Module java.desktop
Package javax.swing

Interface MenuElement

All Known Implementing Classes:
BasicComboPopup, BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.SystemMenuBar, JCheckBoxMenuItem, JMenu, JMenuBar, JMenuItem, JPopupMenu, JRadioButtonMenuItem, MetalComboBoxUI.MetalComboPopup

public interface MenuElement
Any component that can be placed into a menu should implement this interface. This interface is used by MenuSelectionManager to handle selection and navigation in menu hierarchies.
Since:
1.2
  • Method Details

    • processMouseEvent

      void processMouseEvent(MouseEvent event, MenuElement[] path, MenuSelectionManager manager)
      Processes a mouse event. event is a MouseEvent with source being the receiving element's component. path is the path of the receiving element in the menu hierarchy including the receiving element itself. manager is the MenuSelectionManager for the menu hierarchy. This method should process the MouseEvent and change 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.
      Parameters:
      event - a MouseEvent to be processed
      path - the path of the receiving element in the menu hierarchy
      manager - the MenuSelectionManager for the menu hierarchy
    • processKeyEvent

      void processKeyEvent(KeyEvent event, MenuElement[] path, MenuSelectionManager manager)
      Process a key event.
      Parameters:
      event - a KeyEvent to be processed
      path - the path of the receiving element in the menu hierarchy
      manager - the MenuSelectionManager for the menu hierarchy
    • getSubElements

      MenuElement[] getSubElements()
      This method should return an array containing the sub-elements for the receiving menu element.
      Returns:
      an array of MenuElements
    • getComponent

      Component getComponent()
      This method should return the java.awt.Component used to paint the receiving element. The returned component will be used to convert events and detect if an event is inside a MenuElement's component.
      Returns:
      the Component value