java.awt
Class CheckboxMenuItem

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

public class CheckboxMenuItem

extends MenuItem

This class produces a checkbox that represents a choice in a menu.

Constructor Summary

CheckboxMenuItem(String label)
Creates the checkbox item with the specified label.

Method Summary

void	addNotify() Creates the peer of the checkbox item.
boolean	getState() Returns the state of this MenuItem.
String	paramString() Returns the parameter String of this button.
void	setState(boolean t) Sets the state of this MenuItem if it is a Checkbox.

Methods inherited from class java.awt.MenuItem

disable, enable, enable, getLabel, isEnabled, setLabel

Methods inherited from class java.awt.MenuComponent

getFont, getParent, getPeer, postEvent, removeNotify, setFont, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

CheckboxMenuItem

public CheckboxMenuItem(String label)

Creates the checkbox item with the specified label.

Parameters:

label - the button label

Method Detail

addNotify

public void addNotify()

Creates the peer of the checkbox item. This peer allows us to change the look of the checkbox item without changing its functionality.

Overrides:

addNotify in class MenuItem

getState

public boolean getState()

Returns the state of this MenuItem. This method is only valid for a Checkbox.

setState

public void setState(boolean t)

Sets the state of this MenuItem if it is a Checkbox.

Parameters:

t - the specified state of the checkbox

paramString

public String paramString()

Returns the parameter String of this button.

Overrides:

paramString in class MenuItem