com.droplets.api
Class MenuComponent

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

MenuBar, MenuItem

public class MenuComponent

extends java.lang.Object

This is the base class for MenuItems, Menus and anything that can be placed into a MenuContainer.

Method Summary

void	addActionListener(ActionListener l) Adds a listener to this menu item.
MenuContainer	getParent() Returns the container of this component.
void	removeActionListener(ActionListener l) Removes the specified action listener from this menu item.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

addActionListener

public void addActionListener(ActionListener l)

Adds a listener to this menu item. The ActionListener.actionPerformed(com.droplets.api.event.ActionEvent) method of the listener is called when the menu item is selected. It is passed an ActionEvent which contains the following information:

• An action string that is set to the menu item's action command if not null, or the menu item's label
• Action arguments, usually an empty string
• The component which issued the event

Parameters:

l - the listener to add.

getParent

public MenuContainer getParent()

Returns the container of this component.

Returns:

the container of this component.

removeActionListener

public void removeActionListener(ActionListener l)

Removes the specified action listener from this menu item. The listener is no longer called for menu events by this component.

Parameters:

l - com.droplets.api.event.ActionListener