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Submenus, checkbox menu items, swapping menus,mnemonics (shortcuts) and action commands
Submenus, checkbox menu items, swapping menus,mnemonics (shortcuts) and action commands

// : c14:SwingMenus.java
// Submenus, checkbox menu items, swapping menus,
// mnemonics (shortcuts) and action commands.
// <applet code=SwingMenus width=300 height=100></applet>
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;

import javax.swing.JApplet;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JTextField;

public class SwingMenus extends JApplet {
  private String[] flavors = "Chocolate""Strawberry",
      "Vanilla Fudge Swirl""Mint Chip""Mocha Almond Fudge",
      "Rum Raisin""Praline Cream""Mud Pie" };

  private JTextField t = new JTextField("No flavor"30);

  private JMenuBar mb1 = new JMenuBar();

  private JMenu f = new JMenu("File"), m = new JMenu("Flavors"),
      s = new JMenu("Safety");

  // Alternative approach:
  private JCheckBoxMenuItem[] safety = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Guard"),
      new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Hide") };

  private JMenuItem[] file = new JMenuItem("Open") };

  // A second menu bar to swap to:
  private JMenuBar mb2 = new JMenuBar();

  private JMenu fooBar = new JMenu("fooBar");

  private JMenuItem[] other = {
  // Adding a menu shortcut (mnemonic) is very
      // simple, but only JMenuItems can have them
      // in their constructors:
      new JMenuItem("Foo", KeyEvent.VK_F),
      new JMenuItem("Bar", KeyEvent.VK_A),
      // No shortcut:
      new JMenuItem("Baz")};

  private JButton b = new JButton("Swap Menus");

  class BL implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      JMenuBar m = getJMenuBar();
      setJMenuBar(m == mb1 ? mb2 : mb1);
      validate()// Refresh the frame
    }
  }

  class ML implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      JMenuItem target = (JMenuIteme.getSource();
      String actionCommand = target.getActionCommand();
      if (actionCommand.equals("Open")) {
        String s = t.getText();
        boolean chosen = false;
        for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++)
          if (s.equals(flavors[i]))
            chosen = true;
        if (!chosen)
          t.setText("Choose a flavor first!");
        else
          t.setText("Opening " + s + ". Mmm, mm!");
      }
    }
  }

  class FL implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      JMenuItem target = (JMenuIteme.getSource();
      t.setText(target.getText());
    }
  }

  // Alternatively, you can create a different
  // class for each different MenuItem. Then you
  // Don't have to figure out which one it is:
  class FooL implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      t.setText("Foo selected");
    }
  }

  class BarL implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      t.setText("Bar selected");
    }
  }

  class BazL implements ActionListener {
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
      t.setText("Baz selected");
    }
  }

  class CMIL implements ItemListener {
    public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
      JCheckBoxMenuItem target = (JCheckBoxMenuIteme.getSource();
      String actionCommand = target.getActionCommand();
      if (actionCommand.equals("Guard"))
        t.setText("Guard the Ice Cream! " "Guarding is "
            + target.getState());
      else if (actionCommand.equals("Hide"))
        t.setText("Hide the Ice Cream! " "Is it hidden? "
            + target.getState());
    }
  }

  public void init() {
    ML ml = new ML();
    CMIL cmil = new CMIL();
    safety[0].setActionCommand("Guard");
    safety[0].setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_G);
    safety[0].addItemListener(cmil);
    safety[1].setActionCommand("Hide");
    safety[1].setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_H);
    safety[1].addItemListener(cmil);
    other[0].addActionListener(new FooL());
    other[1].addActionListener(new BarL());
    other[2].addActionListener(new BazL());
    FL fl = new FL();
    for (int i = 0; i < flavors.length; i++) {
      JMenuItem mi = new JMenuItem(flavors[i]);
      mi.addActionListener(fl);
      m.add(mi);
      // Add separators at intervals:
      if ((i + 1== 0)
        m.addSeparator();
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < safety.length; i++)
      s.add(safety[i]);
    s.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_A);
    f.add(s);
    f.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
    for (int i = 0; i < file.length; i++) {
      file[i].addActionListener(fl);
      f.add(file[i]);
    }
    mb1.add(f);
    mb1.add(m);
    setJMenuBar(mb1);
    t.setEditable(false);
    Container cp = getContentPane();
    cp.add(t, BorderLayout.CENTER);
    // Set up the system for swapping menus:
    b.addActionListener(new BL());
    b.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_S);
    cp.add(b, BorderLayout.NORTH);
    for (int i = 0; i < other.length; i++)
      fooBar.add(other[i]);
    fooBar.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_B);
    mb2.add(fooBar);
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    run(new SwingMenus()300100);
  }

  public static void run(JApplet applet, int width, int height) {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    frame.getContentPane().add(applet);
    frame.setSize(width, height);
    applet.init();
    applet.start();
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
///:~
           
       
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