- All Implemented Interfaces:
ImageObserver
,MenuContainer
,Serializable
,Accessible
,MenuElement
- Direct Known Subclasses:
BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.SystemMenuBar
JMenu
objects to the
menu bar to construct a menu. When the user selects a JMenu
object, its associated JPopupMenu
is displayed, allowing the
user to select one of the JMenuItems
on it.
For information and examples of using menu bars see How to Use Menus, a section 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
.
Warning:
By default, pressing the Tab key does not transfer focus from a
JMenuBar
which is added to a container together with other Swing
components, because the focusTraversalKeysEnabled
property
of JMenuBar
is set to false
. To resolve this,
you should call the JMenuBar.setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled(true)
method.
- Since:
- 1.2
- See Also:
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Nested Class Summary
Modifier and TypeClassDescriptionprotected class
This class implements accessibility support for theJMenuBar
class.Nested classes/interfaces declared in class javax.swing.JComponent
JComponent.AccessibleJComponent
Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.awt.Container
Container.AccessibleAWTContainer
Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.awt.Component
Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy
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Field Summary
Fields declared in class javax.swing.JComponent
listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW
Fields declared in class java.awt.Component
accessibleContext, BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT
Fields declared in interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH
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Constructor Summary
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionAppends the specified menu to the end of the menu bar.void
OverridesJComponent.addNotify
to register this menu bar with the current keyboard manager.Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JMenuBar.Implemented to be aMenuElement
.getComponentAtIndex
(int i) Deprecated.int
Returns the index of the specified component.Gets the help menu for the menu bar.Returns the margin between the menubar's border and its menus.getMenu
(int index) Returns the menu at the specified position in the menu bar.int
Returns the number of items in the menu bar.Returns the model object that handles single selections.Implemented to be aMenuElement
-- returns the menus in this menu bar.getUI()
Returns the menubar's current UI.Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.boolean
Returns true if the menu bars border should be painted.boolean
Returns true if the menu bar currently has a component selected.void
menuSelectionChanged
(boolean isIncluded) Implemented to be aMenuElement
-- does nothing.protected void
Paints the menubar's border ifBorderPainted
property is true.protected String
Returns a string representation of thisJMenuBar
.protected boolean
processKeyBinding
(KeyStroke ks, KeyEvent e, int condition, boolean pressed) Subclassed to check all the child menus.void
processKeyEvent
(KeyEvent e, MenuElement[] path, MenuSelectionManager manager) Implemented to be aMenuElement
-- does nothing.void
processMouseEvent
(MouseEvent event, MenuElement[] path, MenuSelectionManager manager) Implemented to be aMenuElement
-- does nothing.void
OverridesJComponent.removeNotify
to unregister this menu bar with the current keyboard manager.void
setBorderPainted
(boolean b) Sets whether the border should be painted.void
setHelpMenu
(JMenu menu) Sets the help menu that appears when the user selects the "help" option in the menu bar.void
Sets the margin between the menubar's border and its menus.void
setSelected
(Component sel) Sets the currently selected component, producing a a change to the selection model.void
Sets the model object to handle single selections.void
Sets the L&F object that renders this component.void
updateUI()
Resets the UI property with a value from the current look and feel.Methods declared in class javax.swing.JComponent
addAncestorListener, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, hide, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingForPrint, isPaintingOrigin, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update
Methods declared in class java.awt.Container
add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, applyComponentOrientation, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, setLayout, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree
Methods declared in class java.awt.Component
action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, imageUpdate, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setMixingCutoutShape, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusUpCycle
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Constructor Details
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JMenuBar
public JMenuBar()Creates a new menu bar.
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Method Details
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getUI
Returns the menubar's current UI.- Overrides:
getUI
in classJComponent
- Returns:
- a
MenuBarUI
which is the menubar's current L&F object - See Also:
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setUI
@BeanProperty(hidden=true, visualUpdate=true, description="The UI object that implements the Component\'s LookAndFeel.") public void setUI(MenuBarUI ui) Sets the L&F object that renders this component.- Parameters:
ui
- the new MenuBarUI L&F object- See Also:
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updateUI
public void updateUI()Resets the UI property with a value from the current look and feel.- Overrides:
updateUI
in classJComponent
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getUIClassID
Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.- Overrides:
getUIClassID
in classJComponent
- Returns:
- the string "MenuBarUI"
- See Also:
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getSelectionModel
Returns the model object that handles single selections.- Returns:
- the
SingleSelectionModel
property - See Also:
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setSelectionModel
@BeanProperty(description="The selection model, recording which child is selected.") public void setSelectionModel(SingleSelectionModel model) Sets the model object to handle single selections.- Parameters:
model
- theSingleSelectionModel
to use- See Also:
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add
Appends the specified menu to the end of the menu bar.- Parameters:
c
- theJMenu
component to add- Returns:
- the menu component
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getMenu
Returns the menu at the specified position in the menu bar.- Parameters:
index
- an integer giving the position in the menu bar, where 0 is the first position- Returns:
- the
JMenu
at that position, ornull
if if there is noJMenu
at that position (ie. if it is aJMenuItem
)
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getMenuCount
Returns the number of items in the menu bar.- Returns:
- the number of items in the menu bar
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setHelpMenu
Sets the help menu that appears when the user selects the "help" option in the menu bar. This method is not yet implemented and will throw an exception.- Parameters:
menu
- the JMenu that delivers help to the user
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getHelpMenu
Gets the help menu for the menu bar. This method is not yet implemented and will throw an exception.- Returns:
- the
JMenu
that delivers help to the user
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getComponentAtIndex
Deprecated.replaced bygetComponent(int i)
Returns the component at the specified index.- Parameters:
i
- an integer specifying the position, where 0 is first- Returns:
- the
Component
at the position, ornull
for an invalid index
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getComponentIndex
Returns the index of the specified component.- Parameters:
c
- theComponent
to find- Returns:
- an integer giving the component's position, where 0 is first; or -1 if it can't be found
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setSelected
Sets the currently selected component, producing a a change to the selection model.- Parameters:
sel
- theComponent
to select
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isSelected
Returns true if the menu bar currently has a component selected.- Returns:
- true if a selection has been made, else false
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isBorderPainted
public boolean isBorderPainted()Returns true if the menu bars border should be painted.- Returns:
- true if the border should be painted, else false
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setBorderPainted
@BeanProperty(visualUpdate=true, description="Whether the border should be painted.") public void setBorderPainted(boolean b) Sets whether the border should be painted.- Parameters:
b
- if true and border property is notnull
, the border is painted.- See Also:
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paintBorder
Paints the menubar's border ifBorderPainted
property is true.- Overrides:
paintBorder
in classJComponent
- Parameters:
g
- theGraphics
context to use for painting- See Also:
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setMargin
@BeanProperty(visualUpdate=true, description="The space between the menubar\'s border and its contents") public void setMargin(Insets m) Sets the margin between the menubar's border and its menus. Setting tonull
will cause the menubar to use the default margins.- Parameters:
m
- an Insets object containing the margin values- See Also:
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getMargin
Returns the margin between the menubar's border and its menus. If there is no previous margin, it will create a default margin with zero size.- Returns:
- an
Insets
object containing the margin values - See Also:
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processMouseEvent
Implemented to be aMenuElement
-- does nothing.- Specified by:
processMouseEvent
in interfaceMenuElement
- Parameters:
event
- aMouseEvent
to be processedpath
- the path of the receiving element in the menu hierarchymanager
- theMenuSelectionManager
for the menu hierarchy- See Also:
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processKeyEvent
Implemented to be aMenuElement
-- does nothing.- Specified by:
processKeyEvent
in interfaceMenuElement
- Parameters:
e
- aKeyEvent
to be processedpath
- the path of the receiving element in the menu hierarchymanager
- theMenuSelectionManager
for the menu hierarchy- See Also:
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getSubElements
Implemented to be aMenuElement
-- returns the menus in this menu bar. This is the reason for implementing theMenuElement
interface -- so that the menu bar can be treated the same as other menu elements.- Specified by:
getSubElements
in interfaceMenuElement
- Returns:
- an array of menu items in the menu bar.
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getComponent
Implemented to be aMenuElement
. Returns this object.- Specified by:
getComponent
in interfaceMenuElement
- Returns:
- the current
Component
(this) - See Also:
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paramString
Returns a string representation of thisJMenuBar
. 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 benull
.- Overrides:
paramString
in classJComponent
- Returns:
- a string representation of this
JMenuBar
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getAccessibleContext
Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JMenuBar. For JMenuBars, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJMenuBar. A new AccessibleJMenuBar instance is created if necessary.- Specified by:
getAccessibleContext
in interfaceAccessible
- Overrides:
getAccessibleContext
in classComponent
- Returns:
- an AccessibleJMenuBar that serves as the AccessibleContext of this JMenuBar
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processKeyBinding
Subclassed to check all the child menus.- Overrides:
processKeyBinding
in classJComponent
- Parameters:
ks
- theKeyStroke
queriede
- theKeyEvent
condition
- one of the following values:- JComponent.WHEN_FOCUSED
- JComponent.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT
- JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW
pressed
- true if the key is pressed- Returns:
- true if there was a binding to an action, and the action was enabled
- Since:
- 1.3
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addNotify
public void addNotify()OverridesJComponent.addNotify
to register this menu bar with the current keyboard manager.- Overrides:
addNotify
in classJComponent
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removeNotify
public void removeNotify()OverridesJComponent.removeNotify
to unregister this menu bar with the current keyboard manager.- Overrides:
removeNotify
in classJComponent
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getComponent(int i)