Java tutorial
//A simple TextAction example. import javax.swing.Action; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JMenu; import javax.swing.JMenuBar; import javax.swing.JTextArea; public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { JTextArea ta = new JTextArea(); ta.setLineWrap(true); Action[] actions = ta.getActions(); JMenuBar menubar = new JMenuBar(); JMenu actionmenu = new JMenu("Actions"); menubar.add(actionmenu); JMenu firstHalf = new JMenu("1st Half"); JMenu secondHalf = new JMenu("2nd Half"); actionmenu.add(firstHalf); actionmenu.add(secondHalf); int mid = actions.length / 2; for (int i = 0; i < mid; i++) { firstHalf.add(actions[i]); } for (int i = mid; i < actions.length; i++) { secondHalf.add(actions[i]); } // Show it . . . JFrame f = new JFrame(); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); f.getContentPane().add(ta); f.setJMenuBar(menubar); f.setSize(300, 200); f.setVisible(true); } }