Java Swing Tutorial - Java JCheckBoxMenuItem(String text) Constructor








Syntax

JCheckBoxMenuItem(String text) constructor from JCheckBoxMenuItem has the following syntax.

public JCheckBoxMenuItem(String text)

Example

In the following code shows how to use JCheckBoxMenuItem.JCheckBoxMenuItem(String text) constructor.

import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
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import javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;

public class Main {

  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);

    JCheckBoxMenuItem caseMenuItem = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Case Sensitive");
    caseMenuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_C);
    fileMenu.add(caseMenuItem);
    
    frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
    frame.setSize(350, 250);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}