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org.apache.jetspeed.portalsite
Interface Menu

All Superinterfaces:

MenuElement

public interface Menu
extends MenuElement

This interface describes the portal-site menu elements constructed and returned to decorators.

Version:

$Id: Menu.java 516448 2007-03-09 16:25:47Z ate $

Author:

Randy Watler

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.jetspeed.portalsite.MenuElement

MENU_ELEMENT_TYPE, OPTION_ELEMENT_TYPE, SEPARATOR_ELEMENT_TYPE

Method Summary

List	getElements() getElements - get ordered list of menu elements that are members of this menu; possibly contains options, nested menus, or separators
String	getName() getName - get name of menu
MenuElement	getSelectedElement(PortalSiteRequestContext context) getSelectedElement - return selected option or nested menu within this menu selected by the specified request context
String	getUrl() getUrl - get url of top level folder that defined menu options; only available for menus defined without multiple options, nested menus, or separators
boolean	isEmpty() isEmpty - get empty state of list of menu elements
boolean	isHidden() isHidden - get hidden state of folder that defined menu options; only available for menus defined without multiple options, nested menus, or separators
boolean	isSelected(PortalSiteRequestContext context) isSelected - return true if an option or nested menu within this menu are selected by the specified request context

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.jetspeed.portalsite.MenuElement

getElementType, getMetadata, getParentMenu, getShortTitle, getShortTitle, getSkin, getTitle, getTitle

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

getName - get name of menu

Returns:

menu name

getUrl

String getUrl()

getUrl - get url of top level folder that defined menu options; only available for menus defined without multiple options, nested menus, or separators

Returns:

folder url

isHidden

boolean isHidden()

isHidden - get hidden state of folder that defined menu options; only available for menus defined without multiple options, nested menus, or separators

Returns:

hidden state

isSelected

boolean isSelected(PortalSiteRequestContext context)

isSelected - return true if an option or nested menu within this menu are selected by the specified request context

Parameters:

context - request context

Returns:

selected state

getElements

List getElements()

getElements - get ordered list of menu elements that are members of this menu; possibly contains options, nested menus, or separators

Returns:

menu elements list

isEmpty

boolean isEmpty()

isEmpty - get empty state of list of menu elements

Returns:

menu elements list empty state

getSelectedElement

MenuElement getSelectedElement(PortalSiteRequestContext context)

getSelectedElement - return selected option or nested menu within this menu selected by the specified request context

Returns:

selected menu element