javax.swing.event

## Class MenuKeyEvent

- java.lang.Object
- - java.util.EventObject
  - - java.awt.AWTEvent
    - - java.awt.event.ComponentEvent
      - - java.awt.event.InputEvent
        - - java.awt.event.KeyEvent
          - - javax.swing.event.MenuKeyEvent

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable

      public class MenuKeyEvent
      extends KeyEvent

  MenuKeyEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a KeyEvent forwarded to it in a menu tree.

  Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans™ has been added to the `java.beans` package. Please see `XMLEncoder`.

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.awt.event.KeyEvent

      `CHAR_UNDEFINED, KEY_FIRST, KEY_LAST, KEY_LOCATION_LEFT, KEY_LOCATION_NUMPAD, KEY_LOCATION_RIGHT, KEY_LOCATION_STANDARD, KEY_LOCATION_UNKNOWN, KEY_PRESSED, KEY_RELEASED, KEY_TYPED, VK_0, VK_1, VK_2, VK_3, VK_4, VK_5, VK_6, VK_7, VK_8, VK_9, VK_A, VK_ACCEPT, VK_ADD, VK_AGAIN, VK_ALL_CANDIDATES, VK_ALPHANUMERIC, VK_ALT, VK_ALT_GRAPH, VK_AMPERSAND, VK_ASTERISK, VK_AT, VK_B, VK_BACK_QUOTE, VK_BACK_SLASH, VK_BACK_SPACE, VK_BEGIN, VK_BRACELEFT, VK_BRACERIGHT, VK_C, VK_CANCEL, VK_CAPS_LOCK, VK_CIRCUMFLEX, VK_CLEAR, VK_CLOSE_BRACKET, VK_CODE_INPUT, VK_COLON, VK_COMMA, VK_COMPOSE, VK_CONTEXT_MENU, VK_CONTROL, VK_CONVERT, VK_COPY, VK_CUT, VK_D, VK_DEAD_ABOVEDOT, VK_DEAD_ABOVERING, VK_DEAD_ACUTE, VK_DEAD_BREVE, VK_DEAD_CARON, VK_DEAD_CEDILLA, VK_DEAD_CIRCUMFLEX, VK_DEAD_DIAERESIS, VK_DEAD_DOUBLEACUTE, VK_DEAD_GRAVE, VK_DEAD_IOTA, VK_DEAD_MACRON, VK_DEAD_OGONEK, VK_DEAD_SEMIVOICED_SOUND, VK_DEAD_TILDE, VK_DEAD_VOICED_SOUND, VK_DECIMAL, VK_DELETE, VK_DIVIDE, VK_DOLLAR, VK_DOWN, VK_E, VK_END, VK_ENTER, VK_EQUALS, VK_ESCAPE, VK_EURO_SIGN, VK_EXCLAMATION_MARK, VK_F, VK_F1, VK_F10, VK_F11, VK_F12, VK_F13, VK_F14, VK_F15, VK_F16, VK_F17, VK_F18, VK_F19, VK_F2, VK_F20, VK_F21, VK_F22, VK_F23, VK_F24, VK_F3, VK_F4, VK_F5, VK_F6, VK_F7, VK_F8, VK_F9, VK_FINAL, VK_FIND, VK_FULL_WIDTH, VK_G, VK_GREATER, VK_H, VK_HALF_WIDTH, VK_HELP, VK_HIRAGANA, VK_HOME, VK_I, VK_INPUT_METHOD_ON_OFF, VK_INSERT, VK_INVERTED_EXCLAMATION_MARK, VK_J, VK_JAPANESE_HIRAGANA, VK_JAPANESE_KATAKANA, VK_JAPANESE_ROMAN, VK_K, VK_KANA, VK_KANA_LOCK, VK_KANJI, VK_KATAKANA, VK_KP_DOWN, VK_KP_LEFT, VK_KP_RIGHT, VK_KP_UP, VK_L, VK_LEFT, VK_LEFT_PARENTHESIS, VK_LESS, VK_M, VK_META, VK_MINUS, VK_MODECHANGE, VK_MULTIPLY, VK_N, VK_NONCONVERT, VK_NUM_LOCK, VK_NUMBER_SIGN, VK_NUMPAD0, VK_NUMPAD1, VK_NUMPAD2, VK_NUMPAD3, VK_NUMPAD4, VK_NUMPAD5, VK_NUMPAD6, VK_NUMPAD7, VK_NUMPAD8, VK_NUMPAD9, VK_O, VK_OPEN_BRACKET, VK_P, VK_PAGE_DOWN, VK_PAGE_UP, VK_PASTE, VK_PAUSE, VK_PERIOD, VK_PLUS, VK_PREVIOUS_CANDIDATE, VK_PRINTSCREEN, VK_PROPS, VK_Q, VK_QUOTE, VK_QUOTEDBL, VK_R, VK_RIGHT, VK_RIGHT_PARENTHESIS, VK_ROMAN_CHARACTERS, VK_S, VK_SCROLL_LOCK, VK_SEMICOLON, VK_SEPARATER, VK_SEPARATOR, VK_SHIFT, VK_SLASH, VK_SPACE, VK_STOP, VK_SUBTRACT, VK_T, VK_TAB, VK_U, VK_UNDEFINED, VK_UNDERSCORE, VK_UNDO, VK_UP, VK_V, VK_W, VK_WINDOWS, VK_X, VK_Y, VK_Z`

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.awt.event.InputEvent

      `ALT_DOWN_MASK, ALT_GRAPH_DOWN_MASK, ALT_GRAPH_MASK, ALT_MASK, BUTTON1_DOWN_MASK, BUTTON1_MASK, BUTTON2_DOWN_MASK, BUTTON2_MASK, BUTTON3_DOWN_MASK, BUTTON3_MASK, CTRL_DOWN_MASK, CTRL_MASK, META_DOWN_MASK, META_MASK, SHIFT_DOWN_MASK, SHIFT_MASK`

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.awt.event.ComponentEvent

      `COMPONENT_FIRST, COMPONENT_HIDDEN, COMPONENT_LAST, COMPONENT_MOVED, COMPONENT_RESIZED, COMPONENT_SHOWN`

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.awt.AWTEvent

      `ACTION_EVENT_MASK, ADJUSTMENT_EVENT_MASK, COMPONENT_EVENT_MASK, consumed, CONTAINER_EVENT_MASK, FOCUS_EVENT_MASK, HIERARCHY_BOUNDS_EVENT_MASK, HIERARCHY_EVENT_MASK, id, INPUT_METHOD_EVENT_MASK, INVOCATION_EVENT_MASK, ITEM_EVENT_MASK, KEY_EVENT_MASK, MOUSE_EVENT_MASK, MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK, MOUSE_WHEEL_EVENT_MASK, PAINT_EVENT_MASK, RESERVED_ID_MAX, TEXT_EVENT_MASK, WINDOW_EVENT_MASK, WINDOW_FOCUS_EVENT_MASK, WINDOW_STATE_EVENT_MASK`

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

      `source`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `MenuKeyEvent(Component source, int id, long when, int modifiers, int keyCode, char keyChar, MenuElement[] p, MenuSelectionManager m)` | Constructs a MenuKeyEvent object.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `MenuSelectionManager` | `getMenuSelectionManager()` | Returns the current menu selection manager.
    `MenuElement[]` | `getPath()` | Returns the path to the menu item referenced by this event.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.awt.event.KeyEvent

      `getExtendedKeyCode, getExtendedKeyCodeForChar, getKeyChar, getKeyCode, getKeyLocation, getKeyModifiersText, getKeyText, isActionKey, paramString, setKeyChar, setKeyCode, setModifiers`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.awt.event.InputEvent

      `consume, getMaskForButton, getModifiers, getModifiersEx, getModifiersExText, getWhen, isAltDown, isAltGraphDown, isConsumed, isControlDown, isMetaDown, isShiftDown`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.awt.event.ComponentEvent

      `getComponent`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.awt.AWTEvent

      `getID, setSource, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

      `getSource`

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### MenuKeyEvent

          public MenuKeyEvent(Component source,
                              int id,
                              long when,
                              int modifiers,
                              int keyCode,
                              char keyChar,
                              MenuElement[] p,
                              MenuSelectionManager m)

      Constructs a MenuKeyEvent object.
      Parameters:
        `source` - the Component that originated the event (typically `this`)
        `id` - an int specifying the type of event, as defined in `KeyEvent`
        `when` - a long identifying the time the event occurred
        `modifiers` - an int specifying any modifier keys held down, as specified in `InputEvent`
        `keyCode` - an int specifying the specific key that was pressed
        `keyChar` - a char specifying the key's character value, if any -- null if the key has no character value
        `p` - an array of MenuElement objects specifying a path to a menu item affected by the drag
        `m` - a MenuSelectionManager object that handles selections

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getPath

          public MenuElement[] getPath()

      Returns the path to the menu item referenced by this event.
      Returns:
        an array of MenuElement objects representing the path value

    - #### getMenuSelectionManager

          public MenuSelectionManager getMenuSelectionManager()

      Returns the current menu selection manager.
      Returns:
        a MenuSelectionManager object

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