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Interface com.sun.java.swing.MenuElement

public interface MenuElement
Any component that can be placed into a menu should implement this interface. This interface is used by MenuSelection to handle selection and navigation in menu hierarchies.

Method Index

o getComponent()
o getSubElements()
This method should return an array containing the sub-elements for the receiving menu element
o menuSelectionChanged(boolean)
Call by the MenuSelection when the MenuElement is added or remove from the menu selection.
o processKeyEvent(KeyEvent, MenuElement[], MenuSelectionManager)
Process a key event.
o processMouseEvent(MouseEvent, MenuElement[], MenuSelectionManager)
Process a mouse event.

Methods

o processMouseEvent 
 public abstract void processMouseEvent(MouseEvent event,
                                        MenuElement path[],
                                        MenuSelectionManager manager)
Process 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

o processKeyEvent 
 public abstract void processKeyEvent(KeyEvent event,
                                      MenuElement path[],
                                      MenuSelectionManager manager)
Process a key event.

o menuSelectionChanged 
 public abstract void menuSelectionChanged(boolean isIncluded)
Call by the MenuSelection when the MenuElement is added or remove from the menu selection.

o getSubElements 
 public abstract MenuElement[] getSubElements()
This method should return an array containing the sub-elements for the receiving menu element

o getComponent 
 public abstract Component getComponent()

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