Mmmh ... You can add an ActionListener directly to MenuItem, You don't need to use a JButton for that.
Check Java Doc: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/awt/MenuItem.html This works in 1.4+ :) ... Your class most implements ActionListener Interface public class YourClasssWithMenuItems implements *ActionListener* { private JMenuItem item1; : *public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a)* { if(a.getSource() == item1) { // MenuItem 1 has an action event. : } : } : item1 = new JMenuItem("Item 1"); item.addActionListener(this); : Hope that can help you :) rgds Viel. On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 10:09 PM, javaquestion <cplusplusquest...@gmail.com>wrote: > > I have code: > > JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar(); > > JMenu menu1 = new JMenu("Menu 1"); > menuBar.add(menu); > > JMenuItem item1 = new JMenuItem("Item 1"); > menu.add(item1); > JMenuItem item2 = new JMenuItem("Item 2"); > menu.add(item2); > > ..... > > JButton button = new JButton("Action"); > button.addActionListener( > new ActionListener() { > public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) { > /* Check if JMenuItem is item 1 */ > ...... > > /* Check if JMenuItem is item 2 */ > > ...... > } > }); > > ...... > > // Install the menu bar in the frame > frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar); > > When I click button I would like to know which menu item I was > selected. I used a variable like "int status" to keep the status > which JMmenuItem selected. However, I was told that using something > like glob variable is not good idea. Then is there any other way to > do it? > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java EE (J2EE) Programming with Passion!" group. To post to this group, send email to java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
