Java Swing Tutorial - Java AbstractAction() Constructor

Syntax

AbstractAction() constructor from AbstractAction has the following syntax.

public AbstractAction()

Example

In the following code shows how to use AbstractAction.AbstractAction() constructor.

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
/*  www  .j  a  v  a2 s  .c o  m*/
import javax.swing.AbstractAction;
import javax.swing.Action;
import javax.swing.Icon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.KeyStroke;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    final Action printAction = new PrintHelloAction();

    JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
    JMenu menu = new JMenu("File");
    menuBar.add(menu);
    JMenuItem menuItem = new JMenuItem("Print");
    KeyStroke ctrlP = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_P,
        InputEvent.CTRL_MASK);
    menuItem.setAccelerator(ctrlP);
    menuItem.addActionListener(printAction);
    menu.add(menuItem);

    JButton fileButton = new JButton("About");
    fileButton.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_A);
    fileButton.addActionListener(printAction);

    frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);

    frame.add(fileButton, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
    frame.setSize(300, 100);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}

class PrintHelloAction extends AbstractAction {
  private static final Icon printIcon = new MyIcon();

  PrintHelloAction() {
    super();
    putValue(Action.SHORT_DESCRIPTION, "Hello, World");
  }

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
    System.out.println("Hello, World");
  }
}

class MyIcon implements Icon {
  public int getIconWidth() {
    return 32;
  }

  public int getIconHeight() {
    return 32;
  }

  public void paintIcon(Component c, Graphics g, int x, int y) {
    g.drawString("java2s.com", 0, 20);
  }
}