Object Oriented Programming Through Java by Pearson

9.22 Graphics Using AWT Controls

42. menu.add(item);

43. menu.addSeparator();

44. Menu submenu = new Menu(“Options”);

45. item = new MenuItem(“Default”);

46. submenu.add(item);

47. item = new MenuItem(“Delete”);

48. submenu.add(item);

49. menu.add(submenu);

50. return menu;

51. }

52. }

We define two functions CreateFileMenu( ) in Line No. 26 and CreateWindowMenu(

)

in Line No. 37, the function CreateFileMenu( ) instantiates a menu with the name ‘File’

in Line No. 27, it also creates two menu items ‘Close’ and ‘Exit’ in LineNos. 30 and 33 and adds

these menu items to the file menu in LineNos. 31 and 34. The addSeparator( ) method

adds a line between the two menu items in the file menu. The CreateWindowMenu( )

function creates a menu ‘Window’ ...