javax.swing
Class MenuSelectionManager

java.lang.Object
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public class MenuSelectionManager

extends Object

A MenuSelectionManager owns the selection in menu hierarchy.

Field Summary

protected ChangeEvent	changeEvent Only one ChangeEvent is needed per button model instance since the event's only state is the source property.
protected EventListenerList	listenerList

Constructor Summary

MenuSelectionManager()

Method Summary

void	addChangeListener(ChangeListener l) Adds a ChangeListener to the button.
void	clearSelectedPath() Tell the menu selection to close and unselect all the menu components.
Component	componentForPoint(Component source, Point sourcePoint) Returns the component in the currently selected path which contains sourcePoint.
static MenuSelectionManager	defaultManager() Returns the default menu selection manager.
protected void	fireStateChanged()
MenuElement[]	getSelectedPath() Returns the path to the currently selected menu item
boolean	isComponentPartOfCurrentMenu(Component c) Return true if c is part of the currently used menu
void	processKeyEvent(KeyEvent e) When a MenuElement receives an event from a KeyListener, it should never process the event directly.
void	processMouseEvent(MouseEvent event) When a MenuElement receives an event from a MouseListener, it should never process the event directly.
void	removeChangeListener(ChangeListener l) Removes a ChangeListener from the button.
void	setSelectedPath(MenuElement[] path) Change the selection in the menu hierarchy.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

changeEvent

protected transient ChangeEvent changeEvent

Only one ChangeEvent is needed per button model instance since the event's only state is the source property. The source of events generated is always "this".

listenerList

protected EventListenerList listenerList

Constructor Detail

MenuSelectionManager

public MenuSelectionManager()

Method Detail

defaultManager

public static MenuSelectionManager defaultManager()

Returns the default menu selection manager.

Returns:

a MenuSelectionManager object

setSelectedPath

public void setSelectedPath(MenuElement[] path)

Change the selection in the menu hierarchy.

Parameters:

path - an array of MenuElement objects specifying the selected path

getSelectedPath

public MenuElement[] getSelectedPath()

Returns the path to the currently selected menu item

Returns:

an array of MenuElement objects representing the selected path

clearSelectedPath

public void clearSelectedPath()

Tell the menu selection to close and unselect all the menu components. Call this method when a choice has been made

addChangeListener

public void addChangeListener(ChangeListener l)

Adds a ChangeListener to the button.

Parameters:

l - the listener to add

removeChangeListener

public void removeChangeListener(ChangeListener l)

Removes a ChangeListener from the button.

Parameters:

l - the listener to remove

fireStateChanged

protected void fireStateChanged()

processMouseEvent

public void processMouseEvent(MouseEvent event)

When a MenuElement receives an event from a MouseListener, it should never process the event directly. Instead all MenuElements should call this method with the event.

Parameters:

event - a MouseEvent object

componentForPoint

public Component componentForPoint(Component source,
                                   Point sourcePoint)

Returns the component in the currently selected path which contains sourcePoint.

Parameters:

source - The component in whose coordinate space sourcePoint is given

sourcePoint - The point which is being tested

Returns:

The component in the currently selected path which contains sourcePoint (relative to the source component's coordinate space. If sourcePoint is not inside a component on the currently selected path, null is returned.

processKeyEvent

public void processKeyEvent(KeyEvent e)

When a MenuElement receives an event from a KeyListener, it should never process the event directly. Instead all MenuElements should call this method with the event.

Parameters:

e - a KeyEvent object

isComponentPartOfCurrentMenu

public boolean isComponentPartOfCurrentMenu(Component c)

Return true if c is part of the currently used menu