Java Swing Tutorial - Java JMenu() Constructor








Syntax

JMenu() constructor from JMenu has the following syntax.

public JMenu()

Example

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

import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
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import javax.swing.JCheckBoxMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;

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();
    fileMenu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
    menuBar.add(fileMenu);

    // File->New, N - Mnemonic
    JMenuItem newMenuItem = new JMenuItem("New", KeyEvent.VK_N);
    fileMenu.add(newMenuItem);

    JCheckBoxMenuItem caseMenuItem = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Case Sensitive");
    caseMenuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_C);
    fileMenu.add(caseMenuItem);
    
    frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
    frame.setSize(350, 250);
    frame.setVisible(true);
  }
}