Interface MenuElement

Methods

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 MenuSelectionManagerfor 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.

Parameters:

event - a MouseEvent to be processed

path - the path of the receiving element in the menu hierarchy

manager - the MenuSelectionManager for the menu hierarchy

processKeyEvent

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

Process a key event.

Parameters:

event - a KeyEvent to be processed

path - the path of the receiving element in the menu hierarchy

manager - the MenuSelectionManager for the menu hierarchy

menuSelectionChanged

void menuSelectionChanged(boolean isIncluded)

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

Parameters:

isIncluded - can be used to indicate if this MenuElement is active (if it is a menu) or is on the part of the menu path that changed (if it is a menu item).

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