I agree, if you try to put a MenuItemSeparator in, it will complain stating only a MenuItem can be a child when GWT tries to create the widget . Since this is not currently supported, I suggest that you request this as a future enhancement to the GWT team.
In the meantime, you can add a separator programmatically and add a command in the following manner:
The XML file:
<ui:UiBinder xmlns:ui="urn:ui:com.google.gwt.uibinder" xmlns:g="urn:import:com.google.gwt.user.client.ui">
<g:HTMLPanel>
<g:MenuBar ui:field="menuBar">
<g:MenuItem ui:field="helpMenuItem">Help</g:MenuItem>
<g:MenuItem ui:field="aboutMenuItem">About</g:MenuItem>
<g:MenuItem ui:field="siteMapMenuItem">Site Map</g:MenuItem>
</g:MenuBar>
</g:HTMLPanel>
The Java file(s):
public class Menu extends Composite {
...
@UiField MenuBar menuBar;
@UiField MenuItem helpMenuItem;
...
public Menu() {
initWidget(uiBinder.createAndBindUi(this));
// insert a separator
menuBar.insertSeparator(1);
// attach commands to a menu item
helpMenuItem.setCommand(new MenuCommand(HistoryToken.Help));
...
}
public class MenuCommand implements Command {
final HistoryToken historyToken;
public MenuCommand(HistoryToken historyToken) {
this.historyToken = historyToken;
}
@Override
public void execute() {
historyToken.fire();
}
}
public enum HistoryToken {
Help,About,SiteMap;
public void fire(){
History.newItem(this.toString());
}
}
Elsewhere in my code, I implemented a HistoryListener to catch any changes, i.e.
class HistoryManager implements ValueChangeHandler<String> {
// 1. get token
// 2. change it into a HistoryToken
// 3. perform switch statement
// 4. change contents based upon HistoryToken found
...
}
