Adding Menu bar and items to a Java JFrame game

Did my answer to your previous quesiton does not help?

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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.awt.* ;
import java.awt.event.* ;
import java.awt.image.* ;
import javax.imageio.* ;
import java.io.* ;
import javax.swing.* ;

public class JaySnake extends JFrame
{
  class Game extends JPanel implements Runnable
  {
    private BufferedImage backBuffer ;
    private Graphics myBackBuffer ;

    public Game()
    {

      /******Try read in backgroundImage file and catch any exception*/
      try
      {
        backgroundImage = ImageIO.read( new File( "sand.jpg" ) ) ;
      }
      catch( IOException e )
      {
        System.out.println( "Cannot load image file- The one that got away" ) ;
      }
      backBuffer = new BufferedImage( DISPLAY_W, DISPLAY_H, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB ) ;
      myBackBuffer = backBuffer.getGraphics() ;

      //set up the menubar
          menubar = new JMenuBar();
          menubar.setBackground(new Color(237,239,218));
          setJMenuBar(menubar);

    }

    long startTime, waitTime, elapsedTime ;
    public void paintComponent( Graphics g )
    {
      g.drawImage( backBuffer, DISPLAY_X, DISPLAY_Y, null ) ;
    }

    public void run()
    {
      //     1000/25 Frames Per Second = 40millisecond delay
      int delayTime = 1000 / 25 ;

      Thread thisThread = Thread.currentThread() ;
      while( running )
      {
        startTime = System.currentTimeMillis() ;
        //snake.movePosition(2);
        //snake2.movePosition(4);
        // handle mouse events in main gamePlay
        //keyLinkedList.processKeyEventList();
        // render to back buffer now
        render( myBackBuffer ) ;

        repaint() ;
        //  handle frame rate
        elapsedTime = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime ;
        waitTime = Math.max( delayTime - elapsedTime, 5 ) ;

        try
        {
          Thread.sleep( waitTime ) ;
        }
        catch( InterruptedException e )
        {}
      }
      System.out.println( "Program Exited" ) ;
    }

    /*Render method for graphics content*/
    public void render( Graphics g )
    {
      /*g.setColor(Color.black);
                 g.fillRect(0,0,DISPLAY_WIDTH,DISPLAY_HEIGHT);*/
      //not sue whether to use this aswell as background

      if( backgroundImage != null )
        g.drawImage( backgroundImage, 0, 0, this ) ;

      /******Draw scoreboard and player details, sets color for score and player
           ******draws rectangle in same green, draws strings and used variables score1
       ******and score2. Sets color again to black draws another rectangle
       ******that is used to highlight the playing area*/
      g.setColor( Color.green ) ;
      g.drawRect( 1, 0, 598, 32 ) ;
      g.drawString( "Player 1 score: " + score1, 10, 13 ) ;
      g.drawString( "Player 2 score: " + score2, 10, 27 ) ;
      g.drawString( "High score: " + highscore, 510, 15 ) ;
      g.setColor( Color.black ) ;
      g.drawRect( 1, 34, 598, 521 ) ;

      //snake.render(g);
      //snake2.render(g);
    }
  }

  private Thread gamePlay ;
  private boolean running = true ;
  private Game game ;

  private final int DISPLAY_X ; // value assigned in constructor
  private final int DISPLAY_Y ; // value assigned in constructor

  private static final int DISPLAY_W = 600 ;
  private static final int DISPLAY_H = 600 ;

  int size, hsize = 0, score1 = 0, score2 = 0, highscore = 0 ;

  /****Creates JMenuBar */
  private JMenuBar menubar ;
  /****Creates JMenu to house items */
  private JMenu menu = new JMenu( "Options" ) ;

      /**********************Create menu items***************************************/
      /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
  //To include tabs new Single Player Game, multiplayer game, quit
  private JMenuItem menuTabStartTab = new JMenuItem( "Start" ) ;

  //To include tabs default, sand, grass, snake glass
  private JMenuItem menuTabChooseBackground = new JMenuItem( "Background" ) ;

  //To include tabs default,
  private JCheckBoxMenuItem menuTabGameMusicOnOff = new JCheckBoxMenuItem( "Music" ) ;

  //To include tabs default, sand, grass, snake glass
  private JCheckBoxMenuItem menuTabSoundEffectsOnOff = new JCheckBoxMenuItem( "Sounds" ) ;

  //To include tabs default, sand, grass, snake glass
  private JMenuItem userGuide = new JMenuItem( "Help" ) ;

  //To include tabs default, sand, grass, snake glass
  private JMenuItem aboutBox = new JMenuItem( "About" ) ;

      /*****Until i think of somemore items at least ********************************/

  /******JaySnake constructor*/
  public JaySnake()
  {
    /*****Sets title for main window*/
    //setTitle("JaySnake Game");
    getContentPane().setLayout( new BorderLayout() ) ;
    setResizable( false ) ;
    setIgnoreRepaint( true ) ;
    game = new Game() ;
    getContentPane().add( game, BorderLayout.CENTER ) ;
    this.setJMenuBar( menubar );

    menubar.add( menu ) ;
    menu.add( menuTabStartTab ) ;
    menu.add( menuTabChooseBackground ) ;
    menu.add( menuTabGameMusicOnOff ) ;
    menu.add( menuTabSoundEffectsOnOff ) ;
    menu.add( userGuide ) ;
    menu.add( aboutBox ) ;


    addWindowListener( new WindowAdapter()
    {
      public void windowClosing( WindowEvent e )
      {
        dispose();
        System.exit( 0 ) ;
      }
    } ) ;

    Insets insets = getInsets() ;
    DISPLAY_X = insets.left ;
    DISPLAY_Y = insets.top ;
    resizeToInternalSize( DISPLAY_W, DISPLAY_H ) ;
  }

  public void resizeToInternalSize( int internalWidth, int internalHeight )
  {
    Insets insets = getInsets() ;
    final int newWidth = internalWidth + insets.left + insets.right ;
    final int newHeight = internalHeight + insets.top + insets.bottom ;

    Runnable resize = new Runnable()
    {
      public void run()
      {
        setSize( newWidth, newHeight ) ;
      }
    } ;

    if( !SwingUtilities.isEventDispatchThread() )
    {
      try
      {
        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait( resize ) ;
      }
      catch( Exception e )
      {}
    }
    else
      resize.run() ;

    validate() ;
  }

  public void start()
  {
    Thread gamePlay = new Thread( game ) ;
    gamePlay.start() ;
  }

  public static void main( String args[] )
  {
    System.out.println( "Starting JaySnake..." ) ;
    JaySnake app = new JaySnake() ;
    app.setSize( DISPLAY_W, DISPLAY_H ) ;
    app.setTitle( "JaySnake Game" ) ;
    app.setVisible( true ) ;
    app.start() ;
  }

  /******declared class variables/containers*/
  private Image backgroundImage ;
}

yes I think so I haven't tried it yet, I had to go out for a while but don't worry I will get around to it I think it will be better if I create my menu in a logical step to achieve the goal.  Then I can crack on with getting it to work with my menu item

thanks gironis

Well that certainly was quick Tim you are a true expert ... How do you do that?   but sorry I don't think I explained myself  as I should have done

heres my menu or at lease a simulation of it

THE MENUBAR:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Game   |    Choose background  |  Sounds  |   Help
...................................................................................................................................................


THE TABS:
GAME
--------
Start
Single or multiplayer - Single player
                                - Multiplayer
quit


Choose Background
-----------------------
Default
Long grass
Yellow sand
Blue snake glass

Sounds = Checkboxes
--------------------------
Music on / off
Sound effects on /off


Help
-----

User instructions
About box

Does that make any sense ?  thanks !

Absolouteley amazing man!  Amazing  --- ok I will close this one and I need to have titles for my menu on the next one :)