Here you can find the source of getJMenu(JMenuBar menubar, String menuName)
public final static JMenu getJMenu(JMenuBar menubar, String menuName)
//package com.java2s; /*//from w w w . ja v a2 s . c om * Copyright 2007, Plutext Pty Ltd. * * This file is part of Docx4all. Docx4all is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of version 3 of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. Docx4all is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Docx4all. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import javax.swing.JMenu; import javax.swing.JMenuBar; public class Main { public final static JMenu getJMenu(JMenuBar menubar, String menuName) { JMenu theMenu = null; for (int i = 0; i < menubar.getMenuCount(); i++) { JMenu m = menubar.getMenu(i); //menubar may have components that are not JMenu. //Therefore, m may be NULL. See: JMenubar.getMenu() if (m != null && m.getName().equals(menuName)) { theMenu = m; i = menubar.getMenuCount();//break } } return theMenu; } }