org.virion.jam.framework
Interface MenuFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultEditMenuFactory, DefaultFileMenuFactory, DefaultHelpMenuFactory, DemoMenuFactory, MacFileMenuFactory, MacHelpMenuFactory, MacWindowMenuFactory

public interface MenuFactory

Field Summary

static int	CENTER
static int	LEFT
static int	RIGHT

Method Summary

String	getMenuName() Give the name of this menu.
int	getPreferredAlignment() Returns the preferred alignment of the menu in the menu bar.
void	populateMenu(JMenu menu, AbstractFrame frame) This method should populate the menu with menu items.

Field Detail

LEFT

static final int LEFT

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CENTER

static final int CENTER

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RIGHT

static final int RIGHT

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Method Detail

getMenuName

String getMenuName()

Give the name of this menu. If multiple MenuFactories are registered with the same name, then these will be appended into a single actual menu.

populateMenu

void populateMenu(JMenu menu,
                  AbstractFrame frame)

This method should populate the menu with menu items. Reference can be made to the frame in order to get Actions.

Parameters:

menu -

frame -

getPreferredAlignment

int getPreferredAlignment()

Returns the preferred alignment of the menu in the menu bar. This should be one of MenuFactory.LEFT, MenuFactory.CENTER or MenuFactory.RIGHT.

Returns:

the alignment