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  1. #1
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    JavaMenuBar ?? won't show up

    I have a programming assignment where I need to add a JMenuBar at the top with very basic functions
    File - Query - Help
    I believe all of my code is correct, but no menu bar shows up when I try to:
    frame.setJMenuBar(JMB);
    I've been looking on the net and the syntax seems to be correct, but like I said...no bar at the top..
    Any suggestions?

    Code:
    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import java.util.*;
    
    public class MyFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener
    {
        //Create new objects
        JFrame frame;
        JPanel p1, p2, p3;
        JTextField txtSSN, txtFname, txtLname, txtMname, txtAddress, txtCity, txtState, txtZip;
        JLabel lblSSN, lblFname, lblLname, lblMname, lblAddress, lblCity, lblState, lblZip;
        JButton btnOK, btnCancel, btnExit;
        JLabel dispLblSSN, dispLblName, dispLblAddress, dispLblCSZ;
        String Fname, Lname, Mname, SSN, Address, State, City, Zip;
        
        // From Assignment 2
        JMenuBar JMB;
        JMenu menuFile, menuQuery, menuHelp;
        JMenuItem menuFileSave, menuFileClear, menuFileExit;
        JMenuItem menuQueryExe;
        JMenuItem menuHelpAbout;
        
        public MyFrame()
        {
            setTitle("Jeremy's GUI");
            //Initialize all objects
            Container cp = getContentPane();
            dispLblSSN = new JLabel("");
            dispLblSSN.setForeground(Color.gray);
            dispLblName = new JLabel("");
            dispLblName.setForeground(Color.gray);
            dispLblAddress = new JLabel("");
            dispLblAddress.setForeground(Color.gray);
            dispLblCSZ = new JLabel("");
            dispLblCSZ.setForeground(Color.gray);
            lblSSN = new JLabel("<html><font color='white'>SSN:</font></html>");
            lblFname = new JLabel("First Name:");
            lblFname.setForeground(Color.white);
            lblLname = new JLabel("Last Name:");
            lblLname.setForeground(Color.white);
            lblMname = new JLabel("Middle Initial:");
            lblMname.setForeground(Color.white);
            lblAddress = new JLabel("Address:");
            lblAddress.setForeground(Color.white);
            lblCity = new JLabel("City:");
            lblCity.setForeground(Color.white);
            lblState = new JLabel("State:");
            lblState.setForeground(Color.white);
            lblZip = new JLabel("Zip Code:");
            lblZip.setForeground(Color.white);
            txtSSN = new JTextField(10);
            txtFname = new JTextField(20);
            txtLname = new JTextField(20);
            txtMname = new JTextField(2);
            txtAddress = new JTextField(20);
            txtCity = new JTextField(7);
            txtState = new JTextField(3);
            txtZip = new JTextField(5);
            btnOK = new JButton("OK");
            btnOK.addActionListener(this);
            btnOK.setBackground(Color.black);
            btnOK.setForeground(Color.red);
            btnCancel = new JButton("Cancel");
            btnCancel.addActionListener(this);
            btnCancel.setBackground(Color.black);
            btnCancel.setForeground(Color.red);
            btnExit = new JButton("Exit");
            btnExit.addActionListener(this);
            btnExit.setBackground(Color.black);
            btnExit.setForeground(Color.red);
     
            //Assignement 2
            JMB = new JMenuBar();
            frame = new JFrame("Menu");
            menuFile = new JMenu("File");
            menuFile.setMnemonic('F');
            menuQuery = new JMenu("Query");
            menuQuery.setMnemonic('Q');
            menuHelp = new JMenu("Help");
            menuHelp.setMnemonic('H');
            menuFileSave = new JMenuItem("Save");
            menuFileSave.setMnemonic('S');
            menuFileSave.addActionListener(this);
            menuFileClear = new JMenuItem("Clear");
            menuFileClear.setMnemonic('C');
            menuFileClear.addActionListener(this);
            menuFileExit = new JMenuItem("Exit");
            menuFileExit.setMnemonic('X');
            menuFileExit.addActionListener(this);
            menuQueryExe = new JMenuItem("Execute");
            menuQueryExe.setMnemonic('X');
            menuQueryExe.addActionListener(this);
            menuHelpAbout = new JMenuItem("About");
            menuHelpAbout.setMnemonic('A');
            menuHelpAbout.addActionListener(this);
            menuFile.add(menuFileSave);
            menuFile.add(menuFileClear);
            menuFile.add(menuFileExit);
            menuQuery.add(menuQueryExe);
            menuHelp.add(menuHelpAbout);
            JMB.add(menuFile);
            JMB.add(menuQuery);
            JMB.add(menuHelp);
            frame.setJMenuBar(JMB);
            //Panel 1 - Information
            p1 = new JPanel();
            p1.setLayout(new GridLayout(10,1));
            p1.setBackground(Color.black);
            p1.add(lblFname);
            p1.add(txtFname);
            p1.add(lblMname);
            p1.add(txtMname);
            p1.add(lblLname);
            p1.add(txtLname);
            p1.add(lblSSN);
            p1.add(txtSSN);
            p1.add(lblAddress);
            p1.add(txtAddress);
            p1.add(lblCity);
            p1.add(txtCity);
            p1.add(lblState);
            p1.add(txtState);
            p1.add(lblZip);
            p1.add(txtZip);
            
            //Panel 2 - Display Info
            p2 = new JPanel();
            p2.setLayout(new GridLayout(4,1));
            p2.setBackground(Color.black);
            p2.add(dispLblSSN);
            p2.add(dispLblName);
            p2.add(dispLblAddress);
            p2.add(dispLblCSZ);
            
            //Panel 3 - Buttons
            p3 = new JPanel();
            p3.setLayout(new FlowLayout(FlowLayout.CENTER));
            p3.setBackground(Color.black);
            p3.add(btnOK);
            p3.add(btnCancel);
            p3.add(btnExit);
            
            // Add to Container
            cp.add(p1, BorderLayout.NORTH);
            cp.add(p2, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
            cp.add(p3, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        }
        
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt)
        {
            if (evt.getSource()==btnOK)
            {
                //Take in value
                Fname = (txtFname.getText());
                Mname = (txtMname.getText());
                Lname = (txtLname.getText());
                SSN = (txtSSN.getText());
                Address = (txtAddress.getText());
                City = (txtCity.getText());
                State = (txtState.getText());
                Zip = (txtZip.getText());
                //Set display label
                dispLblSSN.setText("  SSN:\t" + SSN);        
                dispLblName.setText("  Name:\t" + Fname + " " + Mname + " " + Lname);
                dispLblAddress.setText("  Address:\t" + Address);
                dispLblCSZ.setText("  City/State/Zip:\t" + City + ", " + State + " " + Zip);
                //Clear
                txtFname.setText("");
                txtLname.setText("");
                txtMname.setText("");
                txtSSN.setText("");
                txtAddress.setText("");
                txtCity.setText("");
                txtState.setText("");
                txtZip.setText("");
                txtFname.requestFocus();
            }
            if(evt.getSource()==btnCancel)
            {
                //Clear
                txtFname.setText("");
                txtLname.setText("");
                txtMname.setText("");
                txtSSN.setText("");
                txtAddress.setText("");
                txtCity.setText("");
                txtState.setText("");
                txtZip.setText("");
                dispLblSSN.setText("");
                dispLblName.setText("");
                dispLblAddress.setText("");
                dispLblCSZ.setText("");
                txtFname.requestFocus();
                
            }
            if(evt.getSource()==btnExit)
            {
                if(JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null,"Are you sure you want to Exit?")== JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) System.exit(0);
            }
            if(evt.getSource()==menuFileSave)
            {
                // Save
            }
            if(evt.getSource()==menuFileExit)
            {
                if(JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(null,"Are you sure you want to Exit?")== JOptionPane.YES_OPTION) System.exit(0);
            }
            if(evt.getSource()==menuQueryExe)
            {
                // Execute
            }
            if(evt.getSource()==menuHelpAbout)
            {
                // Display About Information
            }
                     
                }
        public static void main (String []args)
        {
            MyFrame my = new MyFrame();
            my.setSize(600,600);
           my.show();
        }
    }
    EDIT: NEVERMIND FIGURED IT OUT
    setJMenuBar(JMB);

  2. #2
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    You're making a new frame and adding the menubar to the new frame. Instead you should add it to the original frame. Your class extends JFrame, which means it is a frame. Instead of frame.setJMenuBar(JMB);, just do setJMenuBar(JMB);
    I'm pretty sure that will do it for you. You should organize your code a little better . Good luck.

    Edit:

    Just saw your edit. Haha. Did you remove that extra frame when you figured that out? It's completely pointless .

  3. #3
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    haha yeah, sorry about that...wasnt soon after that I figured it out. Thanks for the help though.

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