Java tutorial
import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.event.ActionEvent; import javafx.event.EventHandler; import javafx.scene.Group; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.Menu; import javafx.scene.control.MenuBar; import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem; import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane; import javafx.scene.paint.Color; import javafx.stage.Stage; public class Main extends Application { public static void main(String[] args) { Application.launch(args); } @Override public void start(Stage primaryStage) { primaryStage.setTitle("Title"); Group root = new Group(); Scene scene = new Scene(root, 400, 250, Color.WHITE); MenuBar menuBar = new MenuBar(); EventHandler<ActionEvent> action = changeTabPlacement(); Menu menu = new Menu("Direction"); MenuItem left = new MenuItem("Left"); left.setOnAction(action); menu.getItems().add(left); MenuItem right = new MenuItem("Right"); right.setOnAction(action); menu.getItems().add(right); MenuItem top = new MenuItem("Top"); top.setOnAction(action); menu.getItems().add(top); MenuItem bottom = new MenuItem("Bottom"); bottom.setOnAction(action); menu.getItems().add(bottom); menuBar.getMenus().add(menu); BorderPane borderPane = new BorderPane(); borderPane.prefHeightProperty().bind(scene.heightProperty()); borderPane.prefWidthProperty().bind(scene.widthProperty()); borderPane.setTop(menuBar); root.getChildren().add(borderPane); primaryStage.setScene(scene); primaryStage.show(); } private EventHandler<ActionEvent> changeTabPlacement() { return new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() { public void handle(ActionEvent event) { MenuItem mItem = (MenuItem) event.getSource(); String side = mItem.getText(); if ("left".equalsIgnoreCase(side)) { System.out.println("left"); } else if ("right".equalsIgnoreCase(side)) { System.out.println("right"); } else if ("top".equalsIgnoreCase(side)) { System.out.println("top"); } else if ("bottom".equalsIgnoreCase(side)) { System.out.println("bottom"); } } }; } }