Java tutorial
import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import javax.swing.AbstractAction; import javax.swing.Action; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; class ShowAction extends AbstractAction { Component parentComponent; public ShowAction(Component parentComponent) { super("About"); putValue(Action.MNEMONIC_KEY, new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_A)); this.parentComponent = parentComponent; } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(parentComponent, "About Swing", "About Box V2.0", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE); } } public class ContructMenuWithAction { public static void main(final String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("MenuSample Example"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JButton bn = new JButton(new ShowAction(frame)); frame.add(bn); frame.setSize(350, 250); frame.setVisible(true); } }