Java Utililty Methods Swing Menu Item

List of utility methods to do Swing Menu Item

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The list of methods to do Swing Menu Item are organized into topic(s).

Method

JMenuItemmakeMenuItem(String s, ActionListener listener)
make Menu Item 
final JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem(s);
item.setBackground(BLUE8);
item.setForeground(BLUE3);
item.setFont(MEDIUM);
item.addActionListener(listener);
return item;
JMenuItemmakeMenuItem(URL iconURL, String text, ActionListener listener)
make Menu Item 
JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem(text);
item.addActionListener(listener);
if (iconURL != null) {
    item.setIcon(new ImageIcon(iconURL, text));
return item;
JMenuItemnewMenuItem(String name, KeyStroke keyStroke, final Runnable runnable)
new Menu Item 
JMenuItem menuItem = new JMenuItem(name);
menuItem.setAccelerator(keyStroke);
menuItem.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
    @Override
    public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(runnable);
});
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voidpaintMenuItemBackground(Graphics g, Component c)
Paints the background for a menu item (or a menu or separator in a menu). 
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g;
Paint menuItemBGPaint = (Paint) UIManager.get("OfficeLnF.MenuItemIconAreaPaint");
g2d.setPaint(menuItemBGPaint);
int width = c.getWidth();
int mainWidth = width - LEFT_EDGE_WIDTH;
int height = c.getHeight();
if (c.getComponentOrientation().isLeftToRight()) {
    g.fillRect(0, 0, LEFT_EDGE_WIDTH, height);
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JMenuItemuserManualMenuItem()
user Manual Menu Item 
JMenuItem menu_item = new JMenuItem("User Manual");
menu_item.getAccessibleContext().setAccessibleDescription("User Manual");
menu_item.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
        JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "go to http://zae.sourceforge.net");
});
return menu_item;
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