ExtCheckBoxMenuItem.java

package org.appwork.utils.swing.table;

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;

import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem;

/**
 * This is an extended JCheckBoxMenuItem
 */
public class ExtCheckBoxMenuItem extends JCheckBoxMenuItem {

    /**
     * 
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -2308936338542479539L;

    /**
     * parameter that says if the underlaying popupmenu closes on click
     */
    private boolean hideOnClick = true;

    /**
     * Creates a new Menuitem By action
     * 
     * @param action
     */
    public ExtCheckBoxMenuItem(AbstractAction action) {
        super(action);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new MenuItem with name
     * 
     * @param name
     */
    public ExtCheckBoxMenuItem(String name) {
        super(name);
    }

    /**
     * @return the {@link ExtCheckBoxMenuItem#hideOnClick}
     * @see ExtCheckBoxMenuItem#hideOnClick
     */
    public boolean isHideOnClick() {
        return hideOnClick;
    }

    protected void processMouseEvent(MouseEvent e) {
        if (!hideOnClick && e.getID() == MouseEvent.MOUSE_RELEASED) {
            for (ActionListener al : this.getActionListeners()) {
                al.actionPerformed(new ActionEvent(this, 0, null));
            }
            doClick(0);
        } else {
            super.processMouseEvent(e);
        }
    }

    /**
     * @param hideOnClick
     *            the {@link ExtCheckBoxMenuItem#hideOnClick} to set
     * @see ExtCheckBoxMenuItem#hideOnClick
     */
    public void setHideOnClick(boolean hideOnClick) {
        this.hideOnClick = hideOnClick;
    }

}