How to determine if a menu item is clicked

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as the title states, i need to know how to determine if a menu item was clicked or not, then run the function associated. for instance i have a JMenu with a JMenuItem "exit", which when clicked should run a close form method. ``` import javax.swing.*; public class selector_form extends JFrame { /** * */ private static final long serialVersionUID = -5963842156289770842L; public selector_form(String name) { super.setTitle(name); setupComponents(this); super.setVisible(true); } private void setupComponents(JFrame frame) { JMenuItem file_items = new JMenuItem("Exit"); JMenuItem config_items = new JMenuItem("Preferences"); JMenuItem[] machine_items = {new JMenuItem("Refresh"), new JMenuItem("Add Dynamically"), new JMenuItem("Remove Dynamically") }; JMenuItem[] emulator_items = {new JMenuItem("Start Emulator"), new JMenuItem("Stop Emulator"), new JMenuItem("Pause Emulator"), new JMenuItem("Reset Emulator"), new JMenuItem("Crash Emulator") }; JMenuItem[] memory_items = {new JMenuItem("View E…

Accepted Answer

You can do this with an ActionListener. You can create your own ActionListener class.

```
class MenuActionListener implements ActionListener {
  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    System.out.println("Selected: " + e.getActionCommand());    
  }
}
```

Than add it to the JMenuItem.

```
JMenuItem newMenuItem = new JMenuItem("New");
newMenuItem.addActionListener(new MenuActionListener());
```

How to determine if a menu item is clicked

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