Element: MenuBar.

Icon:

Text: A menubar.

Description: A MenuBar is the basic element required to build a menu bar. It is actually a very simple container.

Table of properties

Name Description Values accepted
Main
Visible The visibility of the element. A boolean variable or one of the constants true or false.
Size The size of the element. An Object variable of the class java.awt.Dimension or the integer values for the width and the height, respectively, separated by a comma. The special value pack adjusts the size to the minimum required by the children of the element.
Border An empty area that surrounds the element. An Object variable of the class java.awt.Rectangle or four integer numbers indicating the top, left, bottom and right margins, respectively.  
Border Painted Whether the border should be painted. A boolean variable or one of the constants true or false.
Graphical Aspect
Background The color used for the background of the element and that of its children (unless they explicitely set their own value for this property). An Object variable of the class java.awt.Color or one of the predefined colors: black, blue, cyan, darkGray, gray, green, lightGray, magenta, orange, pink, red, white, yellow.

A color can also be specified providing its integer RGB coordinates (between 0 and 255), plus an optional transparency coordinate.

The default value is decided by the system.

Foreground The color used for any text displayed by the element or by its children (unless they explicitely set their own value for this property). See the values for the Background property.
Font The font used for any text displayed by the element or by its children (unless they explicitely set their own value for this property). An Object variable of the class java.awt.Font or a set of family, style and size, separated by commas. The style must be one of  plain, bold, italic, bold | italic. Example: Monospaced,italic,18.

The default value is decided by the system.

Tooltip The text displayed when the cursor lingers on top of the element. Any constant or variable of type String.