diff -r 000000000000 -r 6474c204b198 mobile/android/base/util/MenuUtils.java
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+++ b/mobile/android/base/util/MenuUtils.java	Wed Dec 31 06:09:35 2014 +0100
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+/* -*- Mode: Java; c-basic-offset: 4; tab-width: 20; indent-tabs-mode: nil; -*-
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+package org.mozilla.gecko.util;
+
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+
+public class MenuUtils {
+    /*
+     * This method looks for a menuitem and sets it's visible state, if
+     * it exists.
+     */
+    public static void safeSetVisible(Menu menu, int id, boolean visible) {
+        MenuItem item = menu.findItem(id);
+        if (item != null) {
+            item.setVisible(visible);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * This method looks for a menuitem and sets it's enabled state, if
+     * it exists.
+     */
+    public static void safeSetEnabled(Menu menu, int id, boolean enabled) {
+        MenuItem item = menu.findItem(id);
+        if (item != null) {
+            item.setEnabled(enabled);
+        }
+    }
+}