Module javafx.controls
Package javafx.scene.control

## Class CustomMenuItem

- java.lang.Object
- - javafx.scene.control.MenuItem
  - - javafx.scene.control.CustomMenuItem

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Styleable`, `EventTarget`
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    `SeparatorMenuItem`

      public class CustomMenuItem
      extends MenuItem

  A `MenuItem` that allows for arbitrary nodes to be embedded within it, by assigning a `Node` to the `content` property. CustomMenuItem attempts to make arbitrary nodes appear more natural in the Menu. For example, you automatically get hover highlighting when the user hovers their mouse over the node (or navigates to it using keyboard or other alternate means).

  A useful property of this class is `hideOnClick`. This boolean specifies whether the CustomMenuItem will be automatically hidden should the user click within the bounds of the CustomMenuItem. This is of particular use when the node inside this CustomMenuItem is a control that requires user interaction, as by setting the hideOnClick property to false means the user can interact with it without the menu hiding. Note that by default hideOnClick is true.

  An example of how to use CustomMenuItem is shown below.

       CustomMenuItem customMenuItem = new CustomMenuItem(new Slider());
       customMenuItem.setHideOnClick(false);

       Menu menu = new Menu("Brightness");
       menu.getItems().add(customMenuItem);
       MenuBar menuBar = new MenuBar(menu);

  The slider is horizontally centered when the menu is visible, and interacting with the slider will not result in the menu disappearing.

  Since:
    JavaFX 2.0
  See Also:
    `MenuItem`, `Menu`

- - ### Property Summary

    Properties
    Type | Property | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `ObjectProperty<Node>` | `content` | The node to display within this CustomMenuItem.
    `BooleanProperty` | `hideOnClick` | If true, this menu item, and all visible menus, will be hidden when this menu item is clicked on.

    - ### Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.control.MenuItem

      `accelerator, disable, graphic, id, mnemonicParsing, onAction, onMenuValidation, parentMenu, parentPopup, style, text, visible`

  - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class javafx.scene.control.MenuItem

      `MENU_VALIDATION_EVENT`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `CustomMenuItem()` | Creates a default CustomMenuItem instance.
    `CustomMenuItem​(Node node)` | Constructs a CustomMenuItem and initializes its content with the node specified.
    `CustomMenuItem​(Node node, boolean hideOnClick)` | Constructs a CustomMenuItem and sets the content to the node specified.

  - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `ObjectProperty<Node>` | `contentProperty()` | The node to display within this CustomMenuItem.
    `Node` | `getContent()` | Gets the value of the property content.
    `BooleanProperty` | `hideOnClickProperty()` | If true, this menu item, and all visible menus, will be hidden when this menu item is clicked on.
    `boolean` | `isHideOnClick()` | Gets the value of the property hideOnClick.
    `void` | `setContent​(Node value)` | Sets the value of the property content.
    `void` | `setHideOnClick​(boolean value)` | Sets the value of the property hideOnClick.

    - ### Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.control.MenuItem

      `acceleratorProperty, addEventHandler, buildEventDispatchChain, disableProperty, fire, getAccelerator, getCssMetaData, getGraphic, getId, getOnAction, getOnMenuValidation, getParentMenu, getParentPopup, getProperties, getPseudoClassStates, getStyle, getStyleableNode, getStyleableParent, getStyleClass, getText, getTypeSelector, getUserData, graphicProperty, idProperty, isDisable, isMnemonicParsing, isVisible, mnemonicParsingProperty, onActionProperty, onMenuValidationProperty, parentMenuProperty, parentPopupProperty, removeEventHandler, setAccelerator, setDisable, setGraphic, setId, setMnemonicParsing, setOnAction, setOnMenuValidation, setParentMenu, setParentPopup, setStyle, setText, setUserData, setVisible, styleProperty, textProperty, toString, visibleProperty`

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

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

- - ### Property Detail

    - #### content

          public final ObjectProperty<Node> contentProperty

      The node to display within this CustomMenuItem.
      See Also:
        `getContent()`, `setContent(Node)`

    - #### hideOnClick

          public final BooleanProperty hideOnClickProperty

      If true, this menu item, and all visible menus, will be hidden when this menu item is clicked on.
      Default value:
        true
      See Also:
        `isHideOnClick()`, `setHideOnClick(boolean)`

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### CustomMenuItem

          public CustomMenuItem()

      Creates a default CustomMenuItem instance.

    - #### CustomMenuItem

          public CustomMenuItem​(Node node)

      Constructs a CustomMenuItem and initializes its content with the node specified.
      Parameters:
        `node` - to be embedded inside this CustomMenuItem

    - #### CustomMenuItem

          public CustomMenuItem​(Node node,
                                boolean hideOnClick)

      Constructs a CustomMenuItem and sets the content to the node specified.
      Parameters:
        `node` - to be embedded inside this CustomMenuItem
        `hideOnClick` - if false the menu will not hide when the user interacts with the node.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### setContent

          public final void setContent​(Node value)

      Sets the value of the property content.
      Property description:
        The node to display within this CustomMenuItem.

    - #### getContent

          public final Node getContent()

      Gets the value of the property content.
      Property description:
        The node to display within this CustomMenuItem.

    - #### contentProperty

          public final ObjectProperty<Node> contentProperty()

      The node to display within this CustomMenuItem.
      See Also:
        `getContent()`, `setContent(Node)`

    - #### setHideOnClick

          public final void setHideOnClick​(boolean value)

      Sets the value of the property hideOnClick.
      Property description:
        If true, this menu item, and all visible menus, will be hidden when this menu item is clicked on.
      Default value:
        true

    - #### isHideOnClick

          public final boolean isHideOnClick()

      Gets the value of the property hideOnClick.
      Property description:
        If true, this menu item, and all visible menus, will be hidden when this menu item is clicked on.
      Default value:
        true

    - #### hideOnClickProperty

          public final BooleanProperty hideOnClickProperty()

      If true, this menu item, and all visible menus, will be hidden when this menu item is clicked on.
      Default value:
        true
      See Also:
        `isHideOnClick()`, `setHideOnClick(boolean)`