java.awt

## Class Menu.AccessibleAWTMenu

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext
  - - java.awt.MenuComponent.AccessibleAWTMenuComponent
    - - java.awt.MenuItem.AccessibleAWTMenuItem
      - - java.awt.Menu.AccessibleAWTMenu

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, AccessibleAction, AccessibleComponent, AccessibleSelection, AccessibleValue
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    PopupMenu.AccessibleAWTPopupMenu
  Enclosing class:
    Menu

      protected class Menu.AccessibleAWTMenu
      extends MenuItem.AccessibleAWTMenuItem

  Inner class of Menu used to provide default support for accessibility. This class is not meant to be used directly by application developers, but is instead meant only to be subclassed by menu component developers.

  This class implements accessibility support for the `Menu` class. It provides an implementation of the Java Accessibility API appropriate to menu user-interface elements.

  Since:
    1.3
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext

      `ACCESSIBLE_ACTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_ACTIVE_DESCENDANT_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_CARET_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_CHILD_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_COMPONENT_BOUNDS_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_HYPERTEXT_OFFSET, ACCESSIBLE_INVALIDATE_CHILDREN, ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_CAPTION_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_HEADER_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_MODEL_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_HEADER_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_SUMMARY_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_VISIBLE_DATA_PROPERTY, accessibleDescription, accessibleName, accessibleParent`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface javax.accessibility.AccessibleAction

      `CLICK, DECREMENT, INCREMENT, TOGGLE_EXPAND, TOGGLE_POPUP`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected` | `AccessibleAWTMenu()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `AccessibleRole` | `getAccessibleRole()` | Get the role of this object.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.awt.MenuItem.AccessibleAWTMenuItem

      `doAccessibleAction, getAccessibleAction, getAccessibleActionCount, getAccessibleActionDescription, getAccessibleName, getAccessibleValue, getCurrentAccessibleValue, getMaximumAccessibleValue, getMinimumAccessibleValue, setCurrentAccessibleValue`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.awt.MenuComponent.AccessibleAWTMenuComponent

      `addAccessibleSelection, addFocusListener, clearAccessibleSelection, contains, getAccessibleAt, getAccessibleChild, getAccessibleChildrenCount, getAccessibleComponent, getAccessibleDescription, getAccessibleIndexInParent, getAccessibleParent, getAccessibleSelection, getAccessibleSelection, getAccessibleSelectionCount, getAccessibleStateSet, getBackground, getBounds, getCursor, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getSize, isAccessibleChildSelected, isEnabled, isFocusTraversable, isShowing, isVisible, removeAccessibleSelection, removeFocusListener, requestFocus, selectAllAccessibleSelection, setBackground, setBounds, setCursor, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setLocation, setSize, setVisible`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext

      `addPropertyChangeListener, firePropertyChange, getAccessibleEditableText, getAccessibleIcon, getAccessibleRelationSet, getAccessibleTable, getAccessibleText, removePropertyChangeListener, setAccessibleDescription, setAccessibleName, setAccessibleParent`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AccessibleAWTMenu

          protected AccessibleAWTMenu()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getAccessibleRole

          public AccessibleRole getAccessibleRole()

      Get the role of this object.
      Overrides:
        `getAccessibleRole` in class `MenuItem.AccessibleAWTMenuItem`
      Returns:
        an instance of AccessibleRole describing the role of the object
      See Also:
        `AccessibleRole`

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