Java JMenuItem handle change event
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JMenu; import javax.swing.JMenuBar; import javax.swing.JMenuItem; import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent; import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener; public class Main { public static void main(final String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("MenuSample Example"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar(); // File Menu, F - Mnemonic JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu("File"); fileMenu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F); menuBar.add(fileMenu);/*from w w w . j a v a2 s . co m*/ // File->New, N - Mnemonic JMenuItem newMenuItem = new JMenuItem("New"); fileMenu.add(newMenuItem); newMenuItem.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() { public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) { System.out.println("new menu item changed"); } }); frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar); frame.setSize(350, 250); frame.setVisible(true); } }