CheckMenuItem.java Source code

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import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder;

public class CheckMenuItem {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        final JLabel statusbar = new JLabel(" Statusbar");

        JMenuBar menubar = new JMenuBar();
        JMenu file = new JMenu("File");
        file.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);

        JMenu view = new JMenu("View");
        view.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_V);

        JCheckBoxMenuItem sbar = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Show StatuBar");
        sbar.setState(true);

        sbar.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
                if (statusbar.isVisible()) {
                    statusbar.setVisible(false);
                } else {
                    statusbar.setVisible(true);
                }
            }
        });

        view.add(sbar);

        menubar.add(file);
        menubar.add(view);

        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.setJMenuBar(menubar);
        statusbar.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(EtchedBorder.RAISED));
        f.add(statusbar, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
        f.setSize(360, 250);
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.setVisible(true);
    }
}