java.awt
Class MenuComponent

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

Direct Known Subclasses:

MenuBar, MenuItem

public abstract class MenuComponent

extends Object

The super class of all menu related components.

Constructor Summary

MenuComponent()

Method Summary

Font	getFont() Gets the font used for this MenuItem.
MenuContainer	getParent() Returns the parent container.
java.awt.peer.MenuComponentPeer	getPeer() Gets the MenuComponent's peer.
protected String	paramString() Returns the String parameter of this MenuComponent.
boolean	postEvent(Event evt) Posts the specified event to the menu.
void	removeNotify() Removes the menu component's peer.
void	setFont(Font f) Sets the font to be used for this MenuItem to the specified font.
String	toString() Returns the String representation of this MenuComponent's values.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MenuComponent

public MenuComponent()

Method Detail

getParent

public MenuContainer getParent()

Returns the parent container.

getPeer

public java.awt.peer.MenuComponentPeer getPeer()

Gets the MenuComponent's peer. The peer allows us to modify the appearance of the menu component without changing the functionality of the menu component.

getFont

public Font getFont()

Gets the font used for this MenuItem.

Returns:

the font if one is used; null otherwise.

setFont

public void setFont(Font f)

Sets the font to be used for this MenuItem to the specified font.

Parameters:

f - the font to be set

removeNotify

public void removeNotify()

Removes the menu component's peer. The peer allows us to modify the appearance of the menu component without changing the functionality of the menu component.

postEvent

public boolean postEvent(Event evt)

Posts the specified event to the menu.

Parameters:

evt - the event which is to take place

paramString

protected String paramString()

Returns the String parameter of this MenuComponent.

toString

public String toString()

Returns the String representation of this MenuComponent's values.

Overrides:

toString in class Object