menubar with picture

Add a JMenu to either a JToolBar or a JMenuBar. You can add pictures to menu items using the setIcon() method

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/javax/swing/AbstractButton.html#setIcon(javax.swing.Icon)

hi objects,

could you please give me some java example of doing this.

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/menu.html

another thing you can do is use a popup menu that is activated by a button press

your second suggestion is good,but can you help me how can i start to implement it with image on it.i shall appreciate your help

http://javaalmanac.com/egs/javax.swing/button_SetIcon.html

http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/SWT-JFace-Eclipse/ToolBar.htm

http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/Swing-JFC/Menu.htm

will be help ful.

I have done this but i dont get the popup menu

Icon icon = new ImageIcon("Images/NotePad.gif");
JButton button = new JButton(action);
 button.addActionListener (this);

Action action = new AbstractAction("Button Label", icon)
 {
   
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)
 {
           System.out.println("Yes i am clicked");
           JPopupMenu popup;
           JMenuBar menuBar;
           JMenu menu, submenu;
           JMenuItem menuItem;
           //...where the GUI is constructed:
           //Create the popup menu.
           popup = new JPopupMenu();
           menuItem = new JMenuItem("A popup menu item");
           menuItem.addActionListener(this);
           popup.add(menuItem);
           menuItem = new JMenuItem("Another popup menu item");
           menuItem.addActionListener(this);
           popup.add(menuItem);
        }
    };

this is the complete code.please help do to insert menu to the button

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.text.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.PrintJob.*;
import javax.swing.plaf.metal.*;


public class DslamSystem extends JFrame implements ActionListener, ItemListener {

      //Main Place on Form where All Child Forms will Shown.
      private JDesktopPane desktop = new JDesktopPane ();
      
      ImageIcon[] images;
      String[] petStrings = {"NotePad", "Keys", "Help"};
      
      //For Program's MenuBar.
      private JMenuBar bar;

      //All the Main Menu of the Program.
      private JMenu mnuFile;

      private JMenuItem addNew, printRec, end;                        //File Menu Options.
      
      private JPopupMenu popMenu = new JPopupMenu ();

      //For Program's ToolBar.
      private      JToolBar toolBar;

      //For ToolBar's Button.
      private      JButton btnNew, btnDep, btnWith, btnRec, btnDel, btnSrch, btnHelp, btnKey;

      //Main Form StatusBar where Program's Name & Welcome Message Display.
      private JPanel statusBar = new JPanel ();

      //Labels for Displaying Program's Name & saying Welcome to Current User on StatusBar.
      private JLabel welcome;
      private JLabel author;

      //Making the LookAndFeel Menu.
      private String strings[] = {"1. Metal", "2. Motif", "3. Windows"};
      private UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo looks[] = UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels ();
      private ButtonGroup group = new ButtonGroup ();
      private JRadioButtonMenuItem radio[] = new JRadioButtonMenuItem[strings.length];

      //Getting the Current System Date.
      private java.util.Date currDate = new java.util.Date ();
      private SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat ("dd MMMM yyyy", Locale.getDefault());
      private String d = sdf.format (currDate);

      //Following all Variables are use in DslamSystem's IO's.

      //Variable use in Reading the DslamSystem Records File & Store it in an Array.
      private int count = 0;
      private int rows = 0;
      private      int total = 0;

      //String Type Array use to Load Records From File.
      private String records[][] = new String [500][6];

      Icon icon ;
      JButton button;
      //Constructor of Program to Iniatilize all Variables of Program.

      public DslamSystem () {

            //Setting Program's Title.
            super ("  ");

            //Setting the Main Window of Program.
            setIconImage (getToolkit().getImage ("Images/Bank.gif"));
            //setSize (700, 550);
            setJMenuBar (bar);

            //Closing Code of Main Window.
            addWindowListener (new WindowAdapter () {
                  public void windowClosing (WindowEvent we) {
                        quitApp ();
                  }
            }
            );

            //Setting the Location of Application on Screen.

            Dimension screenSize = java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
            setSize(screenSize.width, screenSize.height - 30);
            
            mnuFile = new JMenu ("File");
            
            addNew = new JMenuItem ("Open New Account", new ImageIcon ("Images/Open.gif"));
            addNew.addActionListener (this);
            
            mnuFile.add (addNew);
            
            JMenuItem open = new JMenuItem ("Open New Account", new ImageIcon ("Images/Open.gif"));
            open.addActionListener (this);
            
            popMenu.add (open);
            
            //bar.add (mnuFile);
            button = new JButton(action);
            
             button.addActionListener (this);
            //Creating the ToolBar's Buttons of Program.
            btnNew = new JButton (new ImageIcon ("Images/NotePad.gif"));
            btnNew.setToolTipText ("        ");
            btnNew.addActionListener (this);
            btnDep = new JButton (new ImageIcon ("Images/ImationDisk.gif"));
            btnDep.setToolTipText ("           ");
            btnDep.addActionListener (this);
            btnWith = new JButton (new ImageIcon ("Images/SuperDisk.gif"));
            btnWith.setToolTipText ("       ");
            btnWith.addActionListener (this);
            btnRec = new JButton (new ImageIcon ("Images/Paproll.gif"));
            btnRec.setToolTipText ("          ");
            btnRec.addActionListener (this);
            btnDel = new JButton (new ImageIcon ("Images/Toaster.gif"));
            btnDel.setToolTipText ("        ");
            btnDel.addActionListener (this);
            btnSrch = new JButton (new ImageIcon ("Images/Search.gif"));
            btnSrch.setToolTipText ("           ");
            btnSrch.addActionListener (this);
            btnHelp = new JButton (new ImageIcon ("Images/Help.gif"));
            btnHelp.setToolTipText ("          ");
            btnHelp.addActionListener (this);
            btnKey = new JButton (new ImageIcon ("Images/Keys.gif"));
            btnKey.setToolTipText ("Shortcut Keys of DslamSystem");
            btnKey.addActionListener (this);
            
            images = new ImageIcon[petStrings.length];
            
        Integer[] intArray = new Integer[petStrings.length];
       
        for (int i = 0; i < petStrings.length; i++) {
            intArray[i] = new Integer(i);
            images[i] = createImageIcon("Images/" + petStrings[i] + ".gif");
            if (images[i] != null) {
                images[i].setDescription(petStrings[i]);
            }
        }
       
            //Creating the ToolBar of Program.
            toolBar = new JToolBar ();
            toolBar.add (btnNew);
            toolBar.addSeparator ();
            toolBar.add (btnDep);
            toolBar.add (btnWith);
            toolBar.addSeparator ();
            toolBar.add (btnRec);
            toolBar.addSeparator ();
            toolBar.add (btnDel);
            toolBar.addSeparator ();
            toolBar.add (btnSrch);
            toolBar.addSeparator ();            
            toolBar.add (button);
            
            //Creating the StatusBar of Program.
            author = new JLabel (" " + "    ", Label.LEFT);
            author.setForeground (Color.black);
            author.setToolTipText ("Program's Title");
            welcome = new JLabel ("Welcome Today is " + d + " ", JLabel.RIGHT);
            welcome.setForeground (Color.black);
            welcome.setToolTipText ("Welcoming the User & System Current Date");
            statusBar.setLayout (new BorderLayout());
            statusBar.add (author, BorderLayout.WEST);
            statusBar.add (welcome, BorderLayout.EAST);

            //For Making the Dragging Speed of Internal Frames Faster.
            desktop.putClientProperty ("JDesktopPane.dragMode", "outline");

            //Setting the Contents of Programs.
            getContentPane().add (toolBar, BorderLayout.NORTH);
            getContentPane().add (desktop, BorderLayout.CENTER);
            getContentPane().add (statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

            //Showing The Main Form of Application.
            setVisible (true);

      }

      /** Returns an ImageIcon, or null if the path was invalid. */
    protected static ImageIcon createImageIcon(String path) {
        java.net.URL imgURL = DslamSystem.class.getResource(path);
        if (imgURL != null) {
            return new ImageIcon(imgURL);
        } else {
            System.err.println("Couldn't find file: " + path);
                return null;
        }
    }


      Action action = new AbstractAction("Button Label", icon)
      {
        // This method is called when the button is pressed      

        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)
        {
              icon = new ImageIcon("Images/NotePad.gif");
              button.setIcon(icon);
              //button.setIcon(null);

        }
    };
      
      //Function For Performing different Actions By Menus of Program.

      public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent ae)
      {
            Object obj = ae.getSource();
            
            if (obj == end)
            {
                  quitApp ();
            }
      
            if (obj == btnNew) {

                  boolean b = openChildWindow ("Create New");
                  if (b == false) {
                        System.out.println("BUtton Clicked");
                        NewAccount newAcc = new NewAccount ();
                        desktop.add (newAcc);
                        newAcc.show ();
                  }

            }
            else if (obj == btnDep) {
                  
                  boolean b = openChildWindow ("Create New");
                  if (b == false) {
                        System.out.println("BUtton Clicked");
                        DisplayCity dc = new DisplayCity();
                        desktop.add (dc);
                        dc.show ();
                  }
            }
      }

      //Function Perform By LookAndFeel Menu.

      public void itemStateChanged (ItemEvent e) {

            for( int i = 0; i < radio.length; i++ )
                  if(radio[i].isSelected()) {
                        changeLookAndFeel (i);
                  }

      }      

      //Function For Closing the Program.

      private void quitApp () {

            try {
                  //Show a Confirmation Dialog.
                      int reply = JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog (this,
                              "Are you really want to exit\nFrom DslamSystem?",
                              "DslamSystem - Exit", JOptionPane.YES_NO_OPTION, JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
                  //Check the User Selection.
                  if (reply == JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) {
                        setVisible (false);      //Hide the Frame.
                        dispose();                  //Free the System Resources.
                        System.out.println ("Thanks for Using DslamSystem\n");
                        System.exit (0);        //Close the Application.
                  }
                  else if (reply == JOptionPane.NO_OPTION) {
                        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
                  }
            }

            catch (Exception e) {}

      }

      //Function for Changing the Program's Look.

      public void changeLookAndFeel (int val) {

            try {
                  UIManager.setLookAndFeel (looks[val].getClassName());
                  SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI (this);
            }
            catch (Exception e) { }

      }

      //Loop Through All the Opened JInternalFrame to Perform the Task.

      private boolean openChildWindow (String title) {

            JInternalFrame[] childs = desktop.getAllFrames ();
            for (int i = 0; i < childs.length; i++) {
                  if (childs[i].getTitle().equalsIgnoreCase (title)) {
                        childs[i].show ();
                        return true;
                  }
            }
            return false;

      }
}

Add a MouseListener (to the button) that pops up the menu

http://javaalmanac.com/egs/javax.swing/Popup.html

those site which shivaspk provided do not work.

hi objects

i have got confussed,could you please tell me the steps to follow to acheive my goals.

try something like:

button.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
        public void mousePressed(MouseEvent evt) {
            if (evt.isPopupTrigger()) {
                popupMenu.show(evt.getComponent(), evt.getX(), evt.getY());
            }
        }
        public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent evt) {
            if (evt.isPopupTrigger()) {
                popupMenu.show(evt.getComponent(), evt.getX(), evt.getY());
            }
        }
    });

thanks objects.appreciate your help.now my code is like this.but i dont know how to insert popupmenu to button

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.*;
      
public class FrameDemo //implements MouseListener
{
      JMenuBar menuBar;
      JMenu menu, submenu;
      JMenuItem menuItem;
      JButton btButton;
      JPopupMenu popupMenu;

      FrameDemo()
      {
            JFrame frame = new JFrame("FrameDemo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        JLabel emptyLabel = new JLabel("");
        emptyLabel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(175, 100));
        frame.getContentPane().add(emptyLabel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
       
        popupMenu = new JPopupMenu();
       
            //      Create the menu bar.
                  menuBar = new JMenuBar();
            
            //      Build the first menu.
                  menu = new JMenu("A Menu");
            
            //  Add menu to  menu bar
                  menuBar.add(menu);
                  
                  btButton = new JButton("BUtton");
                  
//              Add menu to  menu bar
                  menuBar.add(btButton);
                  
//                  a group of JMenuItems

                  menuItem = new JMenuItem("Both text and icon",
                                           new ImageIcon("images/middle.gif"));
                  menuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_B);
                  menu.add(menuItem);
                  
                  frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);

                  btButton.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
                    public void mousePressed(MouseEvent evt) {
                        if (evt.isPopupTrigger()) {
                            popupMenu.show(evt.getComponent(), evt.getX(), evt.getY());
                        }
                    }
                    public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent evt) {
                        if (evt.isPopupTrigger()) {
                            popupMenu.show(evt.getComponent(), evt.getX(), evt.getY());
                        }
                    }
                });
                  
              //Display the window.
              frame.pack();
              frame.setVisible(true);


      }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        new FrameDemo();
    }
}

try this:

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.util.*;
     
public class FrameDemo //implements MouseListener
{
     JMenuBar menuBar;
     JMenu menu, submenu;
     JMenuItem menuItem;
     JButton btButton;
     JPopupMenu popupMenu;

     FrameDemo()
     {
          JFrame frame = new JFrame("FrameDemo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        JLabel emptyLabel = new JLabel("");
        emptyLabel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(175, 100));
        frame.getContentPane().add(emptyLabel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
       
        popupMenu = new JPopupMenu();
       
          //     Create the menu bar.
               menuBar = new JMenuBar();
         
          //     Build the first menu.
               menu = new JMenu("A Menu");
         
          //  Add menu to  menu bar
               menuBar.add(menu);
               
               btButton = new JButton("BUtton");
               
//            Add menu to  menu bar
               menuBar.add(btButton);
               
//               a group of JMenuItems

               menuItem = new JMenuItem("Both text and icon",
                                        new ImageIcon("images/middle.gif"));
               menuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_B);
               menu.add(menuItem);
               
               popupMenu = new JPopupMenu();
               popupMenu.add(new JMenuItem("Test"));
               
               frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);

               btButton.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
                  public void mousePressed(MouseEvent evt) {
                        System.out.println(evt);
                      //if (evt.isPopupTrigger()) {
                          popupMenu.show(evt.getComponent(), evt.getX(), evt.getY());
                      //}
                  }
                  public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent evt) {
                      //if (evt.isPopupTrigger()) {
                          popupMenu.show(evt.getComponent(), evt.getX(), evt.getY());
                      //}
                  }
              });
               
             //Display the window.
             frame.pack();
             frame.setVisible(true);


     }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        new FrameDemo();
    }
}

thanks mate.now is it possible to have a small black arrow next to the button which when clicked should open the menu.if you want i can open a new question for this.

cheers
zolf

you could probably use a seperate JLabel for that

i want something like internet explorer back button.i have seen a java application having that.

even google toolbar has got this feature.the first button on the google toobar