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package javafx.scene.control;

import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.BooleanPropertyBase;
import javafx.scene.Node;

A MenuItem that can be toggled between selected and unselected states. It is intended that CheckMenuItem be used in conjunction with the Menu or ContextMenu controls.

Creating and inserting a CheckMenuItem into a Menu is shown below.


final subsystem1 = new CheckMenuItem("Enabled");
subsystem1.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println("subsystem1 #1 Enabled!");
}
});
Menu subsystemsMenu = new Menu("Subsystems");
subsystemsMenu.add(subsystem1);

Of course, the approach shown above separates out the definition of the CheckMenuItem from the Menu, but this needn't be so.

To ascertain the current state of the CheckMenuItem, you should refer to the selected boolean. An example use case may be the following example:


final checkMenuItem = new CheckMenuItem("Show Widget");
subsystem1.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println("Show the widget!");
}
});
private final BooleanProperty widgetShowing();
public final boolean isWidgetShowing() { return widgetShowing.get(); )
public final void setWidgetShowing(boolean value) {
widgetShowingProperty().set(value);
}
public final BooleanProperty widgetShowingProperty() {
if (widgetShowing == null) {
widgetShowing = new SimpleBooleanProperty(this, "widgetShowing", true);
}
return widgetShowing;
}
widgetShowing.bind(checkMenuItem.selected);

Typically a CheckMenuItem will be rendered such that, when selected, it shows a check (or tick) mark in the area normally reserved for the MenuItem graphic. Of course, this will vary depending on the skin and styling specified.

See Also:
Since:JavaFX 2.0
/** * <p> * A {@link MenuItem} that can be toggled between selected and unselected states. * It is intended that CheckMenuItem be used in conjunction with the * {@link Menu} or {@link ContextMenu} controls. * <p> * Creating and inserting a CheckMenuItem into a Menu is shown below. <pre><code> final subsystem1 = new CheckMenuItem("Enabled"); subsystem1.setOnAction(new EventHandler&lt;ActionEvent&gt;() { public void handle(ActionEvent e) { System.out.println("subsystem1 #1 Enabled!"); } }); Menu subsystemsMenu = new Menu("Subsystems"); subsystemsMenu.add(subsystem1); </code></pre> * <p> * Of course, the approach shown above separates out the definition of the * CheckMenuItem from the Menu, but this needn't be so. * <p> * To ascertain the current state of the CheckMenuItem, you should refer to the * {@link #selectedProperty() selected} boolean. An example use case may be the following example: <pre><code> final checkMenuItem = new CheckMenuItem("Show Widget"); subsystem1.setOnAction(new EventHandler&lt;ActionEvent&gt;() { public void handle(ActionEvent e) { System.out.println("Show the widget!"); } }); private final BooleanProperty widgetShowing(); public final boolean isWidgetShowing() { return widgetShowing.get(); ) public final void setWidgetShowing(boolean value) { widgetShowingProperty().set(value); } public final BooleanProperty widgetShowingProperty() { if (widgetShowing == null) { widgetShowing = new SimpleBooleanProperty(this, "widgetShowing", true); } return widgetShowing; } widgetShowing.bind(checkMenuItem.selected); </code></pre> * <p> * Typically a CheckMenuItem will be rendered such that, when selected, it shows * a check (or tick) mark in the area normally reserved for the MenuItem * graphic. Of course, this will vary depending on the skin and styling specified. * * @see Menu * @see MenuItem * @see RadioMenuItem * * @since JavaFX 2.0 */
public class CheckMenuItem extends MenuItem {
* Constructors * *
/*************************************************************************** * * * Constructors * * * **************************************************************************/
public CheckMenuItem() { this(null,null); }
Constructs a CheckMenuItem and sets the display text with the specified text.
Params:
  • text – the display text
/** * Constructs a CheckMenuItem and sets the display text with the specified text. * @param text the display text */
public CheckMenuItem(String text) { this(text,null); }
Constructs a CheckMenuItem and sets the display text with the specified text and sets the graphic Node to the given node.
Params:
  • text – the display text
  • graphic – the graphic Node
/** * Constructs a CheckMenuItem and sets the display text with the specified text * and sets the graphic {@link Node} to the given node. * @param text the display text * @param graphic the graphic Node */
public CheckMenuItem(String text, Node graphic) { super(text,graphic); getStyleClass().add(DEFAULT_STYLE_CLASS); } /*************************************************************************** * * * Properties * * * **************************************************************************/
Represents the current state of this CheckMenuItem. Bind to this to be informed whenever the user interacts with the CheckMenuItem (and causes the selected state to be toggled).
@defaultValuefalse
/** * Represents the current state of this CheckMenuItem. Bind to this to be * informed whenever the user interacts with the CheckMenuItem (and causes the * selected state to be toggled). * * @defaultValue false */
private BooleanProperty selected; public final void setSelected(boolean value) { selectedProperty().set(value); } public final boolean isSelected() { return selected == null ? false : selected.get(); } public final BooleanProperty selectedProperty() { if (selected == null) { selected = new BooleanPropertyBase() { @Override protected void invalidated() { // force validation get(); // update the styleclass if (isSelected()) { getStyleClass().add(STYLE_CLASS_SELECTED); } else { getStyleClass().remove(STYLE_CLASS_SELECTED); } } @Override public Object getBean() { return CheckMenuItem.this; } @Override public String getName() { return "selected"; } }; } return selected; }
* Stylesheet Handling * *
/*************************************************************************** * * * Stylesheet Handling * * * **************************************************************************/
private static final String DEFAULT_STYLE_CLASS = "check-menu-item"; private static final String STYLE_CLASS_SELECTED = "selected"; }