Java tutorial
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JDesktopPane; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JMenu; import javax.swing.JMenuBar; import javax.swing.JMenuItem; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; public class Main implements ActionListener { JFrame myFrame = new JFrame(); public static void main(String[] a) { (new Main()).test(); } private void test() { myFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); myFrame.setBounds(50, 50, 250, 150); myFrame.setContentPane(new JDesktopPane()); JMenuBar myMenuBar = new JMenuBar(); JMenu myMenu = getDialogMenu(); myMenuBar.add(myMenu); myFrame.setJMenuBar(myMenuBar); myFrame.setVisible(true); } private JMenu getDialogMenu() { JMenu myMenu = new JMenu("Dialogs"); JMenuItem myItem = new JMenuItem("Information"); myItem.addActionListener(this); myMenu.add(myItem); myItem = new JMenuItem("Warning"); myItem.addActionListener(this); myMenu.add(myItem); myItem = new JMenuItem("Error"); myItem.addActionListener(this); myMenu.add(myItem); myItem = new JMenuItem("Plain"); myItem.addActionListener(this); myMenu.add(myItem); return myMenu; } public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { String menuText = ((JMenuItem) e.getSource()).getText(); int messageType = JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE; if (menuText.equals("Information")) { messageType = JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE; } else if (menuText.equals("Warning")) { messageType = JOptionPane.WARNING_MESSAGE; } else if (menuText.equals("Error")) { messageType = JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE; } else if (menuText.equals("Plain")) { messageType = JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE; } JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(myFrame, "This is message dialog box of type: " + menuText, menuText + " Message", messageType); } }