Add Separator to JMenu in Java

Description

The following code shows how to add Separator to JMenu.

Example


import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JSeparator;
//from w ww  .j  av a2 s  .c o m
public class Main extends JFrame {
  public Main() {
    setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    JMenuBar bar = new JMenuBar();
    JMenu menu = new JMenu("File");
    bar.add(menu);

    menu.add(new JMenuItem("Close"));
    menu.add(new JSeparator()); // SEPARATOR
    menu.add(new JMenuItem("Exit"));

    setJMenuBar(bar);
    getContentPane().add(new JLabel("A placeholder"));

    pack();
    setSize(300, 300);
    setVisible(true);
  }

  public static void main(String arg[]) {
    new Main();
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

Add Separator to JMenu in Java




















Home »
  Java Tutorial »
    Swing »




Action
Border
Color Chooser
Drag and Drop
Event
Font Chooser
JButton
JCheckBox
JComboBox
JDialog
JEditorPane
JFileChooser
JFormattedText
JFrame
JLabel
JList
JOptionPane
JPasswordField
JProgressBar
JRadioButton
JScrollBar
JScrollPane
JSeparator
JSlider
JSpinner
JSplitPane
JTabbedPane
JTable
JTextArea
JTextField
JTextPane
JToggleButton
JToolTip
JTree
Layout
Menu
Timer