Interface MenuElement

Method Detail

• 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.

• processKeyEvent

  void processKeyEvent(KeyEvent event,
                     MenuElement[] path,
                     MenuSelectionManager manager)

  Process a key event.

• menuSelectionChanged

  void menuSelectionChanged(boolean isIncluded)

  Call by the MenuSelectionManager when the MenuElement is added or remove from the menu selection.

• 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