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+package com.threerings.util {
+
+import flash.ui.ContextMenuItem;
+import flash.events.ContextMenuEvent;
+
+import com.threerings.events.ControllerEvent;
+
+/**
+ */
+public class MenuUtil
+{
+    /**
+     * Create a menu item that will submit a controller command when selected.
+     */
+    public static function createControllerMenuItem (
+            caption :String, cmd :String, arg :Object = null,
+            separatorBefore :Boolean = false, enabled :Boolean = true,
+            visible :Boolean = true) :ContextMenuItem
+    {
+        var item :ContextMenuItem =
+            new ContextMenuItem(caption, separatorBefore, enabled, visible);
+        item.addEventListener(ContextMenuEvent.MENU_ITEM_SELECT,
+            function (event :ContextMenuEvent) :void {
+                event.mouseTarget.dispatchEvent(new ControllerEvent(cmd, arg));
+            });
+        return item;
+    }
+}
+}