Adding a Menu to a Window : JMenu « Swing « Java Tutorial






Adding a Menu to a Window
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;

public class AddMenuBarToFrame extends JFrame {
  private JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar(); // Window menu bar
  public AddMenuBarToFrame(String title) {
    setTitle(title);
    setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    setJMenuBar(menuBar); // Add the menu bar to the window
    JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu("File"); // Create File menu
    JMenu elementMenu = new JMenu("Elements"); // Create Elements menu
    menuBar.add(fileMenu); // Add the file menu
    menuBar.add(elementMenu); // Add the element menu
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    AddMenuBarToFrame window = new AddMenuBarToFrame("Sketcher"); 
    window.setBounds(30, 30, 300, 300);
    window.setVisible(true);
  }
}








14.21.JMenu
14.21.1.The JMenu component is the basic menu item container that is placed on a JMenuBar
14.21.2.what menus look like
14.21.3.Adding a Menu to a WindowAdding a Menu to a Window
14.21.4.Add Separator to JMenuAdd Separator to JMenu
14.21.5.Using Action Objects with MenusUsing Action Objects with Menus
14.21.6.Adding Menu ShortcutsAdding Menu Shortcuts
14.21.7.Set Mnemonic keySet Mnemonic key
14.21.8.SubmenuSubmenu
14.21.9.Listening to JMenu Events with a ChangeListener: register a ChangeListener with a JMenuListening to JMenu Events with a ChangeListener: register a ChangeListener with a JMenu
14.21.10.Using MenuListener to listen to: menu canceled, selected and deselected eventsUsing MenuListener to listen to: menu canceled, selected and deselected events
14.21.11.Layout menu yourselfLayout menu yourself
14.21.12.Customizing JMenu Look and Feel