Java Tutorial/Swing Event/MenuKeyListener
Listening to JMenuItem Events with a MenuKeyListener
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JMenu;
import javax.swing.JMenuBar;
import javax.swing.JMenuItem;
import javax.swing.event.MenuKeyEvent;
import javax.swing.event.MenuKeyListener;
public class ContructMenuMenuKeyListener {
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("File");
fileMenu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
menuBar.add(fileMenu);
// File->New, N - Mnemonic
JMenuItem newMenuItem = new JMenuItem("asdf");
fileMenu.add(newMenuItem);
newMenuItem.addMenuKeyListener(new MenuKeyListener(){
public void menuKeyTyped(MenuKeyEvent e) {
System.out.println("KeyTyped");
}
public void menuKeyPressed(MenuKeyEvent e) {
System.out.println("KeyPressed");
}
public void menuKeyReleased(MenuKeyEvent e) {
System.out.println("KeyReleased");
}});
frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
frame.setSize(350, 250);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}