Mega Code Archive
Menu Demo
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/*
* This example is from the book "Java Foundation Classes in a Nutshell".
* Written by David Flanagan. Copyright (c) 1999 by O'Reilly & Associates.
* You may distribute this source code for non-commercial purposes only.
* You may study, modify, and use this example for any purpose, as long as
* this notice is retained. Note that this example is provided "as is",
* WITHOUT WARRANTY of any kind either expressed or implied.
*/
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class MenuDemo1 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Create a window for this demo
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Menu Demo");
JPanel panel = new JPanel();
frame.getContentPane().add(panel, "Center");
// Create an action listener for the menu items we will create
// The MenuItemActionListener class is defined below
ActionListener listener = new MenuItemActionListener(panel);
// Create some menu panes, and fill them with menu items
// The menuItem() method is important. It is defined below.
JMenu file = new JMenu("File");
file.setMnemonic('F');
file.add(menuItem("New", listener, "new", 'N', KeyEvent.VK_N));
file.add(menuItem("Open...", listener, "open", 'O', KeyEvent.VK_O));
file.add(menuItem("Save", listener, "save", 'S', KeyEvent.VK_S));
file.add(menuItem("Save As...", listener, "saveas", 'A', KeyEvent.VK_A));
JMenu edit = new JMenu("Edit");
edit.setMnemonic('E');
edit.add(menuItem("Cut", listener, "cut", 0, KeyEvent.VK_X));
edit.add(menuItem("Copy", listener, "copy", 'C', KeyEvent.VK_C));
edit.add(menuItem("Paste", listener, "paste", 0, KeyEvent.VK_V));
// Create a menubar and add these panes to it.
JMenuBar menubar = new JMenuBar();
menubar.add(file);
menubar.add(edit);
// Add menubar to the main window. Note special method to add menubars
frame.setJMenuBar(menubar);
// Now create a popup menu and add the some stuff to it
final JPopupMenu popup = new JPopupMenu();
popup.add(menuItem("Open...", listener, "open", 0, 0));
popup.addSeparator(); // Add a separator between items
JMenu colors = new JMenu("Colors"); // Create a submenu
popup.add(colors); // and add it to the popup menu
// Now fill the submenu with mutually-exclusive radio buttons
ButtonGroup colorgroup = new ButtonGroup();
colors.add(radioItem("Red", listener, "color(red)", colorgroup));
colors.add(radioItem("Green", listener, "color(green)", colorgroup));
colors.add(radioItem("Blue", listener, "color(blue)", colorgroup));
// Arrange to display the popup menu when the user clicks in the window
panel.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
// Check whether this is the right type of event to pop up a popup
// menu on this platform. Usually checks for right button down.
if (e.isPopupTrigger())
popup.show((Component)e.getSource(), e.getX(), e.getY());
}
});
// Finally, make our main window appear
frame.setSize(450, 300);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
// A convenience method for creating menu items.
public static JMenuItem menuItem(String label,
ActionListener listener, String command,
int mnemonic, int acceleratorKey) {
JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem(label);
item.addActionListener(listener);
item.setActionCommand(command);
if (mnemonic != 0) item.setMnemonic((char) mnemonic);
if (acceleratorKey != 0)
item.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(acceleratorKey,
java.awt.Event.CTRL_MASK));
return item;
}
// A convenience method for creating radio button menu items.
public static JMenuItem radioItem(String label, ActionListener listener,
String command, ButtonGroup mutExGroup) {
JMenuItem item = new JRadioButtonMenuItem(label);
item.addActionListener(listener);
item.setActionCommand(command);
mutExGroup.add(item);
return item;
}
// A event listener class used with the menu items created above.
// For this demo, it just displays a dialog box when an item is selected.
public static class MenuItemActionListener implements ActionListener {
Component parent;
public MenuItemActionListener(Component parent) { this.parent = parent; }
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
JMenuItem item = (JMenuItem) e.getSource();
String cmd = item.getActionCommand();
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(parent, cmd + " was selected.");
}
}
}
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