Java tutorial
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JMenu; import javax.swing.JMenuBar; import javax.swing.JMenuItem; import javax.swing.KeyStroke; public class JMenuItemDisabled { 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->Paste, P - Mnemonic, CTRL-V - Accelerator, Disabled JMenuItem pasteMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Paste", KeyEvent.VK_P); KeyStroke ctrlVKeyStroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("control V"); pasteMenuItem.setAccelerator(ctrlVKeyStroke); pasteMenuItem.setEnabled(false); fileMenu.add(pasteMenuItem); frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar); frame.setSize(350, 250); frame.setVisible(true); } }