llvm-gcc-4.2/libjava/classpath/java/awt/MenuComponent.java

/* MenuComponent.java -- Superclass of all AWT menu components
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package java.awt;

import java.awt.event.FocusEvent;
import java.awt.event.FocusListener;
import java.awt.peer.MenuComponentPeer;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Locale;

import javax.accessibility.Accessible;
import javax.accessibility.AccessibleComponent;
import javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext;
import javax.accessibility.AccessibleRole;
import javax.accessibility.AccessibleSelection;
import javax.accessibility.AccessibleStateSet;

/**
  * This is the superclass of all menu AWT widgets. 
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
  */
public abstract class MenuComponent implements Serializable
{

//Serialization Constant
  private static final long serialVersionUID = -4536902356223894379L;

  /**
   * The font for this component.
   *
   * @see #getFont()
   * @see #setFont(java.awt.Font)
   * @serial the component's font.
   */
  private Font font;

  /**
   * The name of the component.
   *
   * @see #getName()
   * @see #setName(String)
   * @serial the component's name.
   */
  private String name;

  /**
   * The parent of this component.
   *
   * @see #getParent()
   * @see #setParent(java.awt.MenuContainer)
   * @serial ignored.
   */
  transient MenuContainer parent;

  /**
   * The native peer for this component.
   *
   * @see #getPeer()
   * @see #setPeer(java.awt.peer.MenuComponentPeer)
   * @serial ignored.
   */
  transient MenuComponentPeer peer;

  /**
   * The synchronization locking object for this component.
   *
   * @serial ignored.
   */
  private transient Object tree_lock = this;

  /**
   * The toolkit for this object.
   *
   * @see #getToolkit()
   * @serial ignored.
   */
  private static transient Toolkit toolkit = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();

  /**
   * The accessible context for this component.
   *
   * @see #getAccessibleContext()
   * @serial the accessibility information for this component.
   */
  AccessibleContext accessibleContext;

  /**
   * Was the name of the component set?  This value defaults
   * to false and becomes true after a call to <code>setName()</code>.
   * Please note that this does not guarantee that name will then
   * be non-null, as this may be the value passed to <code>setName()</code>.
   *
   * @see #setName(String)
   * @serial true if the name value has been explicitly set by calling
   *         <code>setName()</code>.
   */
  private boolean nameExplicitlySet;

  /**
   * Does this component handle new events?  Events will be handled
   * by this component if this is true.  Otherwise, they will be forwarded
   * up the component hierarchy.  This implementation does not use this
   * variable; it is merely provided for serialization compatability.
   *
   * @see #dispatchEvent(AWTEvent)
   * @serial true if events are to be processed locally.  Unused.
   */
  private boolean newEventsOnly;

  /**
   * The focus listener chain handler which deals with focus events for
   * the accessible context of this component.
   *
   * @see AccessibleAWTMenuComponent#addFocusListener(java.awt.event.FocusListener)
   * @serial ignored.
   * This is package-private to avoid an accessor method.
   */
  transient FocusListener focusListener;

  /**
   * Default constructor for subclasses.
   *
   * @throws HeadlessException ff GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() is true
   */
  public MenuComponent()
  {
    if (GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless())
      throw new HeadlessException();
  }

/**
  * Returns the font in use for this component.
  *
  * @return the font for this component
  */
  public Font getFont()
  {
    if (font != null)
      return font;

    if (parent != null)
      return parent.getFont();

    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the font for this component to the specified font.
   *
   * @param font the new font for this component
   */
  public void setFont(Font font)
  {
    this.font = font;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the name of this component.
   *
   * @return the name of this component
   */
  public String getName()
  {
    if (name == null && ! nameExplicitlySet)
      name = generateName();
    return name;
  }
  
  /**
   * Subclasses should override this to return unique component names like
   * "menuitem0".
   *
   * @return the generated name for this menu component
   */
  String generateName()
  {
    // MenuComponent is abstract.
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the name of this component to the specified name.
   *
   * @param name the new name of this component
   */
  public void setName(String name)
  {
    this.name = name;
    nameExplicitlySet = true;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the parent of this component.
   * 
   * @return the parent of this component
   */
  public MenuContainer getParent()
  {
    return parent;
  } 

  /**
   * Sets the parent of this component.
   *
   * @param parent the parent to set
   */
  final void setParent(MenuContainer parent)
  {
    this.parent = parent;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the native windowing system peer for this component.
   *
   * @return the peer for this component
   *
   * @deprecated
   */
  public MenuComponentPeer getPeer()
  {
    return peer;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the peer for this component.
   *
   * @param peer the peer to set
   */
  final void setPeer(MenuComponentPeer peer)
  {
    this.peer = peer;
  }

  /**
   * Destroys this component's native peer
   */
  public void removeNotify()
  {
    if (peer != null)
      peer.dispose();
    peer = null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the toolkit in use for this component.
   *
   * @return the toolkit for this component
   */
  final Toolkit getToolkit()
  {
    return toolkit;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the object used for synchronization locks on this component
   * when performing tree and layout functions.
   *
   * @return the synchronization lock for this component
   */
  protected final Object getTreeLock()
  {
    return tree_lock;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the sync lock object for this component.
   *
   * @param treeLock the sync lock to set
   */
  final void setTreeLock(Object treeLock)
  {
    this.tree_lock = treeLock;
  }

  /**
   * AWT 1.0 event dispatcher.
   *
   * @return true if the event was dispatched, false otherwise
   *
   * @deprecated Deprecated in favor of <code>dispatchEvent()</code>.
   */
  public boolean
  postEvent(Event event)
  {
    boolean retVal = false;
    MenuContainer parent = getParent();
    if (parent != null)
      retVal = parent.postEvent(event);

    return retVal;
  }

  /**
   * Sends this event to this component or a subcomponent for processing.
   *
   * @param event The event to dispatch
   */
  public final void dispatchEvent(AWTEvent event)
  {
    // Convert AWT 1.1 event to AWT 1.0 event.
    Event oldStyleEvent = Component.translateEvent(event);
    if (oldStyleEvent != null)
      {
        postEvent(oldStyleEvent);
      }

    // See comment in Component.dispatchEvent().
    dispatchEventImpl(event);
  }

  /**
   * Implementation of dispatchEvent. Allows trusted package classes
   * to dispatch additional events first.  This implementation first
   * translates <code>event</code> to an AWT 1.0 event and sends the
   * result to {@link #postEvent}.  The event is then
   * passed on to {@link #processEvent} for local processing.
   *
   * @param event the event to dispatch
   */
  void dispatchEventImpl(AWTEvent event)
  {
    // Do local processing.
    processEvent(event);
  }

  /**
   * Processes the specified event.  In this class, this method simply
   * calls one of the more specific event handlers.
   * 
   * @param event the event to process
   */
  protected void processEvent(AWTEvent event)
  {
    // Pass a focus event to the focus listener for
    // the accessibility context.
    if (event instanceof FocusEvent)
      {
        if (focusListener != null)
          {
            switch (event.id)
            {
            case FocusEvent.FOCUS_GAINED:
              focusListener.focusGained((FocusEvent) event);
              break;
            case FocusEvent.FOCUS_LOST:
              focusListener.focusLost((FocusEvent) event);
              break;
            }
          }
      }
  }

  /**
   * Returns a string representation of this component.
   *
   * @return a string representation of this component
   */
  public String toString()
  {
    return getClass().getName() + "[" + paramString() + "]";
  }

  /**
   * Returns a debugging string for this component
   */
  protected String paramString()
  {
    return "name=" + getName();
  }

  /**
   * Gets the AccessibleContext associated with this <code>MenuComponent</code>.
   * As an abstract class, we return null.  Concrete subclasses should return
   * their implementation of the accessibility context.
   *
   * @return null
   */
  public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
  {
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * This class provides a base for the accessibility support of menu
   * components.
   *
   * @author Andrew John Hughes (gnu_andrew@member.fsf.org)
   */
  protected abstract class AccessibleAWTMenuComponent
    extends AccessibleContext
    implements Serializable, AccessibleComponent, AccessibleSelection
  {

    /**
     * Compatible with JDK 1.4.2 revision 5
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -4269533416223798698L;

    /**
     * This is the default constructor.  It should be called by
     * concrete subclasses to ensure necessary groundwork is completed.
     */
    protected AccessibleAWTMenuComponent()
    {
      // Nothing to do here.
    }

    /**
     * Replaces or supplements the component's selection with the
     * <code>Accessible</code> child at the supplied index.  If
     * the component supports multiple selection, the child is
     * added to the current selection.  Otherwise, the current
     * selection becomes the specified child.  If the child is
     * already selected, nothing happens.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As the existence of children can not be determined from
     * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
     * is left to subclasses.
     *
     * @param index the index of the specified child within a
     *        zero-based list of the component's children
     */
    public void addAccessibleSelection(int index)
    {
      // Subclasses with children should implement this.
    }

    /**
     * Registers the specified focus listener to receive
     * focus events from this component.
     *
     * @param listener the new focus listener
     */
    public void addFocusListener(FocusListener listener)
    {
       // Chain the new focus listener to the existing chain
       // of focus listeners.  Each new focus listener is
       // coupled via multicasting to the existing chain.
      focusListener = AWTEventMulticaster.add(focusListener, listener);
    }

    /**
     * Clears the component's current selection.  Following
     * the calling of this method, no children of the component
     * will be selected.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As the existence of children can not be determined from
     * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
     * is left to subclasses.
     */
    public void clearAccessibleSelection()
    {
      // Nothing to do here.
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the specified point lies within the
     * component.  The supplied co-ordinates are assumed to
     * be relative to the co-ordinate system of the component
     * itself.  Thus, the point (0,0) is the upper left corner
     * of this component.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * Please note that this method depends on a correctly implemented
     * version of the <code>getBounds()</code> method.  Subclasses
     * must provide the bounding rectangle via <code>getBounds()</code>
     * in order for this method to work.  
     *
     * @param point the point to check against this component
     * @return true if the point is within this component
     * @see #getBounds()
     */
    public boolean contains(Point point)
    {
      // We can simply return the result of a
      // test for containment in the bounding rectangle.
      return getBounds().contains(point);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <code>Accessible</code> child of this component present
     * at the specified point.  The supplied co-ordinates are
     * assumed to be relative to the co-ordinate system of this
     * component (the parent of any returned accessible).  Thus,
     * the point (0,0) is the upper left corner of this menu
     * component.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As the existence of children can not be determined from
     * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
     * is left to subclasses.
     * 
     * @param point the point at which the returned accessible
     *        is located
     * @return null
     */
    public Accessible getAccessibleAt(Point point)
    {
      return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <code>Accessible</code> child at the supplied
     * index within the list of children of this component.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As the existence of children can not be determined from
     * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
     * is left to subclasses.
     *
     * @param index the index of the <code>Accessible</code> child
     *        to retrieve
     *
     * @return null
     */
    public Accessible getAccessibleChild(int index)
    {
      return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the number of children of this component which
     * implement the <code>Accessible</code> interface.  If
     * all children of this component are accessible, then
     * the returned value will be the same as the number of
     * children.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     *
     * @return 0
     */
    public int getAccessibleChildrenCount()
    {
      return 0;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the <code>AccessibleComponent</code> associated
     * with this accessible context and its component.  As the
     * context itself implements <code>AccessibleComponent</code>,
     * this is the return value.
     *
     * @return the context itself
     */
    public AccessibleComponent getAccessibleComponent()
    {
      return this;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the accessible name for this menu component.  This
     * is the name given to the component, which may be null if
     * not set using <code>setName()</code>.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * The name is not the most appropriate description of this
     * object.  Subclasses should preferably provide a more
     * accurate description.  For example, a File menu could
     * have the description `Lists commands related to the
     * file system'.
     *
     * @return a description of the component.  Currently,
     *         this is just the contents of the name property
     *
     * @see MenuComponent#setName(String)
     */
    public String getAccessibleDescription()
    {
      return MenuComponent.this.getName();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the index of this component within its parent.
     * If no parent exists, -1 is returned.
     *
     * @return -1 as the parent, a <code>MenuContainer</code>
     *         is not <code>Accessible</code>
     */
    public int getAccessibleIndexInParent()
    {
      return -1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the accessible name of this component.  This
     * is the name given to the component, which may be null if
     * not set using <code>setName()</code>.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * The name property is not the most suitable string to return
     * for this method.  The string should be localized, and
     * relevant to the operation of the component.  For example,
     * it could be the text of a menu item.  However, this can
     * not be used at this level of abstraction, so it is the
     * responsibility of subclasses to provide a more appropriate
     * name.
     *
     * @return a localized name for this component.  Currently, this
     *         is just the contents of the name property
     *
     * @see MenuComponent#setName(String)
     */
    public String getAccessibleName()
    {
      return MenuComponent.this.getName();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <code>Accessible</code> parent of this component.
     * As the parent of a <code>MenuComponent</code> is a
     * <code>MenuContainer</code>, which doesn't implement
     * <code>Accessible</code>, this method returns null.
     *
     * @return null
     */
    public Accessible getAccessibleParent()
    {
      return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the accessible role of this component.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * The abstract implementation of this method returns
     * <code>AccessibleRole.AWT_COMPONENT</code>,
     * as the abstract component has no specific role.  This
     * method should be overridden by concrete subclasses, so
     * as to return an appropriate role for the component.
     *
     * @return <code>AccessibleRole.AWT_COMPONENT</code>
     */
    public AccessibleRole getAccessibleRole()
    {
      return AccessibleRole.AWT_COMPONENT;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the <code>AccessibleSelection</code> associated
     * with this accessible context and its component.  As the
     * context itself implements <code>AccessibleSelection</code>,
     * this is the return value.
     *
     * @return the context itself
     */
    public AccessibleSelection getAccessibleSelection()
    {
      return this;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the <code>Accessible</code> selected child
     * at the specified index.  If there are no selected children
     * or the index is outside the range of selected children,
     * null is returned.  Please note that the index refers
     * to the index of the child in the list of <strong>selected
     * children</strong>, and not the index of the child in
     * the list of all <code>Accessible</code> children.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As the existence of children can not be determined from
     * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
     * is left to subclasses.
     *
     * @param index the index of the selected <code>Accessible</code>
     *        child
     */
    public Accessible getAccessibleSelection(int index)
    {
      return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a count of the number of <code>Accessible</code>
     * children of this component which are currently selected.
     * If there are no children currently selected, 0 is returned.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As the existence of children can not be determined from
     * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
     * is left to subclasses.
     *
     * @return 0
     */
    public int getAccessibleSelectionCount()
    {
      return 0;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the current state of this component
     * in an accessible form.  For example, a given component
     * may be visible, selected, disabled, etc.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As this class tells us virtually nothing about the component,
     * except for its name and font, no state information can be
     * provided.  This implementation thus returns an empty
     * state set, and it is left to concrete subclasses to provide
     * a more acceptable and relevant state set.  Changes to these
     * properties also need to be handled using
     * <code>PropertyChangeListener</code>s.
     *
     * @return an empty <code>AccessibleStateSet</code>
     */
    public AccessibleStateSet getAccessibleStateSet()
    {
      return new AccessibleStateSet();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the background color of the component, or null
     * if this property is unsupported.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
     * is drawn on screen, so this method simply returns the
     * default system background color used for rendering menus.
     * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
     * menu component should override this method and provide
     * the appropriate information.
     *
     * @return the default system background color for menus
     *
     * @see #setBackground(java.awt.Color)
     */
    public Color getBackground()
    {
      return SystemColor.menu;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a <code>Rectangle</code> which represents the
     * bounds of this component.  The returned rectangle has the
     * height and width of the component's bounds, and is positioned
     * at a location relative to this component's parent, the
     * <code>MenuContainer</code>.  null is returned if bounds
     * are not supported by the component.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
     * is drawn on screen, so this method simply returns null.
     * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
     * menu component should override this method and provide
     * the appropriate information.
     *
     * @return null
     *
     * @see #setBounds(java.awt.Rectangle)
     */
    public Rectangle getBounds()
    {
      return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <code>Cursor</code> displayed when the pointer
     * is positioned over this component.  Alternatively, null
     * is returned if the component doesn't support the cursor
     * property.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
     * is drawn on screen, so this method simply returns the default
     * system cursor.  Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing
     * of an onscreen menu component may override this method and provide
     * the appropriate information.
     *
     * @return the default system cursor
     *
     * @see #setCursor(java.awt.Cursor)
     */
    public Cursor getCursor()
    {
      return Cursor.getDefaultCursor();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <code>Font</code> used for text created by this component.
     *
     * @return the current font
     *
     * @see #setFont(java.awt.Font)
     */
    public Font getFont()
    {
      return MenuComponent.this.getFont();
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves information on the rendering and metrics of the supplied
     * font.  If font metrics are not supported by this component, null
     * is returned.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * The abstract implementation of this method simply uses the toolkit
     * to obtain the <code>FontMetrics</code>.  Concrete subclasses may
     * find it more efficient to invoke their peer class directly, if one
     * is available.
     *
     * @param font the font about which to retrieve rendering and metric
     *        information
     *
     * @return the metrics of the given font, as provided by the system
     *         toolkit
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if the supplied font was null
     */
    public FontMetrics getFontMetrics(Font font)
    {
      return MenuComponent.this.getToolkit().getFontMetrics(font);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the foreground color of the component, or null
     * if this property is unsupported.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
     * is drawn on screen, so this method simply returns the
     * default system text color used for rendering menus.
     * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
     * menu component should override this method and provide
     * the appropriate information.
     *
     * @return the default system text color for menus
     *
     * @see #setForeground(java.awt.Color)
     */
    public Color getForeground()
    {
      return SystemColor.menuText;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the locale currently in use by this component.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * This abstract class has no property relating to the
     * locale used by the component, so this method simply
     * returns the default locale for the current instance
     * of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).  Concrete subclasses
     * which maintain such a property should override this method
     * and provide the locale information more accurately.
     *
     * @return the default locale for this JVM instance
     */
    public Locale getLocale()
    {
      return Locale.getDefault();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the location of the component, with co-ordinates
     * relative to the parent component and using the co-ordinate
     * space of the screen.  Thus, the point (0,0) is the upper
     * left corner of the parent component.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * Please note that this method depends on a correctly implemented
     * version of the <code>getBounds()</code> method.  Subclasses
     * must provide the bounding rectangle via <code>getBounds()</code>
     * in order for this method to work.  
     *
     * @return the location of the component, relative to its parent
     *
     * @see #setLocation(java.awt.Point)
     */
    public Point getLocation()
    {
      // Simply return the location of the bounding rectangle.
      return getBounds().getLocation();
    }

    /**
     * Returns the location of the component, with co-ordinates
     * relative to the screen.  Thus, the point (0,0) is the upper
     * left corner of the screen.  null is returned if the component
     * is either not on screen or if this property is unsupported.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
     * is drawn on screen, so this method simply returns null.
     * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
     * menu component should override this method and provide
     * the appropriate information.
     *
     * @return the location of the component, relative to the screen
     */
    public Point getLocationOnScreen()
    {
      return null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the size of the component.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * Please note that this method depends on a correctly implemented
     * version of the <code>getBounds()</code> method.  Subclasses
     * must provide the bounding rectangle via <code>getBounds()</code>
     * in order for this method to work.  
     *
     * @return the size of the component
     *
     * @see #setSize(java.awt.Dimension)
     */
    public Dimension getSize()
    {
      // Simply return the size of the bounding rectangle.
      return getBounds().getSize();
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the accessible child specified by the supplied index
     * is currently selected.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As the existence of children can not be determined from
     * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
     * is left to subclasses.
     *
     * @param index the index of the accessible child to check for selection
     *
     * @return false
     */
    public boolean isAccessibleChildSelected(int index)
    {
      return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if this component is currently enabled.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As this abstract component has no properties related to
     * its enabled or disabled state, the implementation of this
     * method is left to subclasses.
     *
     * @return false
     *
     * @see #setEnabled(boolean)
     */
    public boolean isEnabled()
    {
      return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if this component is included in the traversal
     * of the current focus from one component to the other.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As this abstract component has no properties related to
     * its ability to accept the focus, the implementation of this
     * method is left to subclasses.
     *
     * @return false
     */
    public boolean isFocusTraversable()
    {
      return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the component is being shown on screen.
     * A component is determined to be shown if it is visible,
     * and each parent component is also visible.  Please note
     * that, even when a component is showing, it may still be
     * obscured by other components in front.  This method only
     * determines if the component is being drawn on the screen.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As this abstract component and its parent have no properties
     * relating to visibility, the implementation of this method is
     * left to subclasses.
     *
     * @return false
     *
     * @see #isVisible()
     */
    public boolean isShowing()
    {
      return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the component is visible.  A component may
     * be visible but not drawn on the screen if one of its parent
     * components is not visible.  To determine if the component is
     * actually drawn on screen, <code>isShowing()</code> should be
     * used.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As this abstract component has no properties relating to its
     * visibility, the implementation of this method is left to subclasses.
     *
     * @return false
     *
     * @see #isShowing()
     * @see #setVisible(boolean)
     */
    public boolean isVisible()
    {
      return false;
    }

    /**
     * Removes the accessible child specified by the supplied index from
     * the list of currently selected children.  If the child specified
     * is not selected, nothing happens.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As the existence of children can not be determined from
     * this abstract class, the implementation of this method
     * is left to subclasses.
     *
     * @param index the index of the <code>Accessible</code> child
     */
    public void removeAccessibleSelection(int index)
    {
      // Subclasses with children should implement this.
    }

    /**
     * Removes the specified focus listener from the list of registered
     * focus listeners for this component.
     *
     * @param listener the listener to remove
     */
    public void removeFocusListener(FocusListener listener)
    {
      // Remove the focus listener from the chain.
      focusListener = AWTEventMulticaster.remove(focusListener, listener);
    }

    /**
     * Requests that this component gains focus.  This depends on the
     * component being focus traversable.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As this abstract component has no properties relating to its
     * focus traversability, or access to a peer with request focusing
     * abilities, the implementation of this method is left to subclasses.
     */
    public void requestFocus()
    {
      // Ignored.
    }

    /**
     * Selects all <code>Accessible</code> children of this component which
     * it is possible to select.  The component needs to support multiple
     * selections.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * This abstract component provides a simplistic implementation of this
     * method, which ignores the ability of the component to support multiple
     * selections and simply uses <code>addAccessibleSelection</code> to
     * add each <code>Accessible</code> child to the selection.  The last
     * <code>Accessible</code> component is thus selected for components
     * which don't support multiple selections.  Concrete implementations should
     * override this with a more appopriate and efficient implementation, which
     * properly takes into account the ability of the component to support multiple
     * selections. 
     */
    public void selectAllAccessibleSelection()
    {
      // Simply call addAccessibleSelection() on all accessible children.
      for (int a = 0; a < getAccessibleChildrenCount(); ++a)
        {
          addAccessibleSelection(a);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Sets the background color of the component to that specified.
     * Unspecified behaviour occurs when null is given as the new
     * background color.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
     * is drawn on screen, so this method simply ignores the supplied
     * color and continues to use the default system color.   
     * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
     * menu component should override this method and provide
     * the appropriate information.
     *
     * @param color the new color to use for the background
     *
     * @see #getBackground()
     */
    public void setBackground(Color color)
    {
      // Ignored.
    }

    /**
     * Sets the height and width of the component, and its position
     * relative to this component's parent, to the values specified
     * by the supplied rectangle.  Unspecified behaviour occurs when
     * null is given as the new bounds.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
     * is drawn on screen, so this method simply ignores the new
     * rectangle and continues to return null from <code>getBounds()</code>.
     * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
     * menu component should override this method and provide
     * the appropriate information.
     *
     * @param rectangle a rectangle which specifies the new bounds of
     *        the component
     *
     * @see #getBounds()
     */
    public void setBounds(Rectangle rectangle)
    {
      // Ignored.
    }

    /**
     * Sets the <code>Cursor</code> used when the pointer is positioned over the
     * component.  Unspecified behaviour occurs when null is given as the new
     * cursor.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
     * is drawn on screen, so this method simply ignores the new cursor
     * and continues to return the default system cursor.  Concrete
     * subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen menu component
     * may override this method and provide the appropriate information.
     *
     * @param cursor the new cursor to use
     *
     * @see #getCursor()
     */
    public void setCursor(Cursor cursor)
    {
      // Ignored.
    }

    /**
     * Sets the enabled/disabled state of this component.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As this abstract component has no properties related to
     * its enabled or disabled state, the implementation of this
     * method is left to subclasses.
     *
     * @param enabled true if the component should be enabled,
     *        false otherwise
     *
     * @see #isEnabled()
     */
    public void setEnabled(boolean enabled)
    {
      // Ignored.
    }

    /**
     * Sets the <code>Font</code> used for text created by this component.
     * Unspecified behaviour occurs when null is given as the new
     * font.
     *
     * @param font the new font to use for text.
     * @see #getFont()
     */
    public void setFont(Font font)
    {
      // Call the method of the enclosing component.
      MenuComponent.this.setFont(font);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the foreground color of the component to that specified.
     * Unspecified behaviour occurs when null is given as the new
     * background color.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * This abstract class knows nothing about how the component
     * is drawn on screen, so this method simply ignores the supplied
     * color and continues to return the default system text color used
     * for rendering menus.
     * Concrete subclasses which handle the drawing of an onscreen
     * menu component should override this method and provide
     * the appropriate information.
     *
     * @param color the new foreground color
     *
     * @see #getForeground()
     */
    public void setForeground(Color color)
    {
      // Ignored.
    }

    /**
     * Sets the location of the component, with co-ordinates
     * relative to the parent component and using the co-ordinate
     * space of the screen.  Thus, the point (0,0) is the upper
     * left corner of the parent component.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * Please note that this method depends on a correctly implemented
     * version of the <code>getBounds()</code> method.  Subclasses
     * must provide the bounding rectangle via <code>getBounds()</code>
     * in order for this method to work.  
     *
     * @param point the location of the component, relative to its parent
     *
     * @see #getLocation()
     */
    public void setLocation(Point point)
    {
      getBounds().setLocation(point);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the size of the component.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * Please note that this method depends on a correctly implemented
     * version of the <code>getBounds()</code> method.  Subclasses
     * must provide the bounding rectangle via <code>getBounds()</code>
     * in order for this method to work.  
     *
     * @param size the new size of the component
     *
     * @see #getSize()
     */
    public void setSize(Dimension size)
    {
      getBounds().setSize(size);
    }

    /**
     * Sets the visibility state of the component.  A component may
     * be visible but not drawn on the screen if one of its parent
     * components is not visible.  To determine if the component is
     * actually drawn on screen, <code>isShowing()</code> should be
     * used.
     * <br />
     * <br />
     * As this abstract component has no properties relating to its
     * visibility, the implementation of this method is left to subclasses.
     *
     * @param visibility the new visibility of the component -- true if
     *        the component is visible, false if not
     *
     * @see #isShowing()
     * @see #isVisible()
     */
    public void setVisible(boolean visibility)
    {
      // Ignored.
    }

  }

}