MenuContainer (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: declaration: module: java.desktop, package: java.awt, interface: MenuContainer
Keywords: java.awt.MenuContainer interface

# Interface MenuContainer

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `AbstractButton, AbstractColorChooserPanel, BasicArrowButton, BasicComboBoxRenderer, BasicComboBoxRenderer.UIResource, BasicComboPopup, BasicInternalFrameTitlePane, BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.SystemMenuBar, BasicSplitPaneDivider, BasicToolBarUI.DragWindow, Box, Box.Filler, Button, Canvas, CellRendererPane, Checkbox, Choice, Component, Container, DefaultListCellRenderer, DefaultListCellRenderer.UIResource, DefaultTableCellRenderer, DefaultTableCellRenderer.UIResource, DefaultTreeCellEditor.DefaultTextField, DefaultTreeCellEditor.EditorContainer, DefaultTreeCellRenderer, Dialog, FileDialog, Frame, JButton, JCheckBox, JCheckBoxMenuItem, JColorChooser, JComboBox, JComponent, JDesktopPane, JDialog, JEditorPane, JFileChooser, JFormattedTextField, JFrame, JInternalFrame, JInternalFrame.JDesktopIcon, JLabel, JLayer, JLayeredPane, JList, JMenu, JMenuBar, JMenuItem, JOptionPane, JPanel, JPasswordField, JPopupMenu, JPopupMenu.Separator, JProgressBar, JRadioButton, JRadioButtonMenuItem, JRootPane, JScrollBar, JScrollPane, JScrollPane.ScrollBar, JSeparator, JSlider, JSpinner, JSpinner.DateEditor, JSpinner.DefaultEditor, JSpinner.ListEditor, JSpinner.NumberEditor, JSplitPane, JTabbedPane, JTable, JTableHeader, JTextArea, JTextComponent, JTextField, JTextPane, JToggleButton, JToolBar, JToolBar.Separator, JToolTip, JTree, JViewport, JWindow, Label, List, Menu, MenuBar, MetalComboBoxButton, MetalComboBoxUI.MetalComboPopup, MetalFileChooserUI.FileRenderer, MetalFileChooserUI.FilterComboBoxRenderer, MetalInternalFrameTitlePane, MetalScrollButton, Panel, PopupMenu, Scrollbar, ScrollPane, TextArea, TextComponent, TextField, Window`

public interface MenuContainer
The super class of all menu related containers.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Font`
  `getFont()`
  Returns the font in use by this container.
  `boolean`
  `postEvent(Event evt)`
  Deprecated.
  As of JDK version 1.1 replaced by dispatchEvent(AWTEvent).
  `void`
  `remove(MenuComponent comp)`
  Removes the specified menu component from the menu.

- ## Method Details

  - ### getFont

    Font getFont()
    Returns the font in use by this container.
    Returns:
      the menu font

  - ### remove

    void remove(MenuComponent comp)
    Removes the specified menu component from the menu.
    Parameters:
      `comp` - the menu component to remove

  - ### postEvent

    @Deprecated boolean postEvent(Event evt)
    Deprecated.
    As of JDK version 1.1 replaced by dispatchEvent(AWTEvent).
    Posts an event to the listeners.
    Parameters:
      `evt` - the event to dispatch
    Returns:
      the results of posting the event