JMenuBar: a Tutorial

It's easy to use JMenuBar in your JFrame. These are the simple steps to use JMenubar:

1. Copy the setMenuBar() method below

2. Paste the method in your class that extends JFrame

3. Configure the method on your own

4. Add a line "setMenuBar();" at the bottom of the constructor of your JFrame class



The following is an example of using JMenuBar. Just copy the setMenuBar() method and configure it on your own.

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
 
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
 
public class MyJFrame extends JFrame {
 
    private JPanel contentPane;
 
    /**
     * Launch the application.
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                try {
                    MyJFrame frame = new MyJFrame();
                    frame.setTitle("JmenuBar example");
                    frame.setVisible(true);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    e.printStackTrace();
                }
            }
        });
    }
     
    /**
     * Create the frame.
     */
    public MyJFrame() {
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setBounds(100, 100, 450, 300);
        contentPane = new JPanel();
        contentPane.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
        contentPane.setLayout(new BorderLayout(0, 0));
        setContentPane(contentPane);
         
        setMenuBar();    //set JMenubar
    }
 
 
    private void setMenuBar(){
         
        JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
        menuBar.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
         
        //////////////////// File
        JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
        JMenuItem openMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Open File");
        openMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                 
            }
        });
        fileMenu.add(openMenuItem);
 
        JMenuItem saverf5xAndMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Save");
        fileMenu.add(saverf5xAndMenuItem);
 
        JMenuItem exitMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Exit");
        exitMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
             
            }
        });
        fileMenu.add(exitMenuItem);
        menuBar.add(fileMenu);
 
        ////////////////////Edit
        JMenu editMenu = new JMenu("Edit");
        JMenuItem copyMenuItem = new JMenuItem("ergedgvdfergv");
        copyMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
             
            }
        });
        editMenu.add(copyMenuItem);
 
        JMenuItem copyOriginalrf5xMenuItem = new JMenuItem("SFdfsrfs");
        copyOriginalrf5xMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                 
            }
        });
        editMenu.add(copyOriginalrf5xMenuItem);
 
        JMenuItem clearMenuItem = new JMenuItem("sferfgedrg");
        clearMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
 
            }
        });
        editMenu.add(clearMenuItem);
 
        JMenuItem clearrf5xMenuItem = new JMenuItem("egdfgvd");
        clearrf5xMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            }
        });
        editMenu.add(clearrf5xMenuItem);
 
        JMenuItem clearBothMenuItem = new JMenuItem("rthfghrth");
        clearBothMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
             
            }
        });
        editMenu.add(clearBothMenuItem);
        menuBar.add(editMenu);
 
         
        ////////////////////Help
         
        JMenu helpMenu = new JMenu("Help");
        JMenuItem aboutrf5xMenuItem = new JMenuItem("About");
        aboutrf5xMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
             
            @Override
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                 
            }
        });
        helpMenu.add(aboutrf5xMenuItem);
        menuBar.add(helpMenu);
         
        this.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
    }
     
}