Adding Icons JMenuItem and Separator on JMenu

Program Description:

Another fun part in making java program is adding icons in JMenuItem which give more life to your program. The Java program below is a short simple java code that demonstrates on how to add icons in JMenuItem. The required images are:

Place the images inside the folder where your java program is.

Output:

Code:

/**
 * File: addIconsAndSeparator.java
 * Tiltle: Adding Icons JMenuItem and Separator on JMenu
 * Author: http://java-code-complete.blogspot.com/
 */

//Java Core Package
import javax.swing.*;
//Java Extension Package
import java.awt.*;

public class addIconsAndSeparator extends JFrame {
 
 //Initializing the program Components
 private JMenu fileMenu;
 private JMenuBar menuBar;
 private JMenuItem menuItems[];
 private JMenuItem exit;
 private String items[] = {"New ...","Open ...","Save ..."};
 private char itemMnemonics[] = {'N','O','C','E'};
 private String iconFile[] = {"new.gif","open.gif","save.gif"};
 private Icon icons[];

 //Setting up GUI
    public addIconsAndSeparator() {
     
     //Setting up the Title of the Window
     super("Adding Icons JMenuItem and Separator on JMenu");

     //Set Size of the Window (WIDTH, HEIGHT)
     setSize(400,200);

     //Exit Property of the Window
     setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

  //Constructing JMenu, JMenuBar, and JMenuItem
     fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
     menuBar = new JMenuBar();
     menuItems = new JMenuItem[3];
     
     fileMenu.setMnemonic('F'); //Add mnemonic on the JMenu "File"
     menuBar.add(fileMenu); //Adding the JMenu to JMenuBar
     
     //Constructing 3 JMenuItem using "for loop"
     for(int count=0; count<menuItems.length; count++) {
      menuItems[count] = new JMenuItem(items[count],new ImageIcon(iconFile[count])); //Constructing JMenuItem with the Specified String menus and icons
      menuItems[count].setMnemonic(itemMnemonics[count]); //Adding mnemonics on JMenuItem
      fileMenu.add(menuItems[count]); //Add JMenuItem on JMenu
     }
     
     fileMenu.addSeparator(); //Creating a separator to separate exit from New, Open, and Close
     
     exit = new JMenuItem("Exit ..."); //Constructing JMenuItem "Exit"
     exit.setMnemonic('E'); //Set JMenuItem "Exit" Mnemonic
     fileMenu.add(exit); //Adding JMenuItem "Exit" to JMenu
     
     //Setting up the JMenuBar in the container or automtically add JMenuBar in the container
     setJMenuBar(menuBar);
     
     //Setting up the container ready for the components to be added.
     Container pane = getContentPane();
     setContentPane(pane);   

     /**Set all the Components Visible.
      * If it is set to "false", the components in the container will not be visible.
      */
     setVisible(true);
    }
    
 //Main Method
    public static void main (String[] args) {
     addIconsAndSeparator aias = new addIconsAndSeparator();
 }
}

Important Part of the Program:

//Constructing JMenu, JMenuBar, and JMenuItem
     fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
     menuBar = new JMenuBar();
     menuItems = new JMenuItem[3];
     
     fileMenu.setMnemonic('F'); //Add mnemonic on the JMenu "File"
     menuBar.add(fileMenu); //Adding the JMenu to JMenuBar
     
     //Constructing 3 JMenuItem using "for loop"
     for(int count=0; count<menuItems.length; count++) {
      menuItems[count] = new JMenuItem(items[count],new ImageIcon(iconFile[count])); //Constructing JMenuItem with the Specified String menus and icons
      menuItems[count].setMnemonic(itemMnemonics[count]); //Adding mnemonics on JMenuItem
      fileMenu.add(menuItems[count]); //Add JMenuItem on JMenu
     }
     
     fileMenu.addSeparator(); //Creating a separator to separate exit from New, Open, and Close
     
     exit = new JMenuItem("Exit ..."); //Constructing JMenuItem "Exit"
     exit.setMnemonic('E'); //Set JMenuItem "Exit" Mnemonic
     fileMenu.add(exit); //Adding JMenuItem "Exit" to JMenu
     
     //Setting up the JMenuBar in the container or automtically add JMenuBar in the container
     setJMenuBar(menuBar);