How to use

getActionCommand

method

in

javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem

  /**
   * Returns MenuItem, which is associated with "WATCH" action command.
   * 
   * @return "WATCH" menu item
   */
  public JCheckBoxMenuItem getWatchMenuItem() {
    for (Component component : fileMenu.getMenuComponents()) {
      if (component instanceof JCheckBoxMenuItem
        && ((JCheckBoxMenuItem) component).getActionCommand().equals(ActionCommands.WATCH.toString())) {
        
        return (JCheckBoxMenuItem) component;
      }
    }
    
    throw new IllegalStateException("StayOpenCheckBoxMenuItem with actionCommand '" + ActionCommands.WATCH + "' not found");
  }
}

/**
 * Copies values that are stored in menu items into <code>GCPreferences</code> instance.
 * 
 * @param gui source to copy values from
 * @return <code>GCPreferences</code> with current values
 */
private GCPreferences copyPreferencesFromGui(GCViewerGui gui) {
  GCPreferences preferences = gui.getPreferences();
  for (Entry<String, JCheckBoxMenuItem> menuEntry : ((GCViewerGuiMenuBar)gui.getJMenuBar()).getViewMenuItems().entrySet()) {
    JCheckBoxMenuItem item = menuEntry.getValue();
    preferences.setGcLineProperty(item.getActionCommand(), item.getState());
  }
  preferences.setWindowWidth(gui.getWidth());
  preferences.setWindowHeight(gui.getHeight());
  preferences.setWindowX(gui.getX());
  preferences.setWindowY(gui.getY());
  OpenFile openFileAction = (OpenFile)gui.getActionMap().get(ActionCommands.OPEN_FILE.toString());
  if (openFileAction.getLastSelectedFiles().length != 0) {
    preferences.setLastFile(openFileAction.getLastSelectedFiles()[0].getAbsolutePath());
  }
  
  // recent files
  List<String> recentFileList = new LinkedList<String>();
  for (GCResourceGroup urlSet : ((GCViewerGuiMenuBar) gui.getJMenuBar()).getRecentGCResourcesModel().getResourceNameGroups()) {    
    recentFileList.add(urlSet.getUrlGroupString());
  }
  preferences.setRecentFiles(recentFileList);
  
  return preferences;
}

public static void setCheckedForAction
 (JCheckBoxMenuItem _item, String _action, boolean _state)
{
 if(_item==null) return;
 if(_item.getActionCommand().equals(_action))
  _item.setSelected(_state);
}

JCheckBoxMenuItem item = menuEntry.getValue();
item.setState(preferences.getGcLineProperty(menuEntry.getKey()));
viewMenuActionListener.actionPerformed(new ActionEvent(item, 0, item.getActionCommand()));

private void storePreferences(GCPreferences preferences) {
  for (Entry<String, JCheckBoxMenuItem> menuEntry : gcLineMenuItems.entrySet()) {
    JCheckBoxMenuItem item = menuEntry.getValue();
    preferences.setGcLineProperty(item.getActionCommand(), item.getState());
  }
  preferences.setWindowWidth(getWidth());
  preferences.setWindowHeight(getHeight());
  preferences.setWindowX(getX());
  preferences.setWindowY(getY());
  if (openFileAction.getLastSelectedFiles().length != 0) {
    preferences.setLastFile(openFileAction.getLastSelectedFiles()[0].getAbsolutePath());
  }
  
  // recent files
  List<String> recentFileList = new LinkedList<String>();
  for (Component recentMenuItem : recentURLsMenu.getMenuComponents()) {
    final OpenRecent openRecent = (OpenRecent)((JMenuItem)recentMenuItem).getAction();
    final URL[] urls = openRecent.getURLs();
    final StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
    for (int j=0; j<urls.length; j++) {
      sb.append(urls[j]);
      sb.append(';');
    }
    recentFileList.add(sb.toString());
  }
  preferences.setRecentFiles(recentFileList);
  
  preferences.store();
}

private void updateViewMenu()
{
  if (viewMenu != null)
  {
    Component[] components = viewMenu.getMenuComponents();
    for (Component component : components)
    {
      if (component instanceof JRadioButtonMenuItem)
      {
        JRadioButtonMenuItem mi = (JRadioButtonMenuItem) component;
        if (((ViewTypeAction) mi.getAction()).viewType == viewType)
        {
          mi.setSelected(true);
        }
      }
      else if (component instanceof JCheckBoxMenuItem) 
      {
        JCheckBoxMenuItem mi = (JCheckBoxMenuItem) component;
        if (mi.getActionCommand().equals(ACTION_VIEW_HIDDEN))
         mi.setSelected(getFileChooser().isFileHidingEnabled());
      }
    }
  }
}

  if (c instanceof JCheckBoxMenuItem) {
    JCheckBoxMenuItem item = (JCheckBoxMenuItem) c;
    String cmd = item.getActionCommand();
    if (cmd.equals("resize")) {
      item.setSelected(activeViewer.isRelayoutOnResize());
if (c instanceof JCheckBoxMenuItem) {
  JCheckBoxMenuItem item = (JCheckBoxMenuItem) c;
  String cmd = item.getActionCommand();
  if (cmd.equals("satellite")) {
    item.setSelected(ViewMenuAction.isSatelliteShown());