GUI Menu

import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

class GUIMenu extends JFrame implements ActionListener

{

private static final int FRAME_WIDTH = 300;

private static final int FRAME_HEIGHT = 250;

private static final int FRAME_X_ORIGIN = 150;

private static final int FRAME_Y_ORIGIN = 250;

private JLabel response;

private JMenu fileMenu;

private JMenu editMenu;

public static void main(String[] args)

{

GUIMenu frame = new GUIMenu();

frame.setVisible(true);

}

public GUIMenu( )

{

setTitle ("JMenuFrame: Testing Swing Menus");

setSize (FRAME_WIDTH, FRAME_HEIGHT);

setLocation (FRAME_X_ORIGIN, FRAME_Y_ORIGIN);

setResizable(false);

Container contentPane = getContentPane();

contentPane.setLayout(null);

contentPane.setBackground(Color.white);

createFileMenu();

createEditMenu();

JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();

setJMenuBar(menuBar);

menuBar.add(fileMenu);

menuBar.add(editMenu);

response = new JLabel("Hello, this is your menu tester");

response.setBounds(50, 50, 250, 50);

contentPane.add(response);

setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

}

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

{

String menuName;

menuName = event.getActionCommand();

if (menuName.equals("Quit"))

{

System.exit(0);

}

else

{

response.setText("Menu Item '" + menuName + "' is selected.");

Container contentPane = getContentPane();

}

}

private void createFileMenu()

{

JMenuItem item;

fileMenu = new JMenu("File");

item = new JMenuItem("New");

item.addActionListener(this);

fileMenu.add(item);

item = new JMenuItem("Open...");

item.addActionListener(this);

fileMenu.add(item);

item = new JMenuItem("Save");

item.addActionListener(this);

fileMenu.add(item);

item = new JMenuItem("Save as...");

item.addActionListener(this);

fileMenu.add(item);

fileMenu.addSeparator();

item = new JMenuItem("Quit");

item.addActionListener(this);

fileMenu.add(item);

}

private void createEditMenu()

{

JMenuItem item;

editMenu = new JMenu("Edit");

item = new JMenuItem("Cut");

item.addActionListener(this);

editMenu.add(item);

item = new JMenuItem("Copy");

item.addActionListener(this);

editMenu.add(item);

item = new JMenuItem("Paste");

item.addActionListener(this);

editMenu.add(item);

}

} // End of whole class