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Class java.awt.MenuComponent 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.awt.MenuComponent
public abstract class MenuComponent
extends Object
implements Serializable
The super class of all menu related components.

Constructor Index

o MenuComponent()

Method Index

o dispatchEvent(AWTEvent)
o getFont()
Gets the font used for this MenuItem.
o getName()
Gets the name of the menu component.
o getParent()
Returns the parent container.
o getPeer()
Deprecated.
o paramString()
Returns the String parameter of this MenuComponent.
o postEvent(Event)
Posts the specified event to the menu.
o processEvent(AWTEvent)
Processes events occurring on this menu component.
o removeNotify()
Removes the menu component's peer.
o setFont(Font)
Sets the font to be used for this MenuItem to the specified font.
o setName(String)
Sets the name of the component to the specified string.
o toString()
Returns the String representation of this MenuComponent's values.

Constructors

o MenuComponent 
 public MenuComponent()

Methods

o getName 
 public String getName()
Gets the name of the menu component.

o setName 
 public void setName(String name)
Sets the name of the component to the specified string.

Parameters:
name - the name of the component.
o getParent 
 public MenuContainer getParent()
Returns the parent container.

o getPeer 
 public MenuComponentPeer getPeer()
Note: getPeer() is deprecated. As of JDK version 1.1, programs should not directly manipulate peers.

o getFont 
 public Font getFont()
Gets the font used for this MenuItem.

Returns:
the font if one is used; null otherwise.
o 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
o 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.

o postEvent 
 public boolean postEvent(Event evt)
Posts the specified event to the menu.

Parameters:
evt - the event which is to take place
o dispatchEvent 
 public final void dispatchEvent(AWTEvent e)
o processEvent 
 protected void processEvent(AWTEvent e)
Processes events occurring on this menu component.

Parameters:
e - the event
o paramString 
 protected String paramString()
Returns the String parameter of this MenuComponent.

o toString 
 public String toString()
Returns the String representation of this MenuComponent's values.

Overrides:
toString in class Object 
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