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Java actionlistener problem
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Hi everyone, I'm having trouble with this code. It compiles fine, but clicking the menu item I just added the actionlistener to doesn't work. I'm new to java and I can't figure it out.
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/* * NewJFrame.java * * Created on March 10, 2008, 2:47 PM */ package javaapplication5; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import javax.swing.JOptionPane; /** * * @author Curtis */ public class NewJFrame extends javax.swing.JFrame { /** Creates new form NewJFrame */ public NewJFrame() { initComponents(); } /** This method is called from within the constructor to * initialize the form. * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is * always regenerated by the Form Editor. */ // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code"> private void initComponents() { jMenuBar1 = new javax.swing.JMenuBar(); jMenu1 = new javax.swing.JMenu(); jMenuItem1 = new javax.swing.JMenuItem(); jMenuItem2 = new javax.swing.JMenuItem(); jMenuItem3 = new javax.swing.JMenuItem(); jMenuItem4 = new javax.swing.JMenuItem(); jMenuItem5 = new javax.swing.JMenuItem(); jMenu2 = new javax.swing.JMenu(); jMenuItem6 = new javax.swing.JMenuItem(); setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setCursor(new java.awt.Cursor(java.awt.Cursor.DEFAULT_CURSOR)); setIconImages(null); jMenu1.setText("File"); jMenuItem1.setText("New"); jMenu1.add(jMenuItem1); jMenu1.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { final JOptionPane optionPane = new JOptionPane( "You pressed New.", JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE, JOptionPane.OK_OPTION); } }); jMenuItem2.setText("Open"); jMenu1.add(jMenuItem2); jMenuItem3.setText("Save"); jMenu1.add(jMenuItem3); jMenuItem4.setText("Save As"); jMenu1.add(jMenuItem4); jMenuItem5.setText("Exit"); jMenu1.add(jMenuItem5); jMenuBar1.add(jMenu1); jMenu2.setText("Help"); jMenuItem6.setText("About"); jMenu2.add(jMenuItem6); jMenuBar1.add(jMenu2); setJMenuBar(jMenuBar1); javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane()); getContentPane().setLayout(layout); layout.setHorizontalGroup( layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING) .addGap(0, 369, Short.MAX_VALUE) ); layout.setVerticalGroup( layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING) .addGap(0, 281, Short.MAX_VALUE) ); pack(); }// </editor-fold> /** * @param args the command line arguments */ public static void main(String args[]) { java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() { public void run() { new NewJFrame().setVisible(true); } }); } // Variables declaration - do not modify private javax.swing.JMenu jMenu1; private javax.swing.JMenu jMenu2; private javax.swing.JMenuBar jMenuBar1; private javax.swing.JMenuItem jMenuItem1; private javax.swing.JMenuItem jMenuItem2; private javax.swing.JMenuItem jMenuItem3; private javax.swing.JMenuItem jMenuItem4; private javax.swing.JMenuItem jMenuItem5; private javax.swing.JMenuItem jMenuItem6; // End of variables declaration }
You want to add that action listener to jMenuItem1 instead of jMenu1. Also, you aren't showing the dialog. I would recommend using the static JOptionPane method to show the dialog .
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JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(NewJFrame.this, "You pressed New.");
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