net.sf.jaxodraw.gui.menu
Class JaxoMenuUtils

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.jaxodraw.gui.menu.JaxoMenuUtils

public final class JaxoMenuUtils
extends Object

Menu-related utility methods.

Method Summary

static boolean	isChecked(JMenuItem m) Checks whether the given JMenuItem is selected.
static JMenuItem	newCheckmarkMenuItem() =newCheckmarMenuItem(null).
static JMenuItem	newCheckmarkMenuItem(String text) Depending on configuration, a JCheckBoxMenuItem or a JMenuItem with custom Icon.
static void	setAccelerator(JMenuItem m, char keyChar) Sets the Keyboard Accelerator of a JMenuItem to the specified character.
static void	setAccelerator(JMenuItem m, int keyCode, int modifiers) Sets the Keyboard Accelerator of a JMenuItem to a KeyStroke given by a numeric key code and a set of modifiers.
static void	setActionCommand(JMenuItem m, int mode) Sets the ActionCommand of a JMenuItem to the given mode.
static void	setChecked(JMenuItem m, boolean value) Sets the given JMenuItem as selected.
static void	setLanguageKey(JMenuItem m, String key) Set the i18n key of a JMenuItem.
static void	updateLanguage(JMenuItem m) Update the text of a JMenuItem.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

newCheckmarkMenuItem

public static JMenuItem newCheckmarkMenuItem()

=newCheckmarMenuItem(null).

Returns:

A new JMenuItem.

newCheckmarkMenuItem

public static JMenuItem newCheckmarkMenuItem(String text)

Depending on configuration, a JCheckBoxMenuItem or a JMenuItem with custom Icon. Use {#isChecked}, {#setChecked} to control checking instead of is/setSelected.

Parameters:

text - The text of the JMenuItem.

Returns:

A new JMenuItem.

isChecked

public static boolean isChecked(JMenuItem m)

Checks whether the given JMenuItem is selected.

Parameters:

m - The JMenuItem to check.

Returns:

True if the JMenuItem is selected.

See Also:

newCheckmarkMenuItem()

setChecked

public static void setChecked(JMenuItem m,
                              boolean value)

Sets the given JMenuItem as selected.

Parameters:

m - The JMenuItem to check.

value - True to set the JMenuItem as selected.

See Also:

newCheckmarkMenuItem()

updateLanguage

public static void updateLanguage(JMenuItem m)

Update the text of a JMenuItem.

Parameters:

m - The JMenuItem.

setLanguageKey

public static void setLanguageKey(JMenuItem m,
                                  String key)

Set the i18n key of a JMenuItem.

Parameters:

m - The JMenuItem.

key - the language key.

setAccelerator

public static void setAccelerator(JMenuItem m,
                                  char keyChar)

Sets the Keyboard Accelerator of a JMenuItem to the specified character.

Parameters:

m - The JMenuItem.

keyChar - the character value for a keyboard key

See Also:

KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(char)

setAccelerator

public static void setAccelerator(JMenuItem m,
                                  int keyCode,
                                  int modifiers)

Sets the Keyboard Accelerator of a JMenuItem to a KeyStroke given by a numeric key code and a set of modifiers.

Parameters:

m - The JMenuItem.

keyCode - an int specifying the numeric code for a keyboard key.

modifiers - a bitwise-ored combination of any modifiers.

See Also:

KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(int,int)

setActionCommand

public static void setActionCommand(JMenuItem m,
                                    int mode)

Sets the ActionCommand of a JMenuItem to the given mode.

Parameters:

m - The JMenuItem.

mode - A mode as defined in JaxoConstants.

See Also:

JaxoConstants.getModeAsString(int)