Constructs a name for this MenuComponent.

  Constructs a name for this MenuComponent.
Called by getName when the name is null.
Returns: a name for this MenuComponent

  Delivers an event to this component or one of its sub components.

  Delivers an event to this component or one of its sub components.
Parameters:
- e - the event

  Gets the index of the child within this MenuComponent.

  Gets the index of the child within this MenuComponent.
Returns: -1 if this object doesn't contain the child, otherwise, index of the child.
Parameters:
- child - MenuComponent whose index we are interested in.

  Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this MenuComponent.

  Gets the AccessibleContext associated with
this MenuComponent.

The method implemented by this base class returns null.
Classes that extend MenuComponent
should implement this method to return the
AccessibleContext associated with the subclass.
Returns: the AccessibleContext of this MenuComponent
Since: 1.3

  Gets the index of this object in its accessible parent.

  Gets the index of this object in its accessible parent.
Returns: -1 if this object does not have an accessible parent; otherwise, the index of the child in its accessible parent.

  Gets the state of this object.

  Gets the state of this object.
Returns: an instance of AccessibleStateSet containing the current state set of the object
See Also: AccessibleState,

  Gets the font used for this menu component.

  Gets the font used for this menu component.
Returns: the font used in this menu component, if there is one; null otherwise
See Also: MenuComponent.setFont(java.awt.Font),

  Gets the name of the menu component.

  Gets the name of the menu component.
Returns: the name of the menu component
Since: JDK1.1
See Also: MenuComponent.setName(java.lang.String),

  Returns the parent container for this menu component.

  Returns the parent container for this menu component.
Returns: the menu component containing this menu component, or null if this menu component is the outermost component, the menu bar itself

  Gets this component's locking object (the object that owns the thread sychronization monitor) for AWT component-tree and layout operations.

  Gets this component's locking object (the object that owns the thread
sychronization monitor) for AWT component-tree and layout
operations.
Returns: this component's locking object

  Returns a string representing the state of this MenuComponent.

  Returns a string representing the state of this
MenuComponent. This method is intended to be used
only for debugging purposes, and the content and format of the
returned string may vary between implementations. The returned
string may be empty but may not be null.
Returns: the parameter string of this menu component

  Posts the specified event to the menu.

  Posts the specified event to the menu.
This method is part of the Java 1.0 event system
and it is maintained only for backwards compatibility.
Its use is discouraged, and it may not be supported
in the future.
Parameters:
- evt - the event which is to take place

  Processes events occurring on this menu component.

  Processes events occurring on this menu component.

Note that if the event parameter is null the behavior is unspecified and may result in an exception.
Parameters:
- e - the event
Since: JDK1.1

  Removes the menu component's peer.

  Removes the menu component's peer. The peer allows us to modify the
appearance of the menu component without changing the functionality of
the menu component.

  Sets the font to be used for this menu component to the specified font.

  Sets the font to be used for this menu component to the specified font. This font is also used by all subcomponents of this menu component, unless those subcomponents specify a different font.

Some platforms may not support setting of all font attributes of a menu component; in such cases, calling setFont will have no effect on the unsupported font attributes of this menu component. Unless subcomponents of this menu component specify a different font, this font will be used by those subcomponents if supported by the underlying platform.
Parameters:
- f - the font to be set
See Also: MenuComponent.getFont(), Font.getAttributes(), TextAttribute,

  Sets the name of the component to the specified string.

  Sets the name of the component to the specified string.
Parameters:
- name - the name of the menu component
Since: JDK1.1
See Also: MenuComponent.getName(),

  Returns a representation of this menu component as a string.

  Returns a representation of this menu component as a string.
Returns: a string representation of this menu component