How to prevent a disabled JMenuItem from hiding the menu when being clicked?

Question

In my Java swing application i have noticed that when i click on a disabled JMenuItem in a JPopupMenu it hides the menu, but i i do not want to hide it, as if nothing is clicked. Is there a way to prevent this ?

-----------------------------------> Update: Added Code sample :

JMenuItem saveMenuItem = new JMenuItem();

saveMenuItem.setEnabled(false);

saveMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        saveMenuItemActionPerformed();
    }
});
add(saveMenuItem);

private void saveMenuItemActionPerformed() {
    System.out.println( "Save clicked." );
}

Answer 1

This has been tested and works.

The Look & Feel decides how to handle the mouse events on disabled menu items. Anyway, you can intercept the undesired events by using a custom MenuItem. Simply use that code (copy/paste):

public class CustomMenuItem extends JMenuItem {

    public CustomMenuItem(String text) {
        super(text);
    }

    public CustomMenuItem() {
        super();
    }

    protected void processMouseEvent(MouseEvent e) {
        if (isEnabled()) super.processMouseEvent(e);
    }
}

First, adapt the code to suit your needs (optional).
Finally, replace any JMenuItem with a CustomMenuItem.

That's it!