JMenuItem.AccessibleJMenuItem (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.swing.JMenuItem.AccessibleJMenuItem class
Date: 2026-07-22

javax.swing

## Class JMenuItem.AccessibleJMenuItem

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext
  - - java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent
    - - java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer
      - - javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent
        - - javax.swing.AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton
          - - javax.swing.JMenuItem.AccessibleJMenuItem

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, EventListener, AccessibleAction, AccessibleComponent, AccessibleExtendedComponent, AccessibleText, AccessibleValue, ChangeListener
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    JCheckBoxMenuItem.AccessibleJCheckBoxMenuItem, JMenu.AccessibleJMenu, JRadioButtonMenuItem.AccessibleJRadioButtonMenuItem
  Enclosing class:
    JMenuItem

      protected class JMenuItem.AccessibleJMenuItem
      extends AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton
      implements ChangeListener

  This class implements accessibility support for the `JMenuItem` class. It provides an implementation of the Java Accessibility API appropriate to menu item user-interface elements.

  Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans™ has been added to the `java.beans` package. Please see `XMLEncoder`.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

      `JComponent.AccessibleJComponent.AccessibleContainerHandler, JComponent.AccessibleJComponent.AccessibleFocusHandler`

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent

      `Component.AccessibleAWTComponent.AccessibleAWTComponentHandler, Component.AccessibleAWTComponent.AccessibleAWTFocusHandler`

  - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

      `accessibleFocusHandler`

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

      `accessibleContainerHandler`

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent

      `accessibleAWTComponentHandler, accessibleAWTFocusHandler`

    - ### Fields inherited from class javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext

      `ACCESSIBLE_ACTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_ACTIVE_DESCENDANT_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_CARET_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_CHILD_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_COMPONENT_BOUNDS_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_DESCRIPTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_HYPERTEXT_OFFSET, ACCESSIBLE_INVALIDATE_CHILDREN, ACCESSIBLE_NAME_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_SELECTION_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_STATE_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_CAPTION_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_COLUMN_HEADER_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_MODEL_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_DESCRIPTION_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_ROW_HEADER_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TABLE_SUMMARY_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_ATTRIBUTES_CHANGED, ACCESSIBLE_TEXT_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_VALUE_PROPERTY, ACCESSIBLE_VISIBLE_DATA_PROPERTY, accessibleDescription, accessibleName, accessibleParent`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface javax.accessibility.AccessibleAction

      `CLICK, DECREMENT, INCREMENT, TOGGLE_EXPAND, TOGGLE_POPUP`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface javax.accessibility.AccessibleText

      `CHARACTER, SENTENCE, WORD`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `AccessibleRole` | `getAccessibleRole()` Get the role of this object.
    `void` | `stateChanged(ChangeEvent e)` Supports the change listener interface and fires property changes.

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.swing.AbstractButton.AccessibleAbstractButton

      `doAccessibleAction, getAccessibleAction, getAccessibleActionCount, getAccessibleActionDescription, getAccessibleIcon, getAccessibleKeyBinding, getAccessibleName, getAccessibleRelationSet, getAccessibleStateSet, getAccessibleText, getAccessibleValue, getAfterIndex, getAtIndex, getBeforeIndex, getCaretPosition, getCharacterAttribute, getCharacterBounds, getCharCount, getCurrentAccessibleValue, getIndexAtPoint, getMaximumAccessibleValue, getMinimumAccessibleValue, getSelectedText, getSelectionEnd, getSelectionStart, getTitledBorderText, getToolTipText, setCurrentAccessibleValue`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.swing.JComponent.AccessibleJComponent

      `addPropertyChangeListener, getAccessibleChild, getAccessibleChildrenCount, getAccessibleDescription, getBorderTitle, removePropertyChangeListener`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.awt.Container.AccessibleAWTContainer

      `getAccessibleAt`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.awt.Component.AccessibleAWTComponent

      `addFocusListener, contains, getAccessibleComponent, getAccessibleIndexInParent, getAccessibleParent, getBackground, getBounds, getCursor, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getLocale, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getSize, isEnabled, isFocusTraversable, isShowing, isVisible, removeFocusListener, requestFocus, setBackground, setBounds, setCursor, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setLocation, setSize, setVisible`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext

      `firePropertyChange, getAccessibleEditableText, getAccessibleSelection, getAccessibleTable, setAccessibleDescription, setAccessibleName, setAccessibleParent`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface javax.accessibility.AccessibleComponent

      `addFocusListener, contains, getAccessibleAt, getBackground, getBounds, getCursor, getFont, getFontMetrics, getForeground, getLocation, getLocationOnScreen, getSize, isEnabled, isFocusTraversable, isShowing, isVisible, removeFocusListener, requestFocus, setBackground, setBounds, setCursor, setEnabled, setFont, setForeground, setLocation, setSize, setVisible`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getAccessibleRole

          public AccessibleRole getAccessibleRole()

      Get the role of this object.
      Overrides:
        `getAccessibleRole` in class `JComponent.AccessibleJComponent`
      Returns:
        an instance of AccessibleRole describing the role of the object
      See Also:
        `AccessibleRole`

    - #### stateChanged

          public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e)

      Supports the change listener interface and fires property changes.
      Specified by:
        `stateChanged` in interface `ChangeListener`
      Parameters:
        `e` - a ChangeEvent object

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