Class java.awt.Menu
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Class java.awt.Menu

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

public class Menu
extends MenuItem
implements MenuContainer
A Menu that is a component of a menu bar.

Constructor Index

 o Menu(String)
Constructs a new Menu with the specified label.
 o Menu(String, boolean)
Constructs a new Menu with the specified label.

Method Index

 o add(MenuItem)
Adds the specified item to this menu.
 o add(String)
Adds an item with with the specified label to this menu.
 o addNotify()
Creates the menu's peer.
 o addSeparator()
Adds a separator line, or a hypen, to the menu at the current position.
 o countItems()
Returns the number of elements in this menu.
 o getItem(int)
Returns the item located at the specified index of this menu.
 o isTearOff()
Returns true if this is a tear-off menu.
 o remove(int)
Deletes the item from this menu at the specified index.
 o remove(MenuComponent)
Deletes the specified item from this menu.
 o removeNotify()
Removes the menu's peer.

Constructors

 o Menu
  public Menu(String label)
Constructs a new Menu with the specified label. This menu can not be torn off - the menu will still appear on screen after the the mouse button has been released.
Parameters:
label - the label to be added to this menu
 o Menu
  public Menu(String label,
              boolean tearOff)
Constructs a new Menu with the specified label. If tearOff is true, the menu can be torn off - the menu will still appear on screen after the the mouse button has been released.
Parameters:
label - the label to be added to this menu
tearOff - the boolean indicating whether or not the menu will be able to be torn off.

Methods

 o addNotify
  public synchronized void addNotify()
Creates the menu's peer. The peer allows us to modify the appearance of the menu without changing its functionality.
Overrides:
addNotify in class MenuItem
 o removeNotify
  public synchronized void removeNotify()
Removes the menu's peer. The peer allows us to modify the appearance of the menu without changing its functionality.
Overrides:
removeNotify in class MenuComponent
 o isTearOff
  public boolean isTearOff()
Returns true if this is a tear-off menu.
 o countItems
  public int countItems()
Returns the number of elements in this menu.
 o getItem
  public MenuItem getItem(int index)
Returns the item located at the specified index of this menu.
Parameters:
index - the position of the item to be returned
 o add
  public synchronized MenuItem add(MenuItem mi)
Adds the specified item to this menu.
Parameters:
mi - the item to be added
 o add
  public void add(String label)
Adds an item with with the specified label to this menu.
Parameters:
label - the text on the item
 o addSeparator
  public void addSeparator()
Adds a separator line, or a hypen, to the menu at the current position.
 o remove
  public synchronized void remove(int index)
Deletes the item from this menu at the specified index.
Parameters:
index - the position of the item to be removed
 o remove
  public synchronized void remove(MenuComponent item)
Deletes the specified item from this menu.
Parameters:
item - the item to be removed from the menu

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