1 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/classpath/java/awt/MenuItem.java b/libjava/classpath/java/awt/MenuItem.java
index a7ac79643be..7cbc9219f54 100644
--- a/libjava/classpath/java/awt/MenuItem.java
+++ b/libjava/classpath/java/awt/MenuItem.java
@@ -63,9 +63,15 @@ public class MenuItem extends MenuComponent
 /*
  * Static Variables
  */
+  
+
+  /**
+   * The number used to generate the name returned by getName.
+   */
+  private static transient long next_menuitem_number;
 
-// Serialization Constant
-private static final long serialVersionUID = -21757335363267194L;
+  // Serialization Constant
+  private static final long serialVersionUID = - 21757335363267194L;
 
 /*************************************************************************/
 
@@ -599,4 +605,19 @@ public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
   return accessibleContext;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Generate a unique name for this <code>MenuItem</code>.
+ *
+ * @return A unique name for this <code>MenuItem</code>.
+ */
+String generateName()
+{
+  return "menuitem" + getUniqueLong();
+}
+
+private static synchronized long getUniqueLong()
+{
+  return next_menuitem_number++;
+}
+
 } // class MenuItem