public class PopupMenu extends Menu
 As the inheritance hierarchy implies, a PopupMenu
  can be used anywhere a Menu can be used.
 However, if you use a PopupMenu like a Menu
 (e.g., you add it to a MenuBar), then you cannot
 call show on that PopupMenu.
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected class  | PopupMenu.AccessibleAWTPopupMenuInner class of PopupMenu used to provide default support for
 accessibility. | 
Menu.AccessibleAWTMenuMenuItem.AccessibleAWTMenuItemMenuComponent.AccessibleAWTMenuComponent| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| PopupMenu()Creates a new popup menu with an empty name. | 
| PopupMenu(String label)Creates a new popup menu with the specified name. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | addNotify()Creates the popup menu's peer. | 
| AccessibleContext | getAccessibleContext()Gets the  AccessibleContextassociated with thisPopupMenu. | 
| MenuContainer | getParent()Returns the parent container for this menu component. | 
| void | show(Component origin,
    int x,
    int y)Shows the popup menu at the x, y position relative to an origin
 component. | 
add, add, addSeparator, countItems, getItem, getItemCount, insert, insert, insertSeparator, isTearOff, paramString, remove, remove, removeAll, removeNotifyaddActionListener, deleteShortcut, disable, disableEvents, enable, enable, enableEvents, getActionCommand, getActionListeners, getLabel, getListeners, getShortcut, isEnabled, processActionEvent, processEvent, removeActionListener, setActionCommand, setEnabled, setLabel, setShortcutdispatchEvent, getFont, getName, getPeer, getTreeLock, postEvent, setFont, setName, toStringclone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, waitgetFont, postEventpublic PopupMenu()
          throws HeadlessException
HeadlessException - if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
 returns true.GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()public PopupMenu(String label) throws HeadlessException
label - a non-null string specifying
                the popup menu's labelHeadlessException - if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()
 returns true.GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless()public MenuContainer getParent()
getParent in class MenuComponentnull if this menu component
                 is the outermost component, the menu bar itselfpublic void addNotify()
public void show(Component origin, int x, int y)
 If this PopupMenu is being used as a Menu
 (i.e., it has a non-Component parent),
 then you cannot call this method on the PopupMenu.
origin - the component which defines the coordinate spacex - the x coordinate position to popup the menuy - the y coordinate position to popup the menuNullPointerException - if the parent is nullIllegalArgumentException - if this PopupMenu
                has a non-Component parentIllegalArgumentException - if the origin is not in the
                parent's hierarchyRuntimeException - if the parent is not showing on screenpublic AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
AccessibleContext associated with this
 PopupMenu.getAccessibleContext in interface AccessiblegetAccessibleContext in class MenuAccessibleContext of this
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