org.apache.jorphan.gui

## Class MenuScroller

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.jorphan.gui.MenuScroller

-     public class MenuScroller
      extends Object

  A class that provides scrolling capabilities to a long menu dropdown or popup menu. A number of items can optionally be frozen at the top and/or bottom of the menu.

  Implementation note: The default number of items to display at a time is 15, and the default scrolling interval is 125 milliseconds.

  Class is slightly changed as per comments on the webpage

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `MenuScroller(JMenu menu)` Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a menu with the default number of items to display at a time, and default scrolling interval.
    `MenuScroller(JMenu menu, int scrollCount)` Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a menu with the specified number of items to display at a time, and default scrolling interval.
    `MenuScroller(JMenu menu, int scrollCount, int interval)` Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a menu with the specified number of items to display at a time, and specified scrolling interval.
    `MenuScroller(JMenu menu, int scrollCount, int interval, int topFixedCount, int bottomFixedCount)` Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a menu with the specified number of items to display in the scrolling region, the specified scrolling interval, and the specified numbers of items fixed at the top and bottom of the menu.
    `MenuScroller(JPopupMenu menu)` Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a popup menu with the default number of items to display at a time, and default scrolling interval.
    `MenuScroller(JPopupMenu menu, int scrollCount)` Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a popup menu with the specified number of items to display at a time, and default scrolling interval.
    `MenuScroller(JPopupMenu menu, int scrollCount, int interval)` Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a popup menu with the specified number of items to display at a time, and specified scrolling interval.
    `MenuScroller(JPopupMenu menu, int scrollCount, int interval, int topFixedCount, int bottomFixedCount)` Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a popup menu with the specified number of items to display in the scrolling region, the specified scrolling interval, and the specified numbers of items fixed at the top and bottom of the popup menu.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `dispose()` Removes this MenuScroller from the associated menu and restores the default behavior of the menu.
    `void` | `finalize()` Ensures that the `dispose` method of this MenuScroller is called when there are no more references to it.
    `int` | `getBottomFixedCount()` Returns the number of items fixed at the bottom of the menu or popup menu.
    `int` | `getInterval()` Returns the scroll interval in milliseconds
    `int` | `getscrollCount()` Returns the number of items in the scrolling portion of the menu.
    `int` | `getTopFixedCount()` Returns the number of items fixed at the top of the menu or popup menu.
    `void` | `keepVisible(int index)` Scrolls the item at the specified index into view each time the menu is opened.
    `void` | `keepVisible(JMenuItem item)` Scrolls the specified item into view each time the menu is opened.
    `void` | `setBottomFixedCount(int bottomFixedCount)` Sets the number of items to fix at the bottom of the menu or popup menu.
    `void` | `setInterval(int interval)` Sets the scroll interval in milliseconds
    `void` | `setScrollCount(int scrollCount)` Sets the number of items in the scrolling portion of the menu.
    `static MenuScroller` | `setScrollerFor(JMenu menu)` Registers a menu to be scrolled with the default number of items to display at a time and the default scrolling interval.
    `static MenuScroller` | `setScrollerFor(JMenu menu, int scrollCount)` Registers a menu to be scrolled with the default number of items to display at a time and the specified scrolling interval.
    `static MenuScroller` | `setScrollerFor(JMenu menu, int scrollCount, int interval)` Registers a menu to be scrolled, with the specified number of items to display at a time and the specified scrolling interval.
    `static MenuScroller` | `setScrollerFor(JMenu menu, int scrollCount, int interval, int topFixedCount, int bottomFixedCount)` Registers a menu to be scrolled, with the specified number of items to display in the scrolling region, the specified scrolling interval, and the specified numbers of items fixed at the top and bottom of the menu.
    `static MenuScroller` | `setScrollerFor(JPopupMenu menu)` Registers a popup menu to be scrolled with the default number of items to display at a time and the default scrolling interval.
    `static MenuScroller` | `setScrollerFor(JPopupMenu menu, int scrollCount)` Registers a popup menu to be scrolled with the default number of items to display at a time and the specified scrolling interval.
    `static MenuScroller` | `setScrollerFor(JPopupMenu menu, int scrollCount, int interval)` Registers a popup menu to be scrolled, with the specified number of items to display at a time and the specified scrolling interval.
    `static MenuScroller` | `setScrollerFor(JPopupMenu menu, int scrollCount, int interval, int topFixedCount, int bottomFixedCount)` Registers a popup menu to be scrolled, with the specified number of items to display in the scrolling region, the specified scrolling interval, and the specified numbers of items fixed at the top and bottom of the popup menu.
    `void` | `setTopFixedCount(int topFixedCount)` Sets the number of items to fix at the top of the menu or popup menu.

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

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

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### MenuScroller

          public MenuScroller(JMenu menu)

      Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a menu with the default number of items to display at a time, and default scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the menu

    - #### MenuScroller

          public MenuScroller(JPopupMenu menu)

      Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a popup menu with the default number of items to display at a time, and default scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the popup menu

    - #### MenuScroller

          public MenuScroller(JMenu menu,
                              int scrollCount)

      Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a menu with the specified number of items to display at a time, and default scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to display at a time
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount is 0 or negative

    - #### MenuScroller

          public MenuScroller(JPopupMenu menu,
                              int scrollCount)

      Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a popup menu with the specified number of items to display at a time, and default scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the popup menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to display at a time
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount is 0 or negative

    - #### MenuScroller

          public MenuScroller(JMenu menu,
                              int scrollCount,
                              int interval)

      Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a menu with the specified number of items to display at a time, and specified scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to display at a time
        `interval` - the scroll interval, in milliseconds
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount or interval is 0 or negative

    - #### MenuScroller

          public MenuScroller(JPopupMenu menu,
                              int scrollCount,
                              int interval)

      Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a popup menu with the specified number of items to display at a time, and specified scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the popup menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to display at a time
        `interval` - the scroll interval, in milliseconds
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount or interval is 0 or negative

    - #### MenuScroller

          public MenuScroller(JMenu menu,
                              int scrollCount,
                              int interval,
                              int topFixedCount,
                              int bottomFixedCount)

      Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a menu with the specified number of items to display in the scrolling region, the specified scrolling interval, and the specified numbers of items fixed at the top and bottom of the menu.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to display in the scrolling portion
        `interval` - the scroll interval, in milliseconds
        `topFixedCount` - the number of items to fix at the top. May be 0
        `bottomFixedCount` - the number of items to fix at the bottom. May be 0
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount or interval is 0 or negative or if topFixedCount or bottomFixedCount is negative

    - #### MenuScroller

          public MenuScroller(JPopupMenu menu,
                              int scrollCount,
                              int interval,
                              int topFixedCount,
                              int bottomFixedCount)

      Constructs a `MenuScroller` that scrolls a popup menu with the specified number of items to display in the scrolling region, the specified scrolling interval, and the specified numbers of items fixed at the top and bottom of the popup menu.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the popup menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to display in the scrolling portion
        `interval` - the scroll interval, in milliseconds
        `topFixedCount` - the number of items to fix at the top. May be 0
        `bottomFixedCount` - the number of items to fix at the bottom. May be 0
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount or interval is 0 or negative or if topFixedCount or bottomFixedCount is negative

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setScrollerFor

          public static MenuScroller setScrollerFor(JMenu menu)

      Registers a menu to be scrolled with the default number of items to display at a time and the default scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the menu
      Returns:
        the MenuScroller

    - #### setScrollerFor

          public static MenuScroller setScrollerFor(JPopupMenu menu)

      Registers a popup menu to be scrolled with the default number of items to display at a time and the default scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the popup menu
      Returns:
        the MenuScroller

    - #### setScrollerFor

          public static MenuScroller setScrollerFor(JMenu menu,
                                                    int scrollCount)

      Registers a menu to be scrolled with the default number of items to display at a time and the specified scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to display at a time
      Returns:
        the MenuScroller
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount is 0 or negative

    - #### setScrollerFor

          public static MenuScroller setScrollerFor(JPopupMenu menu,
                                                    int scrollCount)

      Registers a popup menu to be scrolled with the default number of items to display at a time and the specified scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the popup menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to display at a time
      Returns:
        the MenuScroller
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount is 0 or negative

    - #### setScrollerFor

          public static MenuScroller setScrollerFor(JMenu menu,
                                                    int scrollCount,
                                                    int interval)

      Registers a menu to be scrolled, with the specified number of items to display at a time and the specified scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to be displayed at a time
        `interval` - the scroll interval, in milliseconds
      Returns:
        the MenuScroller
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount or interval is 0 or negative

    - #### setScrollerFor

          public static MenuScroller setScrollerFor(JPopupMenu menu,
                                                    int scrollCount,
                                                    int interval)

      Registers a popup menu to be scrolled, with the specified number of items to display at a time and the specified scrolling interval.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the popup menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to be displayed at a time
        `interval` - the scroll interval, in milliseconds
      Returns:
        the MenuScroller
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount or interval is 0 or negative

    - #### setScrollerFor

          public static MenuScroller setScrollerFor(JMenu menu,
                                                    int scrollCount,
                                                    int interval,
                                                    int topFixedCount,
                                                    int bottomFixedCount)

      Registers a menu to be scrolled, with the specified number of items to display in the scrolling region, the specified scrolling interval, and the specified numbers of items fixed at the top and bottom of the menu.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to display in the scrolling portion
        `interval` - the scroll interval, in milliseconds
        `topFixedCount` - the number of items to fix at the top. May be 0.
        `bottomFixedCount` - the number of items to fix at the bottom. May be 0
      Returns:
        the MenuScroller
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount or interval is 0 or negative or if topFixedCount or bottomFixedCount is negative

    - #### setScrollerFor

          public static MenuScroller setScrollerFor(JPopupMenu menu,
                                                    int scrollCount,
                                                    int interval,
                                                    int topFixedCount,
                                                    int bottomFixedCount)

      Registers a popup menu to be scrolled, with the specified number of items to display in the scrolling region, the specified scrolling interval, and the specified numbers of items fixed at the top and bottom of the popup menu.
      Parameters:
        `menu` - the popup menu
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to display in the scrolling portion
        `interval` - the scroll interval, in milliseconds
        `topFixedCount` - the number of items to fix at the top. May be 0
        `bottomFixedCount` - the number of items to fix at the bottom. May be 0
      Returns:
        the MenuScroller
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount or interval is 0 or negative or if topFixedCount or bottomFixedCount is negative

    - #### getInterval

          public int getInterval()

      Returns the scroll interval in milliseconds
      Returns:
        the scroll interval in milliseconds

    - #### setInterval

          public void setInterval(int interval)

      Sets the scroll interval in milliseconds
      Parameters:
        `interval` - the scroll interval in milliseconds
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if interval is 0 or negative

    - #### getscrollCount

          public int getscrollCount()

      Returns the number of items in the scrolling portion of the menu.
      Returns:
        the number of items to display at a time

    - #### setScrollCount

          public void setScrollCount(int scrollCount)

      Sets the number of items in the scrolling portion of the menu.
      Parameters:
        `scrollCount` - the number of items to display at a time
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if scrollCount is 0 or negative

    - #### getTopFixedCount

          public int getTopFixedCount()

      Returns the number of items fixed at the top of the menu or popup menu.
      Returns:
        the number of items

    - #### setTopFixedCount

          public void setTopFixedCount(int topFixedCount)

      Sets the number of items to fix at the top of the menu or popup menu.
      Parameters:
        `topFixedCount` - the number of items

    - #### getBottomFixedCount

          public int getBottomFixedCount()

      Returns the number of items fixed at the bottom of the menu or popup menu.
      Returns:
        the number of items

    - #### setBottomFixedCount

          public void setBottomFixedCount(int bottomFixedCount)

      Sets the number of items to fix at the bottom of the menu or popup menu.
      Parameters:
        `bottomFixedCount` - the number of items

    - #### keepVisible

          public void keepVisible(JMenuItem item)

      Scrolls the specified item into view each time the menu is opened. Call this method with `null` to restore the default behavior, which is to show the menu as it last appeared.
      Parameters:
        `item` - the item to keep visible
      See Also:
        `keepVisible(int)`

    - #### keepVisible

          public void keepVisible(int index)

      Scrolls the item at the specified index into view each time the menu is opened. Call this method with `-1` to restore the default behavior, which is to show the menu as it last appeared.
      Parameters:
        `index` - the index of the item to keep visible
      See Also:
        `keepVisible(javax.swing.JMenuItem)`

    - #### dispose

          public void dispose()

      Removes this MenuScroller from the associated menu and restores the default behavior of the menu.

    - #### finalize

          public void finalize()
                        throws Throwable

      Ensures that the `dispose` method of this MenuScroller is called when there are no more references to it.
      Overrides:
        `finalize` in class `Object`
      Throws:
        `Throwable`
      See Also:
        `dispose()`

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