JMenuItemAccelerator.java Source code

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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 JMenuItemAccelerator {

    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->Find, F - Mnemonic, F3 - Accelerator
        JMenuItem findMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Find", KeyEvent.VK_F);
        KeyStroke f3KeyStroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("F3");
        findMenuItem.setAccelerator(f3KeyStroke);
        fileMenu.add(findMenuItem);

        frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
        frame.setSize(350, 250);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}