MenuItemFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

BreakpointDialogFactory, MenuActionFactory, PortDialogFactory, RadioMenuActionFactory, RenameDialogFactory, TransformationEditor.MatchingAttributeActionsFactory
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public interface MenuItemFactory
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This is an interface for factories that create menu items. Objects that implement this interface can be used in conjunction with a MenuCreator to implement context menu items.

Since:

Ptolemy II 1.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Steve Neuendorffer and Edward A. Lee

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (cxh)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Red (cxh)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`javax.swing.JMenuItem`	`create(JContextMenu menu, NamedObj target)`	Add an item to the given context menu that will operate on specified target, and return the menu item.

- Method Detail
  - create
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javax.swing.JMenuItem create(JContextMenu menu,
                             NamedObj target)
```
    Add an item to the given context menu that will operate on specified target, and return the menu item. Return null to decline to add a menu item for the specified target.
    
    Parameters:
    
    menu - The context menu to add to.
    
    target - The object that the menu item command will operate on.
    
    Returns:
    
    A menu item, or null to decline to provide a menu item.