Java SWT: how to specify a menu item

Question

Using SWT, what is the general way to indicate that a menu item (from the taskbar menu) is the currently active selection? Check mark? Fatty? How is this done with code?

Answer 1

Use the CHECK style during instance creation:

MenuItem menuItem = new MenuItem(menu, SWT.CHECK);

Use getSelection to check status:

boolean isSelected = menuItem.getSelection();

Answer 2

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.MenuItem setSelection (true) / getSelection ()

The selection style depends on the style of the menu item: CHECK, CASCADE, PUSH, RADIO, SEPARATOR, as in:

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Answer 3

MenuItem.getSelection()