org.openide.awt
Class MenuBar

java.lang.Object
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  +--java.awt.Component
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        +--java.awt.Container
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              +--javax.swing.JComponent
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                    +--javax.swing.JMenuBar
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                          +--org.openide.awt.MenuBar

All Implemented Interfaces:

Accessible, Externalizable, ImageObserver, MenuContainer, MenuElement, Serializable

public class MenuBar

extends JMenuBar

implements Externalizable

An extended version of swing's JMenuBar. This menubar can load its content from the folder where its "disk image" is stored.

Moreover, menu is Externalizable to restore its persistent state with minimal storage expensiveness.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Inner classes inherited from class javax.swing.JMenuBar

JMenuBar.AccessibleJMenuBar

Inner classes inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

Inner classes inherited from class java.awt.Container

Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

Inner classes inherited from class java.awt.Component

Component.AccessibleAWTComponent

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

accessibleContext, listenerList, TOOL_TIP_TEXT_KEY, ui, UNDEFINED_CONDITION, WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT, WHEN_FOCUSED, WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW

Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component

BOTTOM_ALIGNMENT, CENTER_ALIGNMENT, LEFT_ALIGNMENT, RIGHT_ALIGNMENT, TOP_ALIGNMENT

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver

ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH

Constructor Summary

MenuBar()
Don't call this constructor or this class will not get initialized properly.

MenuBar(DataFolder folder)
Creates a new MenuBar from given folder.

Method Summary

void	readExternal(ObjectInput in) Restores contents of this object from the specified stream.
void	waitFinished() Blocks until the menubar is completely created.
void	writeExternal(ObjectOutput out) Saves the contents of this object to the specified stream.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JMenuBar

add, addNotify, getAccessibleContext, getComponent, getComponentAtIndex, getComponentIndex, getHelpMenu, getMargin, getMenu, getMenuCount, getSelectionModel, getSubElements, getUI, getUIClassID, isBorderPainted, isManagingFocus, isSelected, menuSelectionChanged, paintBorder, paramString, processKeyBinding, processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, removeNotify, setBorderPainted, setHelpMenu, setMargin, setSelected, setSelectionModel, setUI, updateUI

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent

addAncestorListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAutoscrolls, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getGraphics, getHeight, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, hasFocus, hide, isDoubleBuffered, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversable, isLightweightComponent, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingTile, isPreferredSizeSet, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processFocusEvent, processKeyEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDoubleBuffered, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container

add, add, add, add, add, addContainerListener, addImpl, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getLayout, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, remove, remove, removeAll, removeContainerListener, setLayout, validate, validateTree

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component

action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getInputContext, getInputMethodRequests, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getName, getParent, getPeer, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, imageUpdate, inside, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isLightweight, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setComponentOrientation, setCursor, setDropTarget, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MenuBar

public MenuBar()

Don't call this constructor or this class will not get initialized properly. This constructor is only for externalization.

MenuBar

public MenuBar(DataFolder folder)

Creates a new MenuBar from given folder.

Parameters:

folder - The folder from which to create the content of the menubar. If the parameter is null, default menu folder is obtained.

Method Detail

waitFinished

public void waitFinished()

Blocks until the menubar is completely created.

writeExternal

public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out)
                   throws IOException

Saves the contents of this object to the specified stream.

Specified by:

writeExternal in interface Externalizable

Throws:

IOException - Includes any I/O exceptions that may occur

readExternal

public void readExternal(ObjectInput in)
                  throws IOException,
                         ClassNotFoundException

Restores contents of this object from the specified stream.

Specified by:

readExternal in interface Externalizable

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - If the class for an object being restored cannot be found.