Java Utililty Methods Swing Menu

List of utility methods to do Swing Menu

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Description

The list of methods to do Swing Menu are organized into topic(s).

Method

JMenucreateMenu(final String text)
create Menu 
return new JMenu(text);
JMenucreateMenu(final String text, final char mnemonic)
create Menu 
JMenu menu = new JMenu(text);
menu.setMnemonic(mnemonic);
return menu;
JMenucreateMenu(String label, int mnemonic, String description)
create Menu 
return createMenuItem(new JMenu(label), mnemonic, description, null);
JMenucreateMenu(String label, Object... objects)
create Menu 
return createMenu(label, -1, objects);
JMenucreateMenu(String name, Object[] item, int[] accelerator, ActionListener listener)
create Menu 
return createMenu(name, "", item, accelerator, listener);
JMenucreateMenu(String text)
create Menu 
JMenu menu = new JMenu();
configureTextAndMnemonic(menu, text);
return menu;
KeyStrokecreateMenuKeyMask(final int aKeyStroke, final int... aMasks)
Convenience method to create a key mask for menu's. 
int modifiers = getMenuShortcutKeyMask();
for (int aMask : aMasks) {
    modifiers |= aMask;
return KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(aKeyStroke, modifiers);
voidenableMenu(JTextComponent text)
enable Menu 
final Action actionCopySelected = text.getActionMap().get(DefaultEditorKit.copyAction);
final Action actionSelectAll = text.getActionMap().get(DefaultEditorKit.selectAllAction);
final Action actionUnselect = text.getActionMap().get("unselect");
Action actionCopyAll = new AbstractAction("Copy All to System Clipboard") {
    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        if (actionSelectAll != null) {
            actionSelectAll.actionPerformed(e);
...
JMenuBarfindMenuBar(Container container)
Traverse a container hierarchy and returns the first JMenuBar it finds. 
Component[] components = container.getComponents();
for (Component component : components) {
    if (component instanceof JMenuBar) {
        return (JMenuBar) component;
    } else if (component instanceof Container) {
        JMenuBar jmb = findMenuBar((Container) component);
        if (jmb != null) {
            return jmb;
...
MenuElementfindMenuElement(final MenuElement root, final String text)
find Menu Element 
for (MenuElement item : root.getSubElements()) {
    if (item instanceof JMenu == true) {
        JMenu mItem = (JMenu) item;
        if (mItem.getSubElements().length > 0) {
            MenuElement elem = findMenuElement(mItem, text);
            if (elem != null)
                return elem;
        continue;
    if (item instanceof JPopupMenu == true) {
        JPopupMenu mItem = (JPopupMenu) item;
        if (mItem.getSubElements().length > 0) {
            MenuElement elem = findMenuElement(mItem, text);
            if (elem != null)
                return elem;
        continue;
    if (item instanceof JMenuItem == false)
        continue;
    JMenuItem mItem = (JMenuItem) item;
    if (mItem.getText().equals(text) == true)
        return mItem;
return null;