Menu item event handler
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Menu;
import javafx.scene.control.MenuBar;
import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class Main extends Application {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Application.launch(args);
}
@Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
primaryStage.setTitle("Title");
Group root = new Group();
Scene scene = new Scene(root, 400, 250, Color.WHITE);
MenuBar menuBar = new MenuBar();
EventHandler<ActionEvent> action = changeTabPlacement();
Menu menu = new Menu("Direction");
MenuItem left = new MenuItem("Left");
left.setOnAction(action);
menu.getItems().add(left);
MenuItem right = new MenuItem("Right");
right.setOnAction(action);
menu.getItems().add(right);
MenuItem top = new MenuItem("Top");
top.setOnAction(action);
menu.getItems().add(top);
MenuItem bottom = new MenuItem("Bottom");
bottom.setOnAction(action);
menu.getItems().add(bottom);
menuBar.getMenus().add(menu);
BorderPane borderPane = new BorderPane();
borderPane.prefHeightProperty().bind(scene.heightProperty());
borderPane.prefWidthProperty().bind(scene.widthProperty());
borderPane.setTop(menuBar);
root.getChildren().add(borderPane);
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.show();
}
private EventHandler<ActionEvent> changeTabPlacement() {
return new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
MenuItem mItem = (MenuItem) event.getSource();
String side = mItem.getText();
if ("left".equalsIgnoreCase(side)) {
System.out.println("left");
} else if ("right".equalsIgnoreCase(side)) {
System.out.println("right");
} else if ("top".equalsIgnoreCase(side)) {
System.out.println("top");
} else if ("bottom".equalsIgnoreCase(side)) {
System.out.println("bottom");
}
}
};
}
}
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