We would like to know how to create Submenu on the Main menu.
/*w ww.j av a 2 s .c om*/ import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import javax.swing.ButtonGroup; import javax.swing.Icon; import javax.swing.ImageIcon; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JMenu; import javax.swing.JMenuBar; import javax.swing.JMenuItem; import javax.swing.JRadioButtonMenuItem; public class Submenu { public static void main(final String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("MenuSample Example"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar(); // File Menu, F - Mnemonic JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu("File"); fileMenu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F); menuBar.add(fileMenu); // File->New, N - Mnemonic JMenuItem newMenuItem = new JMenuItem("New", KeyEvent.VK_N); fileMenu.add(newMenuItem); // Edit->Options Submenu, O - Mnemonic, at.gif - Icon Image File JMenu findOptionsMenu = new JMenu("Options"); Icon atIcon = new ImageIcon("at.gif"); findOptionsMenu.setIcon(atIcon); findOptionsMenu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_O); fileMenu.add(findOptionsMenu); // ButtonGroup for radio buttons ButtonGroup directionGroup = new ButtonGroup(); // Edit->Options->Forward, F - Mnemonic, in group JRadioButtonMenuItem forwardMenuItem = new JRadioButtonMenuItem("Forward", true); forwardMenuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F); findOptionsMenu.add(forwardMenuItem); directionGroup.add(forwardMenuItem); // Edit->Options->Backward, B - Mnemonic, in group JRadioButtonMenuItem backwardMenuItem = new JRadioButtonMenuItem("Backward"); backwardMenuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_B); findOptionsMenu.add(backwardMenuItem); directionGroup.add(backwardMenuItem); frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar); frame.setSize(350, 250); frame.setVisible(true); } }