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Menu created from property file

   
//Menus.properties

/*
# The file Menus.properties is the default "Menus" resource bundle.
# As an American programmer, I made my own locale the default.
colors.label=Colors
colors.red.label=Red
colors.red.accelerator=alt R
colors.green.label=Green
colors.green.accelerator=alt G
colors.blue.label=Blue
colors.blue.accelerator=alt B

*/

//Menus_fr.properties
/*
# This is the file Menus_fr.properties.  It is the resource bundle for all
# French-speaking locales.  It overrides most, but not all, of the resources
# in the default bundle.
colors.label=Couleurs
colors.red.label=Rouge
colors.green.label=Vert
colors.green.accelerator=control shift V
colors.blue.label=Bleu

*/

//Menus_en_GB.properties
/*
# This is the file Menus_en_GB.properties.  It is the resource bundle for
# British English.  Note that it overrides only a single resource definition
# and simply inherits the rest from the default (American) bundle.
colors.label=Colours


*/

///
/*
 * Copyright (c) 2000 David Flanagan.  All rights reserved.
 * This code is from the book Java Examples in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition.
 * It is provided AS-IS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY either expressed or implied.
 * You may study, use, and modify it for any non-commercial purpose.
 * You may distribute it non-commercially as long as you retain this notice.
 * For a commercial use license, or to purchase the book (recommended),
 * visit http://www.davidflanagan.com/javaexamples2.
 */

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.MissingResourceException;
import java.util.ResourceBundle;

import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.KeyStroke;

/** A convenience class to automatically create localized menu panes */
public class SimpleMenu {
  /** The convenience method that creates menu panes */
  public static JMenu create(ResourceBundle bundle, String menuname,
      String[] itemnames, ActionListener listener) {
    // Get the menu title from the bundle. Use name as default label.
    String menulabel;
    try {
      menulabel = bundle.getString(menuname + ".label");
    } catch (MissingResourceException e) {
      menulabel = menuname;
    }

    // Create the menu pane.
    JMenu menu = new JMenu(menulabel);

    // For each named item in the menu.
    for (int i = 0; i < itemnames.length; i++) {
      // Look up the label for the item, using name as default.
      String itemlabel;
      try {
        itemlabel = bundle.getString(menuname + "." + itemnames[i]
            + ".label");
      } catch (MissingResourceException e) {
        itemlabel = itemnames[i];
      }

      JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem(itemlabel);

      // Look up an accelerator for the menu item
      try {
        String acceleratorText = bundle.getString(menuname + "."
            + itemnames[i] + ".accelerator");
        item.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(acceleratorText));
      } catch (MissingResourceException e) {
      }

      // Register an action listener and command for the item.
      if (listener != null) {
        item.addActionListener(listener);
        item.setActionCommand(itemnames[i]);
      }

      // Add the item to the menu.
      menu.add(item);
    }

    // Return the automatically created localized menu.
    return menu;
  }

  /** A simple test program for the above code */
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Get the locale: default, or specified on command-line
    Locale locale;
    if (args.length == 2)
      locale = new Locale(args[0], args[1]);
    else
      locale = Locale.getDefault();

    // Get the resource bundle for that Locale. This will throw an
    // (unchecked) MissingResourceException if no bundle is found.
    ResourceBundle bundle = ResourceBundle.getBundle(
        "com.davidflanagan.examples.i18n.Menus", locale);

    // Create a simple GUI window to display the menu with
    final JFrame f = new JFrame("SimpleMenu: " + // Window title
        locale.getDisplayName(Locale.getDefault()));
    JMenuBar menubar = new JMenuBar(); // Create a menubar.
    f.setJMenuBar(menubar); // Add menubar to window

    // Define an action listener for that our menu will use.
    ActionListener listener = new ActionListener() {
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        String s = e.getActionCommand();
        Component c = f.getContentPane();
        if (s.equals("red"))
          c.setBackground(Color.red);
        else if (s.equals("green"))
          c.setBackground(Color.green);
        else if (s.equals("blue"))
          c.setBackground(Color.blue);
      }
    };

    // Now create a menu using our convenience routine with the resource
    // bundle and action listener we've created
    JMenu menu = SimpleMenu.create(bundle, "colors", new String[] { "red",
        "green", "blue" }, listener);

    // Finally add the menu to the GUI, and pop it up
    menubar.add(menu); // Add the menu to the menubar
    f.setSize(300, 150); // Set the window size.
    f.setVisible(true); // Pop the window up.
  }
}



           
         
    
    
  








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