Java JMenu.getComponent()

Syntax

JMenu.getComponent() has the following syntax.

public Component getComponent()

Example

In the following code shows how to use JMenu.getComponent() method.


import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.ComponentOrientation;
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import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JSeparator;

public class Main extends JFrame {
  public Main() {
    setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    JMenuBar bar = new JMenuBar();
    JMenu menu = new JMenu("File");
    ComponentOrientation ori = ComponentOrientation.LEFT_TO_RIGHT;
    
    menu.applyComponentOrientation(ori);
    bar.add(menu);

    menu.add(new JMenuItem("Close"));
    menu.add(new JSeparator()); // SEPARATOR
    menu.add(new JMenuItem("Exit"));
    
    setJMenuBar(bar);
    add(new JLabel("A placeholder"));

    pack();
    setSize(300, 300);
    setVisible(true);
    
    Component c =  menu.getComponent();

  }

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