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inner class question

i am using jdk1.2.2, codes like:
public class TMenu extends JFrame{
public JMenu aboutMenu = new JMenu("About");
...
//following is inner class
class ItemHandler implements ActionListener{

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
//aboutMenu
// if (aboutMenu.isSelect()) TDialog.displayAboutDialog();
JMenu menu = new JMenu();
menu = aboutMenu;
...
It shows abotMenu is a undefined variable at inner class when compiled.

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Jod

There is no isSelect() method in JMenu but there is an isSelected(). With this in mind, this compiles just fine...

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class test1 extends JFrame{
public JMenu aboutMenu = new JMenu("About");

// ...

//following is inner class
class ItemHandler implements ActionListener{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
//aboutMenu
if (aboutMenu.isSelected()) System.out.println("Done...");
}
}
}

If you want to be doubly safe then use...

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class test1 extends JFrame{
public JMenu aboutMenu = new JMenu("About");

// ...

//following is inner class
class ItemHandler implements ActionListener{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
//aboutMenu
if (test1.this.aboutMenu.isSelected()) System.out.println("Done...");
}
}
}

When you use test1.this you get the outer class object so test1.this.aboutMenu always gets you the reference to the aboutMenu object in the outer class.

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