Chapter 19
java.awt Reference

MenuContainer

Name

MenuContainer

[Graphic: Figure from the text]

Description

MenuContainer is an interface that defines the responsibilities for objects that can have a menu.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.MenuContainer
    extends java.lang.Object {
  
  // Interface Methods
  public abstract Font getFont();
  public abstract boolean postEvent (Event e);
  public abstract void remove (MenuComponent component);
}

Interface Methods

getFont

public abstract Font getFont()

Returns: Current font of the object implementing this method.

postEvent

public abstract boolean postEvent (Event e)

Parameters

e: Event to post.

Returns

Ignores return value.

Description

Posts event to the object implementing this method.

remove

public abstract void remove (MenuComponent component)

Parameters

component: Menu object to remove

Description

Tells the object implementing this method to remove a menu component.