nu.zoom.swing.desktop.component.stringmenu
Interface StringMenuFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

StringMenuFactoryImpl

public interface StringMenuFactory

Creates string menues.

Method Summary

<T extends Comparable<T> & Serializable> StringMenu<T>	getCachedMenu(Class<T> clazz, String preferenceKey) Retrieve a previously created menu.
<T extends Comparable<T> & Serializable> StringMenu<T>	getMenu(Class<T> clazz, String preferenceKey, String menuPresentationName, Icon menuIcon) Get a menu.

Method Detail

getMenu

<T extends Comparable<T> & Serializable> StringMenu<T> getMenu(Class<T> clazz,
                                                              String preferenceKey,
                                                              String menuPresentationName,
                                                              Icon menuIcon)

Get a menu. The menu will be cached with the preferenceKey as the cache key, subsequent calls to this method with the same preference key will always return the same menu instance.

Parameters:

preferenceKey - The key to use to store the menu when the application shuts down. Will be used to restore the menu when it is created.

menuPresentationName - The menu will have this set as its name.

menuIcon - The icon to set on the menu. May be null.

Returns:

A StringMenu

getCachedMenu

<T extends Comparable<T> & Serializable> StringMenu<T> getCachedMenu(Class<T> clazz,
                                                                    String preferenceKey)

Retrieve a previously created menu.

Parameters:

preferencesKey - The key used to create the menu.

Returns:

The menu or null if not created.

See Also:

#getMenu(String, String, Icon)