}

    static boolean isSelected(Action a) {
        return Boolean.TRUE.equals(a.getValue(Action.SELECTED_KEY));
    }


    
    /**
     * Defines an <code>Action</code> object with a default
     * description string and default icon.
     */
    public AbstractAction() {
    }
    
    /**
     * Defines an <code>Action</code> object with the specified
     * description string and a default icon.
     */
    public AbstractAction(String name) {
	putValue(Action.NAME, name);
    }

    /**
     * Defines an <code>Action</code> object with the specified
     * description string and a the specified icon.
     */
    public AbstractAction(String name, Icon icon) {
	this(name);
	putValue(Action.SMALL_ICON, icon);
    }
    
    /** 
     * Gets the <code>Object</code> associated with the specified key.
     *
     * @param key a string containing the specified <code>key</code>
     * @return the binding <code>Object</code> stored with this key; if there
     *		are no keys, it will return <code>null</code>
     * @see Action#getValue
     */
    public Object getValue(String key) {
        if (key == "enabled") {
            return enabled;
        }
	if (arrayTable == null) {
	    return null;
	}
	return arrayTable.get(key);
    }
    
    /** 
     * Sets the <code>Value</code> associated with the specified key.
     *
     * @param key  the <code>String</code> that identifies the stored object
     * @param newValue the <code>Object</code> to store using this key
     * @see Action#putValue 
     */
    public void putValue(String key, Object newValue) {
	Object oldValue = null;
        if (key == "enabled") {
            // Treat putValue("enabled") the same way as a call to setEnabled.
            // If we don't do this it means the two may get out of sync, and a
            // bogus property change notification would be sent.
            // 
            // To avoid dependencies between putValue & setEnabled this
            // directly changes enabled. If we instead called setEnabled
            // to change enabled, it would be possible for stack
            // overflow in the case where a developer implemented setEnabled
            // in terms of putValue. 
            if (newValue == null || !(newValue instanceof Boolean)) {
                newValue = false;
            }
            oldValue = enabled;
            enabled = (Boolean)newValue;
        } else {
            if (arrayTable == null) {
                arrayTable = new ArrayTable();
            }
            if (arrayTable.containsKey(key))
                oldValue = arrayTable.get(key);
            // Remove the entry for key if newValue is null
            // else put in the newValue for key.
            if (newValue == null) {
                arrayTable.remove(key);
            } else {
                arrayTable.put(key,newValue);
            }
        }
	firePropertyChange(key, oldValue, newValue);
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the action is enabled.
     *
     * @return true if the action is enabled, false otherwise
     * @see Action#isEnabled
     */
    public boolean isEnabled() {
	return enabled;
    }