public class

JRadioButtonMenuItem

extends JMenuItem
implements Accessible
java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.awt.Component
     ↳ java.awt.Container
       ↳ javax.swing.JComponent
         ↳ javax.swing.AbstractButton
           ↳ javax.swing.JMenuItem
             ↳ javax.swing.JRadioButtonMenuItem

Class Overview

An implementation of a radio button menu item. A JRadioButtonMenuItem is a menu item that is part of a group of menu items in which only one item in the group can be selected. The selected item displays its selected state. Selecting it causes any other selected item to switch to the unselected state. To control the selected state of a group of radio button menu items, use a ButtonGroup object.

Menu items can be configured, and to some degree controlled, by Actions. Using an Action with a menu item has many benefits beyond directly configuring a menu item. Refer to Swing Components Supporting Action for more details, and you can find more information in How to Use Actions, a section in The Java Tutorial.

For further documentation and examples see How to Use Menus, a section in The Java Tutorial.

Warning: Swing is not thread safe. For more information see Swing's Threading Policy.

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 JavaBeansTM has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

See Also

Summary

Nested Classes
class JRadioButtonMenuItem.AccessibleJRadioButtonMenuItem This class implements accessibility support for the JRadioButtonMenuItem class. 
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Inherited Constants
From class javax.swing.AbstractButton
From class javax.swing.JComponent
From class java.awt.Component
From interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
From interface javax.swing.SwingConstants
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Inherited Fields
From class javax.swing.AbstractButton
From class javax.swing.JComponent
Public Constructors
JRadioButtonMenuItem()
Creates a JRadioButtonMenuItem with no set text or icon.
JRadioButtonMenuItem(Icon icon)
Creates a JRadioButtonMenuItem with an icon.
JRadioButtonMenuItem(String text)
Creates a JRadioButtonMenuItem with text.
JRadioButtonMenuItem(Action a)
Creates a radio button menu item whose properties are taken from the Action supplied.
JRadioButtonMenuItem(String text, Icon icon)
Creates a radio button menu item with the specified text and Icon.
JRadioButtonMenuItem(String text, boolean selected)
Creates a radio button menu item with the specified text and selection state.
JRadioButtonMenuItem(Icon icon, boolean selected)
Creates a radio button menu item with the specified image and selection state, but no text.
JRadioButtonMenuItem(String text, Icon icon, boolean selected)
Creates a radio button menu item that has the specified text, image, and selection state.
Public Methods
AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JRadioButtonMenuItem.
String getUIClassID()
Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.
Protected Methods
String paramString()
Returns a string representation of this JRadioButtonMenuItem.
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Inherited Methods
From class javax.swing.JMenuItem
From class javax.swing.AbstractButton
From class javax.swing.JComponent
From class java.awt.Container
From class java.awt.Component
From class java.lang.Object
From interface java.awt.ItemSelectable
From interface java.awt.MenuContainer
From interface java.awt.image.ImageObserver
From interface javax.accessibility.Accessible
From interface javax.swing.MenuElement

Public Constructors

public JRadioButtonMenuItem ()

Creates a JRadioButtonMenuItem with no set text or icon.

public JRadioButtonMenuItem (Icon icon)

Creates a JRadioButtonMenuItem with an icon.

Parameters
icon the Icon to display on the JRadioButtonMenuItem

public JRadioButtonMenuItem (String text)

Creates a JRadioButtonMenuItem with text.

Parameters
text the text of the JRadioButtonMenuItem

public JRadioButtonMenuItem (Action a)

Creates a radio button menu item whose properties are taken from the Action supplied.

Parameters
a the Action on which to base the radio button menu item

public JRadioButtonMenuItem (String text, Icon icon)

Creates a radio button menu item with the specified text and Icon.

Parameters
text the text of the JRadioButtonMenuItem
icon the icon to display on the JRadioButtonMenuItem

public JRadioButtonMenuItem (String text, boolean selected)

Creates a radio button menu item with the specified text and selection state.

Parameters
text the text of the CheckBoxMenuItem
selected the selected state of the CheckBoxMenuItem

public JRadioButtonMenuItem (Icon icon, boolean selected)

Creates a radio button menu item with the specified image and selection state, but no text.

Parameters
icon the image that the button should display
selected if true, the button is initially selected; otherwise, the button is initially unselected

public JRadioButtonMenuItem (String text, Icon icon, boolean selected)

Creates a radio button menu item that has the specified text, image, and selection state. All other constructors defer to this one.

Parameters
text the string displayed on the radio button
icon the image that the button should display

Public Methods

public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext ()

Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this JRadioButtonMenuItem. For JRadioButtonMenuItems, the AccessibleContext takes the form of an AccessibleJRadioButtonMenuItem. A new AccessibleJRadioButtonMenuItem instance is created if necessary.

Returns
  • an AccessibleJRadioButtonMenuItem that serves as the AccessibleContext of this JRadioButtonMenuItem

public String getUIClassID ()

Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.

Returns
  • the string "RadioButtonMenuItemUI"

Protected Methods

protected String paramString ()

Returns a string representation of this JRadioButtonMenuItem. 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
  • a string representation of this JRadioButtonMenuItem