibleContext of this JMenuItem Submit a bug or feature
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