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Java JPopupMenu

The document discusses the JPopupMenu class in Java Swing. JPopupMenu allows dynamically displaying a menu at a specified location on a component. It inherits from JComponent. Constructors can create a JPopupMenu without an invoker or with a specified title string. The document also provides an example of using JPopupMenu with a mouse listener to display the menu and action listeners to handle menu item clicks.

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Java JPopupMenu

The document discusses the JPopupMenu class in Java Swing. JPopupMenu allows dynamically displaying a menu at a specified location on a component. It inherits from JComponent. Constructors can create a JPopupMenu without an invoker or with a specified title string. The document also provides an example of using JPopupMenu with a mouse listener to display the menu and action listeners to handle menu item clicks.

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Java JPopupMenu

PopupMenu can be dynamically popped up at specific position within a component. It


inherits the JComponent class.

JPopupMenu class declaration


Let's see the declaration for javax.swing.JPopupMenu class.

1. public class JPopupMenu extends JComponent implements Accessible, MenuElement  

Commonly used Constructors:

Constructor Description

JPopupMenu() Constructs a JPopupMenu without an "invoker".

JPopupMenu(String label) Constructs a JPopupMenu with the specified title.

Java JPopupMenu Example


1. import javax.swing.*;  
2. import java.awt.event.*;  
3. class PopupMenuExample  
4. {  
5.      PopupMenuExample(){  
6.          final JFrame f= new JFrame("PopupMenu Example");  
7.          final JPopupMenu popupmenu = new JPopupMenu("Edit");   
8.          JMenuItem cut = new JMenuItem("Cut");  
9.          JMenuItem copy = new JMenuItem("Copy");  
10.          JMenuItem paste = new JMenuItem("Paste");  
11.          popupmenu.add(cut); popupmenu.add(copy); popupmenu.add(paste);        
12.          f.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {  
13.             public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {              
14.                 popupmenu.show(f , e.getX(), e.getY());  
15.             }                 
16.          });  
17.          f.add(popupmenu);   
18.          f.setSize(300,300);  
19.          f.setLayout(null);  
20.          f.setVisible(true);  
21.      }  
22. public static void main(String args[])  
23. {  
24.         new PopupMenuExample();  
25. }}  

Output:

Java JPopupMenu Example with MouseListener and


ActionListener
1. import javax.swing.*;  
2. import java.awt.event.*;  
3. class PopupMenuExample   
4. {  
5.      PopupMenuExample(){  
6.          final JFrame f= new JFrame("PopupMenu Example");  
7.          final JLabel label = new JLabel();          
8.          label.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);  
9.          label.setSize(400,100);  
10.          final JPopupMenu popupmenu = new JPopupMenu("Edit");   
11.          JMenuItem cut = new JMenuItem("Cut");  
12.          JMenuItem copy = new JMenuItem("Copy");  
13.          JMenuItem paste = new JMenuItem("Paste");  
14.          popupmenu.add(cut); popupmenu.add(copy); popupmenu.add(paste);        
15.          f.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {  
16.             public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {              
17.                 popupmenu.show(f , e.getX(), e.getY());  
18.             }                 
19.          });  
20.         cut.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){  
21.          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {              
22.              label.setText("cut MenuItem clicked.");  
23.          }  
24.         });  
25.         copy.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){  
26.             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {              
27.                 label.setText("copy MenuItem clicked.");  
28.             }  
29.            });  
30.         paste.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){  
31.             public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {              
32.                 label.setText("paste MenuItem clicked.");  
33.             }  
34.            });  
35.          f.add(label); f.add(popupmenu);   
36.          f.setSize(400,400);  
37.          f.setLayout(null);  
38.          f.setVisible(true);  
39.      }  
40. public static void main(String args[])  
41. {  
42.         new PopupMenuExample();  
43. }  
44. }  

Output:

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