A menu is attached to a menu bar and a menu item is attached to a menu. Here is the simple way to create a menu along with menu items.
new AWTMenu() : Create the object for the class
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import java.awt.*;AWTMenu() : Code for creation of menus is written here
class AWTMenu extends Frame
{
MenuBar mbar;
Menu menu,submenu;
MenuItem m1,m2,m3,m4,m5;
public AWTMenu()
{
// Set frame properties
setTitle("AWT Menu"); // Set the title
setSize(400,400); // Set size to the frame
setLayout(new FlowLayout()); // Set the layout
setVisible(true); // Make the frame visible
setLocationRelativeTo(null); // Center the frame
// Create the menu bar
mbar=new MenuBar();
// Create the menu
menu=new Menu("Menu");
// Create the submenu
submenu=new Menu("Sub Menu");
// Create MenuItems
m1=new MenuItem("Menu Item 1");
m2=new MenuItem("Menu Item 2");
m3=new MenuItem("Menu Item 3");
m4=new MenuItem("Menu Item 4");
m5=new MenuItem("Menu Item 5");
// Attach menu items to menu
menu.add(m1);
menu.add(m2);
menu.add(m3);
// Attach menu items to submenu
submenu.add(m4);
submenu.add(m5);
// Attach submenu to menu
menu.add(submenu);
// Attach menu to menu bar
mbar.add(menu);
// Set menu bar to the frame
setMenuBar(mbar);
}
public static void main(String args[])
{
new AWTMenu();
}
}
new AWTMenu() : Create the object for the class
