Java tutorial
import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.AbstractAction; import javax.swing.Action; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JMenu; import javax.swing.JMenuBar; import javax.swing.JMenuItem; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JToolBar; public class MainClass { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Action Sample"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); final Action printAction = new PrintHelloAction(); JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar(); JMenu menu = new JMenu("File"); menuBar.add(menu); menu.add(new JMenuItem(printAction)); JToolBar toolbar = new JToolBar(); toolbar.add(new JButton(printAction)); JButton enableButton = new JButton("Enable"); ActionListener enableActionListener = new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) { printAction.setEnabled(true); } }; enableButton.addActionListener(enableActionListener); JButton disableButton = new JButton("Disable"); ActionListener disableActionListener = new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) { printAction.setEnabled(false); } }; disableButton.addActionListener(disableActionListener); JButton relabelButton = new JButton("Relabel"); ActionListener relabelActionListener = new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) { printAction.putValue(Action.NAME, "Hello, World"); } }; relabelButton.addActionListener(relabelActionListener); JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel(); buttonPanel.add(enableButton); buttonPanel.add(disableButton); buttonPanel.add(relabelButton); frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar); frame.add(toolbar, BorderLayout.SOUTH); frame.add(buttonPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH); frame.setSize(300, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } } class PrintHelloAction extends AbstractAction { PrintHelloAction() { super("Print"); putValue(Action.SHORT_DESCRIPTION, "Hello, World"); } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) { System.out.println("Hello, World"); } }