Package org.freeplane.core.util

# Class MenuUtils

java.lang.Object
org.freeplane.core.util.MenuUtils

public class MenuUtils extends Object
Utilities for dealing with the Freeplane menu: In scripts available as "global variable" menuUtils.

## Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type
Class
Description
`static class`
`MenuUtils.MenuEntry`
The userObject type for createMenuEntryTree().
`static class`
`MenuUtils.MenuEntryTreeBuilder`

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor
Description
`MenuUtils()`

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static DefaultMutableTreeNode`
`createAcceleratebleMenuEntryTree(String menuRootKey)`
Used as the basis for dynamic generation of hotkey list.
`static DefaultMutableTreeNode`
`createMenuEntryTree(String menuRootKey)`
returns a tree of all `JMenuItem` nodes the menu contains (omitting Strings and Separators).
`static void`
`executeMenuItems(List<String> menuItemKeys)`
to be used from scripts to execute menu items.
`static org.freeplane.core.ui.IndexedTree.Node`
`findAssignedMenuItemNodeRecursively(DefaultMutableTreeNode menubarNode, KeyStroke keystroke)`
there are little reasons to use this in scripts.
`static String`
`formatKeyStroke(KeyStroke keyStroke)`
pretty print a keystroke.
`static Icon`
`getMenuItemIcon(String menuItemKey)`
returns the icon for a menuItemKey or null if it has none.

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

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

## Constructor Details

### MenuUtils

public MenuUtils()

## Method Details

### createMenuEntryTree

public static DefaultMutableTreeNode createMenuEntryTree(String menuRootKey)
returns a tree of all `JMenuItem` nodes the menu contains (omitting Strings and Separators). The tree is build from `DefaultMutableTreeNode` nodes having `MenuEntry` objects as their userObjects. Note that the root node may have null as userObject if the menu item at `menuRootKey` doesn't contain a `JMenuItem`!

Parameters:
  `menuRootKey` - the key of the node that should form the root of the output.
Throws:
  `IllegalArgumentException` - if the menuRootKey does not point to an entry in the menu tree

### createAcceleratebleMenuEntryTree

public static DefaultMutableTreeNode createAcceleratebleMenuEntryTree(String menuRootKey)
Used as the basis for dynamic generation of hotkey list. Same as `createMenuEntryTree(String)` but all MenuEntries without associated accelerator and (then) empty submenus are removed from the result.

Throws:
  `IllegalArgumentException` - if the menuRootKey does not point to an entry in the menu tree

### formatKeyStroke

public static String formatKeyStroke(KeyStroke keyStroke)
pretty print a keystroke.

### findAssignedMenuItemNodeRecursively

public static org.freeplane.core.ui.IndexedTree.Node findAssignedMenuItemNodeRecursively(DefaultMutableTreeNode menubarNode, KeyStroke keystroke)
there are little reasons to use this in scripts.

### executeMenuItems

public static void executeMenuItems(List<String> menuItemKeys)
to be used from scripts to execute menu items. Find out the menuItemKey of a menu item with the devtools add-on. It contains a tool for that.

### getMenuItemIcon

public static Icon getMenuItemIcon(String menuItemKey)
returns the icon for a menuItemKey or null if it has none.