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## javax.swing
Class JMenu

    java.lang.Object
      java.awt.Component
          java.awt.Container
              javax.swing.JComponent
                  javax.swing.AbstractButton
                      javax.swing.JMenuItem
                          javax.swing.JMenu

All Implemented Interfaces:
  ImageObserver, ItemSelectable, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible, MenuElement, SwingConstants

    public class JMenu

extends JMenuItem
implements Accessible, MenuElement

An implementation of a menu -- a popup window containing `JMenuItem`s that is displayed when the user selects an item on the `JMenuBar`. In addition to `JMenuItem`s, a `JMenu` can also contain `JSeparator`s.

In essence, a menu is a button with an associated `JPopupMenu`. When the "button" is pressed, the `JPopupMenu` appears. If the "button" is on the `JMenuBar`, the menu is a top-level window. If the "button" is another menu item, then the `JPopupMenu` is "pull-right" menu.

Menus can be configured, and to some degree controlled, by `Action`s. Using an `Action` with a menu has many benefits beyond directly configuring a menu. Refer to Swing Components Supporting `Action` for more details, and you can find more information in How to Use Actions, a section in The Java Tutorial.

For information and examples of using menus see How to Use Menus, a section in The Java Tutorial.

Warning: Swing is not thread safe. For more information see Swing's Threading Policy.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeansTM has been added to the `java.beans` package. Please see `XMLEncoder`.

See Also:
  `JMenuItem`, `JSeparator`, `JMenuBar`, `JPopupMenu`

Nested Class Summary
`protected class` | `JMenu.AccessibleJMenu` This class implements accessibility support for the `JMenu` class.
`protected class` | `JMenu.WinListener` A listener class that watches for a popup window closing.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JMenuItem
`JMenuItem.AccessibleJMenuItem`

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractButton
`AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton, AbstractButton.ButtonChangeListener`

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent
`JComponent.AccessibleJComponent`

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Container
`Container.AccessibleAWTContainer`

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component
`Component.AccessibleAWTComponent, Component.BaselineResizeBehavior, Component.BltBufferStrategy, Component.FlipBufferStrategy`

Field Summary
`protected JMenu.WinListener` | `popupListener` The window-closing listener for the popup.

Fields inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractButton
`actionListener, BORDER_PAINTED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, changeEvent, changeListener, CONTENT_AREA_FILLED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DISABLED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, DISABLED_SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, FOCUS_PAINTED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, HORIZONTAL_TEXT_POSITION_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, itemListener, MARGIN_CHANGED_PROPERTY, MNEMONIC_CHANGED_PROPERTY, model, MODEL_CHANGED_PROPERTY, PRESSED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_ENABLED_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, ROLLOVER_SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, SELECTED_ICON_CHANGED_PROPERTY, TEXT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_CHANGED_PROPERTY, VERTICAL_TEXT_POSITION_CHANGED_PROPERTY`

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 javax.swing.SwingConstants
`BOTTOM, CENTER, EAST, HORIZONTAL, LEADING, LEFT, NEXT, NORTH, NORTH_EAST, NORTH_WEST, PREVIOUS, RIGHT, SOUTH, SOUTH_EAST, SOUTH_WEST, TOP, TRAILING, VERTICAL, WEST`

Fields inherited from interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
`ABORT, ALLBITS, ERROR, FRAMEBITS, HEIGHT, PROPERTIES, SOMEBITS, WIDTH`

Constructor Summary
`JMenu()` Constructs a new `JMenu` with no text.
`JMenu(Action a)` Constructs a menu whose properties are taken from the `Action` supplied.
`JMenu(String s)` Constructs a new `JMenu` with the supplied string as its text.
`JMenu(String s, boolean b)` Constructs a new `JMenu` with the supplied string as its text and specified as a tear-off menu or not.

Method Summary
`JMenuItem` | `add(Action a)` Creates a new menu item attached to the specified `Action` object and appends it to the end of this menu.
`Component` | `add(Component c)` Appends a component to the end of this menu.
`Component` | `add(Component c, int index)` Adds the specified component to this container at the given position.
`JMenuItem` | `add(JMenuItem menuItem)` Appends a menu item to the end of this menu.
`JMenuItem` | `add(String s)` Creates a new menu item with the specified text and appends it to the end of this menu.
`void` | `addMenuListener(MenuListener l)` Adds a listener for menu events.
`void` | `addSeparator()` Appends a new separator to the end of the menu.
`void` | `applyComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation o)` Sets the `ComponentOrientation` property of this menu and all components contained within it.
`protected PropertyChangeListener` | `createActionChangeListener(JMenuItem b)` Returns a properly configured `PropertyChangeListener` which updates the control as changes to the `Action` occur.
`protected JMenuItem` | `createActionComponent(Action a)` Factory method which creates the `JMenuItem` for `Action`s added to the `JMenu`.
`protected JMenu.WinListener` | `createWinListener(JPopupMenu p)` Creates a window-closing listener for the popup.
`void` | `doClick(int pressTime)` Programmatically performs a "click".
`protected void` | `fireMenuCanceled()` Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type.
`protected void` | `fireMenuDeselected()` Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type.
`protected void` | `fireMenuSelected()` Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type.
`AccessibleContext` | `getAccessibleContext()` Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JMenu.
`Component` | `getComponent()` Returns the `java.awt.Component` used to paint this `MenuElement`.
`int` | `getDelay()` Returns the suggested delay, in milliseconds, before submenus are popped up or down.
`JMenuItem` | `getItem(int pos)` Returns the `JMenuItem` at the specified position.
`int` | `getItemCount()` Returns the number of items on the menu, including separators.
`Component` | `getMenuComponent(int n)` Returns the component at position `n`.
`int` | `getMenuComponentCount()` Returns the number of components on the menu.
`Component[]` | `getMenuComponents()` Returns an array of `Component`s of the menu's subcomponents.
`MenuListener[]` | `getMenuListeners()` Returns an array of all the `MenuListener`s added to this JMenu with addMenuListener().
`JPopupMenu` | `getPopupMenu()` Returns the popupmenu associated with this menu.
`protected Point` | `getPopupMenuOrigin()` Computes the origin for the `JMenu`'s popup menu.
`MenuElement[]` | `getSubElements()` Returns an array of `MenuElement`s containing the submenu for this menu component.
`String` | `getUIClassID()` Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.
`JMenuItem` | `insert(Action a, int pos)` Inserts a new menu item attached to the specified `Action` object at a given position.
`JMenuItem` | `insert(JMenuItem mi, int pos)` Inserts the specified `JMenuitem` at a given position.
`void` | `insert(String s, int pos)` Inserts a new menu item with the specified text at a given position.
`void` | `insertSeparator(int index)` Inserts a separator at the specified position.
`boolean` | `isMenuComponent(Component c)` Returns true if the specified component exists in the submenu hierarchy.
`boolean` | `isPopupMenuVisible()` Returns true if the menu's popup window is visible.
`boolean` | `isSelected()` Returns true if the menu is currently selected (highlighted).
`boolean` | `isTearOff()` Returns true if the menu can be torn off.
`boolean` | `isTopLevelMenu()` Returns true if the menu is a 'top-level menu', that is, if it is the direct child of a menubar.
`void` | `menuSelectionChanged(boolean isIncluded)` Messaged when the menubar selection changes to activate or deactivate this menu.
`protected String` | `paramString()` Returns a string representation of this `JMenu`.
`protected void` | `processKeyEvent(KeyEvent evt)` Processes key stroke events such as mnemonics and accelerators.
`void` | `remove(Component c)` Removes the component `c` from this menu.
`void` | `remove(int pos)` Removes the menu item at the specified index from this menu.
`void` | `remove(JMenuItem item)` Removes the specified menu item from this menu.
`void` | `removeAll()` Removes all menu items from this menu.
`void` | `removeMenuListener(MenuListener l)` Removes a listener for menu events.
`void` | `setAccelerator(KeyStroke keyStroke)` `setAccelerator` is not defined for `JMenu`.
`void` | `setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation o)` Sets the language-sensitive orientation that is to be used to order the elements or text within this component.
`void` | `setDelay(int d)` Sets the suggested delay before the menu's `PopupMenu` is popped up or down.
`void` | `setMenuLocation(int x, int y)` Sets the location of the popup component.
`void` | `setModel(ButtonModel newModel)` Sets the data model for the "menu button" -- the label that the user clicks to open or close the menu.
`void` | `setPopupMenuVisible(boolean b)` Sets the visibility of the menu's popup.
`void` | `setSelected(boolean b)` Sets the selection status of the menu.
`void` | `updateUI()` Resets the UI property with a value from the current look and feel.

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JMenuItem
`actionPropertyChanged, addMenuDragMouseListener, addMenuKeyListener, configurePropertiesFromAction, fireMenuDragMouseDragged, fireMenuDragMouseEntered, fireMenuDragMouseExited, fireMenuDragMouseReleased, fireMenuKeyPressed, fireMenuKeyReleased, fireMenuKeyTyped, getAccelerator, getMenuDragMouseListeners, getMenuKeyListeners, init, isArmed, processKeyEvent, processMenuDragMouseEvent, processMenuKeyEvent, processMouseEvent, removeMenuDragMouseListener, removeMenuKeyListener, setArmed, setEnabled, setUI`

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractButton
`addActionListener, addChangeListener, addImpl, addItemListener, checkHorizontalKey, checkVerticalKey, createActionListener, createActionPropertyChangeListener, createChangeListener, createItemListener, doClick, fireActionPerformed, fireItemStateChanged, fireStateChanged, getAction, getActionCommand, getActionListeners, getChangeListeners, getDisabledIcon, getDisabledSelectedIcon, getDisplayedMnemonicIndex, getHideActionText, getHorizontalAlignment, getHorizontalTextPosition, getIcon, getIconTextGap, getItemListeners, getLabel, getMargin, getMnemonic, getModel, getMultiClickThreshhold, getPressedIcon, getRolloverIcon, getRolloverSelectedIcon, getSelectedIcon, getSelectedObjects, getText, getUI, getVerticalAlignment, getVerticalTextPosition, imageUpdate, isBorderPainted, isContentAreaFilled, isFocusPainted, isRolloverEnabled, paintBorder, removeActionListener, removeChangeListener, removeItemListener, removeNotify, setAction, setActionCommand, setBorderPainted, setContentAreaFilled, setDisabledIcon, setDisabledSelectedIcon, setDisplayedMnemonicIndex, setFocusPainted, setHideActionText, setHorizontalAlignment, setHorizontalTextPosition, setIcon, setIconTextGap, setLabel, setLayout, setMargin, setMnemonic, setMnemonic, setMultiClickThreshhold, setPressedIcon, setRolloverEnabled, setRolloverIcon, setRolloverSelectedIcon, setSelectedIcon, setText, setUI, setVerticalAlignment, setVerticalTextPosition`

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent
`addAncestorListener, addNotify, addVetoableChangeListener, computeVisibleRect, contains, createToolTip, disable, enable, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, fireVetoableChange, getActionForKeyStroke, getActionMap, getAlignmentX, getAlignmentY, getAncestorListeners, getAutoscrolls, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBorder, getBounds, getClientProperty, getComponentGraphics, getComponentPopupMenu, getConditionForKeyStroke, getDebugGraphicsOptions, getDefaultLocale, getFontMetrics, getGraphics, getHeight, getInheritsPopupMenu, getInputMap, getInputMap, getInputVerifier, getInsets, getInsets, getListeners, getLocation, getMaximumSize, getMinimumSize, getNextFocusableComponent, getPopupLocation, getPreferredSize, getRegisteredKeyStrokes, getRootPane, getSize, getToolTipLocation, getToolTipText, getToolTipText, getTopLevelAncestor, getTransferHandler, getVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, getVetoableChangeListeners, getVisibleRect, getWidth, getX, getY, grabFocus, isDoubleBuffered, isLightweightComponent, isManagingFocus, isOpaque, isOptimizedDrawingEnabled, isPaintingForPrint, isPaintingTile, isRequestFocusEnabled, isValidateRoot, paint, paintChildren, paintComponent, paintImmediately, paintImmediately, print, printAll, printBorder, printChildren, printComponent, processComponentKeyEvent, processKeyBinding, processMouseEvent, processMouseMotionEvent, putClientProperty, registerKeyboardAction, registerKeyboardAction, removeAncestorListener, removeVetoableChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestDefaultFocus, requestFocus, requestFocus, requestFocusInWindow, requestFocusInWindow, resetKeyboardActions, reshape, revalidate, scrollRectToVisible, setActionMap, setAlignmentX, setAlignmentY, setAutoscrolls, setBackground, setBorder, setComponentPopupMenu, setDebugGraphicsOptions, setDefaultLocale, setDoubleBuffered, setFocusTraversalKeys, setFont, setForeground, setInheritsPopupMenu, setInputMap, setInputVerifier, setMaximumSize, setMinimumSize, setNextFocusableComponent, setOpaque, setPreferredSize, setRequestFocusEnabled, setToolTipText, setTransferHandler, setUI, setVerifyInputWhenFocusTarget, setVisible, unregisterKeyboardAction, update`

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container
`add, add, add, addContainerListener, addPropertyChangeListener, addPropertyChangeListener, areFocusTraversalKeysSet, countComponents, deliverEvent, doLayout, findComponentAt, findComponentAt, getComponent, getComponentAt, getComponentAt, getComponentCount, getComponents, getComponentZOrder, getContainerListeners, getFocusTraversalKeys, getFocusTraversalPolicy, getLayout, getMousePosition, insets, invalidate, isAncestorOf, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusCycleRoot, isFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, isFocusTraversalPolicySet, layout, list, list, locate, minimumSize, paintComponents, preferredSize, printComponents, processContainerEvent, processEvent, removeContainerListener, setComponentZOrder, setFocusCycleRoot, setFocusTraversalPolicy, setFocusTraversalPolicyProvider, transferFocusBackward, transferFocusDownCycle, validate, validateTree`

Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component
`action, add, addComponentListener, addFocusListener, addHierarchyBoundsListener, addHierarchyListener, addInputMethodListener, addKeyListener, addMouseListener, addMouseMotionListener, addMouseWheelListener, bounds, checkImage, checkImage, coalesceEvents, contains, createImage, createImage, createVolatileImage, createVolatileImage, disableEvents, dispatchEvent, enable, enableEvents, enableInputMethods, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, firePropertyChange, getBackground, getBounds, getColorModel, getComponentListeners, getComponentOrientation, getCursor, getDropTarget, getFocusCycleRootAncestor, getFocusListeners, getFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, getFont, getForeground, getGraphicsConfiguration, getHierarchyBoundsListeners, getHierarchyListeners, getIgnoreRepaint, getInputContext, getInputMethodListeners, getInputMethodRequests, getKeyListeners, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getMouseListeners, getMouseMotionListeners, getMousePosition, getMouseWheelListeners, getName, getParent, getPeer, getPropertyChangeListeners, getPropertyChangeListeners, getSize, getToolkit, getTreeLock, gotFocus, handleEvent, hasFocus, hide, inside, isBackgroundSet, isCursorSet, isDisplayable, isEnabled, isFocusable, isFocusOwner, isFocusTraversable, isFontSet, isForegroundSet, isLightweight, isMaximumSizeSet, isMinimumSizeSet, isPreferredSizeSet, isShowing, isValid, isVisible, keyDown, keyUp, list, list, list, location, lostFocus, mouseDown, mouseDrag, mouseEnter, mouseExit, mouseMove, mouseUp, move, nextFocus, paintAll, postEvent, prepareImage, prepareImage, processComponentEvent, processFocusEvent, processHierarchyBoundsEvent, processHierarchyEvent, processInputMethodEvent, processMouseWheelEvent, remove, removeComponentListener, removeFocusListener, removeHierarchyBoundsListener, removeHierarchyListener, removeInputMethodListener, removeKeyListener, removeMouseListener, removeMouseMotionListener, removeMouseWheelListener, removePropertyChangeListener, removePropertyChangeListener, repaint, repaint, repaint, resize, resize, setBounds, setBounds, setCursor, setDropTarget, setFocusable, setFocusTraversalKeysEnabled, setIgnoreRepaint, setLocale, setLocation, setLocation, setName, setSize, setSize, show, show, size, toString, transferFocus, transferFocusUpCycle`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

Methods inherited from interface javax.swing.MenuElement
`processKeyEvent, processMouseEvent`

Field Detail

### popupListener

    protected JMenu.WinListener popupListener

  The window-closing listener for the popup.

  See Also:
    `JMenu.WinListener`

Constructor Detail

### JMenu

    public JMenu()

  Constructs a new `JMenu` with no text.

### JMenu

    public JMenu(String s)

  Constructs a new `JMenu` with the supplied string as its text.

  Parameters:
    `s` - the text for the menu label

### JMenu

    public JMenu(Action a)

  Constructs a menu whose properties are taken from the `Action` supplied.

  Parameters:
    `a` - an `Action`
  Since:
    1.3

### JMenu

    public JMenu(String s,
                 boolean b)

  Constructs a new `JMenu` with the supplied string as its text and specified as a tear-off menu or not.

  Parameters:
    `s` - the text for the menu label
    `b` - can the menu be torn off (not yet implemented)

Method Detail

### updateUI

    public void updateUI()

  Resets the UI property with a value from the current look and feel.

  Overrides:
    `updateUI` in class `JMenuItem`
  See Also:
    `JComponent.updateUI()`

### getUIClassID

    public String getUIClassID()

  Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.

  Overrides:
    `getUIClassID` in class `JMenuItem`
  Returns:
    the string "MenuUI"
  See Also:
    `JComponent.getUIClassID()`, `UIDefaults.getUI(javax.swing.JComponent)`

### setModel

    public void setModel(ButtonModel newModel)

  Sets the data model for the "menu button" -- the label that the user clicks to open or close the menu.

  Overrides:
    `setModel` in class `JMenuItem`
  Parameters:
    `newModel` - the `ButtonModel`
  See Also:
    `AbstractButton.getModel()`

### isSelected

    public boolean isSelected()

  Returns true if the menu is currently selected (highlighted).

  Overrides:
    `isSelected` in class `AbstractButton`
  Returns:
    true if the menu is selected, else false

### setSelected

    public void setSelected(boolean b)

  Sets the selection status of the menu.

  Overrides:
    `setSelected` in class `AbstractButton`
  Parameters:
    `b` - true to select (highlight) the menu; false to de-select the menu

### isPopupMenuVisible

    public boolean isPopupMenuVisible()

  Returns true if the menu's popup window is visible.

  Returns:
    true if the menu is visible, else false

### setPopupMenuVisible

    public void setPopupMenuVisible(boolean b)

  Sets the visibility of the menu's popup. If the menu is not enabled, this method will have no effect.

  Parameters:
    `b` - a boolean value -- true to make the menu visible, false to hide it

### getPopupMenuOrigin

    protected Point getPopupMenuOrigin()

  Computes the origin for the `JMenu`'s popup menu. This method uses Look and Feel properties named `Menu.menuPopupOffsetX`, `Menu.menuPopupOffsetY`, `Menu.submenuPopupOffsetX`, and `Menu.submenuPopupOffsetY` to adjust the exact location of popup.

  Returns:
    a `Point` in the coordinate space of the menu which should be used as the origin of the `JMenu`'s popup menu
  Since:
    1.3

### getDelay

    public int getDelay()

  Returns the suggested delay, in milliseconds, before submenus are popped up or down. Each look and feel (L&F) may determine its own policy for observing the `delay` property. In most cases, the delay is not observed for top level menus or while dragging. The default for `delay` is 0. This method is a property of the look and feel code and is used to manage the idiosyncracies of the various UI implementations.

  Returns:
    the `delay` property

### setDelay

    public void setDelay(int d)

  Sets the suggested delay before the menu's `PopupMenu` is popped up or down. Each look and feel (L&F) may determine it's own policy for observing the delay property. In most cases, the delay is not observed for top level menus or while dragging. This method is a property of the look and feel code and is used to manage the idiosyncracies of the various UI implementations.

  Parameters:
    `d` - the number of milliseconds to delay
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if `d` is less than 0

### setMenuLocation

    public void setMenuLocation(int x,
                                int y)

  Sets the location of the popup component.

  Parameters:
    `x` - the x coordinate of the popup's new position
    `y` - the y coordinate of the popup's new position

### add

    public JMenuItem add(JMenuItem menuItem)

  Appends a menu item to the end of this menu. Returns the menu item added.

  Parameters:
    `menuItem` - the `JMenuitem` to be added
  Returns:
    the `JMenuItem` added

### add

    public Component add(Component c)

  Appends a component to the end of this menu. Returns the component added.

  Overrides:
    `add` in class `Container`
  Parameters:
    `c` - the `Component` to add
  Returns:
    the `Component` added
  See Also:
    `Container.addImpl(java.awt.Component, java.lang.Object, int)`, `Container.validate()`, `JComponent.revalidate()`

### add

    public Component add(Component c,
                         int index)

  Adds the specified component to this container at the given position. If `index` equals -1, the component will be appended to the end.

  Overrides:
    `add` in class `Container`
  Parameters:
    `c` - the `Component` to add
    `index` - the position at which to insert the component
  Returns:
    the `Component` added
  See Also:
    `remove(javax.swing.JMenuItem)`, `Container.add(Component, int)`

### add

    public JMenuItem add(String s)

  Creates a new menu item with the specified text and appends it to the end of this menu.

  Parameters:
    `s` - the string for the menu item to be added

### add

    public JMenuItem add(Action a)

  Creates a new menu item attached to the specified `Action` object and appends it to the end of this menu.

  Parameters:
    `a` - the `Action` for the menu item to be added
  See Also:
    `Action`

### createActionComponent

    protected JMenuItem createActionComponent(Action a)

  Factory method which creates the `JMenuItem` for `Action`s added to the `JMenu`.

  Parameters:
    `a` - the `Action` for the menu item to be added
  Returns:
    the new menu item
  Since:
    1.3
  See Also:
    `Action`

### createActionChangeListener

    protected PropertyChangeListener createActionChangeListener(JMenuItem b)

  Returns a properly configured `PropertyChangeListener` which updates the control as changes to the `Action` occur.

### addSeparator

    public void addSeparator()

  Appends a new separator to the end of the menu.

### insert

    public void insert(String s,
                       int pos)

  Inserts a new menu item with the specified text at a given position.

  Parameters:
    `s` - the text for the menu item to add
    `pos` - an integer specifying the position at which to add the new menu item
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - when the value of `pos` < 0

### insert

    public JMenuItem insert(JMenuItem mi,
                            int pos)

  Inserts the specified `JMenuitem` at a given position.

  Parameters:
    `mi` - the `JMenuitem` to add
    `pos` - an integer specifying the position at which to add the new `JMenuitem`
  Returns:
    the new menu item
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if the value of `pos` < 0

### insert

    public JMenuItem insert(Action a,
                            int pos)

  Inserts a new menu item attached to the specified `Action` object at a given position.

  Parameters:
    `a` - the `Action` object for the menu item to add
    `pos` - an integer specifying the position at which to add the new menu item
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if the value of `pos` < 0

### insertSeparator

    public void insertSeparator(int index)

  Inserts a separator at the specified position.

  Parameters:
    `index` - an integer specifying the position at which to insert the menu separator
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if the value of `index` < 0

### getItem

    public JMenuItem getItem(int pos)

  Returns the `JMenuItem` at the specified position. If the component at `pos` is not a menu item, `null` is returned. This method is included for AWT compatibility.

  Parameters:
    `pos` - an integer specifying the position
  Returns:
    the menu item at the specified position; or `null` if the item as the specified position is not a menu item
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if the value of `pos` < 0

### getItemCount

    public int getItemCount()

  Returns the number of items on the menu, including separators. This method is included for AWT compatibility.

  Returns:
    an integer equal to the number of items on the menu
  See Also:
    `getMenuComponentCount()`

### isTearOff

    public boolean isTearOff()

  Returns true if the menu can be torn off. This method is not yet implemented.

  Returns:
    true if the menu can be torn off, else false
  Throws:
    `Error` - if invoked -- this method is not yet implemented

### remove

    public void remove(JMenuItem item)

  Removes the specified menu item from this menu. If there is no popup menu, this method will have no effect.

  Parameters:
    `item` - the `JMenuItem` to be removed from the menu

### remove

    public void remove(int pos)

  Removes the menu item at the specified index from this menu.

  Overrides:
    `remove` in class `Container`
  Parameters:
    `pos` - the position of the item to be removed
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException` - if the value of `pos` < 0, or if `pos` is greater than the number of menu items
  See Also:
    `Container.add(java.awt.Component)`, `Container.validate()`, `Container.getComponentCount()`

### remove

    public void remove(Component c)

  Removes the component `c` from this menu.

  Overrides:
    `remove` in class `Container`
  Parameters:
    `c` - the component to be removed
  See Also:
    `Container.add(java.awt.Component)`, `Container.validate()`, `Container.remove(int)`

### removeAll

    public void removeAll()

  Removes all menu items from this menu.

  Overrides:
    `removeAll` in class `Container`
  See Also:
    `Container.add(java.awt.Component)`, `Container.remove(int)`

### getMenuComponentCount

    public int getMenuComponentCount()

  Returns the number of components on the menu.

  Returns:
    an integer containing the number of components on the menu

### getMenuComponent

    public Component getMenuComponent(int n)

  Returns the component at position `n`.

  Parameters:
    `n` - the position of the component to be returned
  Returns:
    the component requested, or `null` if there is no popup menu

### getMenuComponents

    public Component[] getMenuComponents()

  Returns an array of `Component`s of the menu's subcomponents. Note that this returns all `Component`s in the popup menu, including separators.

  Returns:
    an array of `Component`s or an empty array if there is no popup menu

### isTopLevelMenu

    public boolean isTopLevelMenu()

  Returns true if the menu is a 'top-level menu', that is, if it is the direct child of a menubar.

  Returns:
    true if the menu is activated from the menu bar; false if the menu is activated from a menu item on another menu

### isMenuComponent

    public boolean isMenuComponent(Component c)

  Returns true if the specified component exists in the submenu hierarchy.

  Parameters:
    `c` - the `Component` to be tested
  Returns:
    true if the `Component` exists, false otherwise

### getPopupMenu

    public JPopupMenu getPopupMenu()

  Returns the popupmenu associated with this menu. If there is no popupmenu, it will create one.

### addMenuListener

    public void addMenuListener(MenuListener l)

  Adds a listener for menu events.

  Parameters:
    `l` - the listener to be added

### removeMenuListener

    public void removeMenuListener(MenuListener l)

  Removes a listener for menu events.

  Parameters:
    `l` - the listener to be removed

### getMenuListeners

    public MenuListener[] getMenuListeners()

  Returns an array of all the `MenuListener`s added to this JMenu with addMenuListener().

  Returns:
    all of the `MenuListener`s added or an empty array if no listeners have been added
  Since:
    1.4

### fireMenuSelected

    protected void fireMenuSelected()

  Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. The event instance is created lazily.

  Throws:
    `Error` - if there is a `null` listener
  See Also:
    `EventListenerList`

### fireMenuDeselected

    protected void fireMenuDeselected()

  Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. The event instance is created lazily.

  Throws:
    `Error` - if there is a `null` listener
  See Also:
    `EventListenerList`

### fireMenuCanceled

    protected void fireMenuCanceled()

  Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. The event instance is created lazily.

  Throws:
    `Error` - if there is a `null` listener
  See Also:
    `EventListenerList`

### createWinListener

    protected JMenu.WinListener createWinListener(JPopupMenu p)

  Creates a window-closing listener for the popup.

  Parameters:
    `p` - the `JPopupMenu`
  Returns:
    the new window-closing listener
  See Also:
    `JMenu.WinListener`

### menuSelectionChanged

    public void menuSelectionChanged(boolean isIncluded)

  Messaged when the menubar selection changes to activate or deactivate this menu. Overrides `JMenuItem.menuSelectionChanged`.

  Specified by:
    `menuSelectionChanged` in interface `MenuElement`
  Overrides:
    `menuSelectionChanged` in class `JMenuItem`
  Parameters:
    `isIncluded` - true if this menu is active, false if it is not
  See Also:
    `MenuSelectionManager.setSelectedPath(MenuElement[])`

### getSubElements

    public MenuElement[] getSubElements()

  Returns an array of `MenuElement`s containing the submenu for this menu component. If popup menu is `null` returns an empty array. This method is required to conform to the `MenuElement` interface. Note that since `JSeparator`s do not conform to the `MenuElement` interface, this array will only contain `JMenuItem`s.

  Specified by:
    `getSubElements` in interface `MenuElement`
  Overrides:
    `getSubElements` in class `JMenuItem`
  Returns:
    an array of `MenuElement` objects

### getComponent

    public Component getComponent()

  Returns the `java.awt.Component` used to paint this `MenuElement`. The returned component is used to convert events and detect if an event is inside a menu component.

  Specified by:
    `getComponent` in interface `MenuElement`
  Overrides:
    `getComponent` in class `JMenuItem`
  Returns:
    the `Component` that paints this menu item

### applyComponentOrientation

    public void applyComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation o)

  Sets the `ComponentOrientation` property of this menu and all components contained within it. This includes all components returned by `getMenuComponents`.

  Overrides:
    `applyComponentOrientation` in class `Container`
  Parameters:
    `o` - the new component orientation of this menu and the components contained within it.
  Throws:
    `NullPointerException` - if `orientation` is null.
  Since:
    1.4
  See Also:
    `Component.setComponentOrientation(java.awt.ComponentOrientation)`, `Component.getComponentOrientation()`

### setComponentOrientation

    public void setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation o)

  Description copied from class: `Component`
  Sets the language-sensitive orientation that is to be used to order the elements or text within this component. Language-sensitive `LayoutManager` and `Component` subclasses will use this property to determine how to lay out and draw components.

  At construction time, a component's orientation is set to `ComponentOrientation.UNKNOWN`, indicating that it has not been specified explicitly. The UNKNOWN orientation behaves the same as `ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT`.

  To set the orientation of a single component, use this method. To set the orientation of an entire component hierarchy, use `applyComponentOrientation`.

  Overrides:
    `setComponentOrientation` in class `Component`
  See Also:
    `ComponentOrientation`

### setAccelerator

    public void setAccelerator(KeyStroke keyStroke)

  `setAccelerator` is not defined for `JMenu`. Use `setMnemonic` instead.

  Overrides:
    `setAccelerator` in class `JMenuItem`
  Parameters:
    `keyStroke` - the keystroke combination which will invoke the `JMenuItem`'s actionlisteners without navigating the menu hierarchy
  Throws:
    `Error` - if invoked -- this method is not defined for JMenu. Use `setMnemonic` instead

### processKeyEvent

    protected void processKeyEvent(KeyEvent evt)

  Processes key stroke events such as mnemonics and accelerators.

  Overrides:
    `processKeyEvent` in class `JComponent`
  Parameters:
    `evt` - the key event to be processed
  See Also:
    `KeyEvent`, `KeyListener`, `KeyboardFocusManager`, `DefaultKeyboardFocusManager`, `Component.processEvent(java.awt.AWTEvent)`, `Component.dispatchEvent(java.awt.AWTEvent)`, `Component.addKeyListener(java.awt.event.KeyListener)`, `Component.enableEvents(long)`, `Component.isShowing()`

### doClick

    public void doClick(int pressTime)

  Programmatically performs a "click". This overrides the method `AbstractButton.doClick` in order to make the menu pop up.

  Overrides:
    `doClick` in class `AbstractButton`
  Parameters:
    `pressTime` - indicates the number of milliseconds the button was pressed for

### paramString

    protected String paramString()

  Returns a string representation of this `JMenu`. This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the returned string may vary between implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not be `null`.

  Overrides:
    `paramString` in class `JMenuItem`
  Returns:
    a string representation of this JMenu.

### getAccessibleContext

    public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()

  Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JMenu. For JMenus, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJMenu. A new AccessibleJMenu instance is created if necessary.

  Specified by:
    `getAccessibleContext` in interface `Accessible`
  Overrides:
    `getAccessibleContext` in class `JMenuItem`
  Returns:
    an AccessibleJMenu that serves as the AccessibleContext of this JMenu

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