private void generateMenus() {
_menuBar = new JMenuBar();
JMenu menuFile = new JMenu("File");
JMenu menuGame = new JMenu("Game");
JMenu menuHelp = new JMenu("Help");
menuFile.setMnemonic('f');
menuGame.setMnemonic('g');
menuHelp.setMnemonic('h');
JMenuItem menuFileExit = new JMenuItem("Exit", 'x');
JMenuItem menuFileNew = new JMenuItem("New", 'n');
_menuGameGo = new JMenuItem("Go", 'g');
_menuGamePause = new JMenuItem("Pause", 'p');
_menuGamePause.setEnabled(false);
JCheckBoxMenuItem menuGameZoomToggle = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Zoom 2X", false);
menuGameZoomToggle.setMnemonic('z');
JMenuItem menuGameOptions = new JMenuItem("Options...", 'o');
JMenuItem menuHelpAbout = new JMenuItem("About", 'a');
menuFileExit.addActionListener(this);
menuFileNew.addActionListener(this);
_menuGameGo.addActionListener(this);
_menuGamePause.addActionListener(this);
menuGameZoomToggle.addActionListener(this);
menuGameOptions.addActionListener(this);
menuHelpAbout.addActionListener(this);
menuFile.add(menuFileNew);
menuFile.add(menuFileExit);
menuGame.add(_menuGameGo);
menuGame.add(_menuGamePause);
menuGame.add(menuGameZoomToggle);
menuGame.add(menuGameOptions);
menuHelp.add(menuHelpAbout);
_menuBar.add(menuFile);
_menuBar.add(menuGame);
_menuBar.add(menuHelp);
setJMenuBar(_menuBar);
}
// Method builds menu components.
private JMenuBar buildMenu() {
// Add menus to the menu bar.
menuBar.add(file);
menuBar.add(comm);
menuBar.add(data);
menuBar.add(help);
// Set mnemonics for menu selections.
file.setMnemonic('F');
comm.setMnemonic('C');
data.setMnemonic('D');
help.setMnemonic('H');
// Menu items for file menu.
file.add(menuItemNew);
file.addSeparator();
file.add(menuItemOpen);
file.add(menuItemClose);
file.addSeparator();
file.add(menuItemSave);
file.add(menuItemSaveAs);
file.addSeparator();
file.add(menuItemExit);
// Menu items for comm menu.
comm.add(menuItemSend);
comm.add(menuItemReceive);
// Menu items for comm menu.
data.add(menuItemConnect);
data.add(menuItemSubmit);
// Set mnemonics for menu item selections for file menu.
menuItemNew.setMnemonic('N');
menuItemOpen.setMnemonic('O');
menuItemClose.setMnemonic('C');
menuItemSave.setMnemonic('S');
menuItemSaveAs.setMnemonic('A');
menuItemExit.setMnemonic('X');
// Set mnemonics for comm item selections for file menu.
menuItemSend.setMnemonic('S');
menuItemReceive.setMnemonic('R');
// Set mnemonics for data item selections for file menu.
menuItemConnect.setMnemonic('C');
menuItemSubmit.setMnemonic('R');
// Menu items to help menu.
help.add(menuCheckBoxItemDebug);
help.addSeparator();
help.add(menuItemHelp);
// Set mnemonics for menu item selections for edit menu.
menuCheckBoxItemDebug.setMnemonic('D');
menuItemHelp.setMnemonic('A');
// Build menu action listeners.
buildMenuActionListeners();
// Set the menu bar in the frame and return menu bar.
setJMenuBar(menuBar);
// Return JMenuBar
return menuBar;
} // End of buildMenu() method.
