JMenuBar error

Code:

---

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

public class Gui2 extends JFrame {

    private JButton button;
    private JTextArea area;
    private JTextArea area2;
    private JScrollPane scroll;
    private JScrollPane scroll2;
    private JSplitPane splitPane;
    private JPanel forbutton;
    private JPanel content;
    private JMenuBar menubar;

    public Gui2() {
        initComponents();
    }

    private void initComponents() {

            menubar = new JMenuBar();

        button = new JButton("Convert");

        forbutton = new JPanel();
        forbutton.add(button);

        area = new JTextArea(40, 45);
        area2 = new JTextArea(40, 45);

        scroll = new JScrollPane(area);
        add(scroll);

        scroll2 = new JScrollPane(area2);
        add(scroll2);

        splitPane = new JSplitPane(JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT, area, area2);
        splitPane.setOneTouchExpandable(false);
        splitPane.setResizeWeight(0.5);

        content = new JPanel();
        content.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        content.add(splitPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        content.add(forbutton, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

        content.setJMenuBar(menubar);

        setContentPane(content);
        setTitle("Code Converter");
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        pack();

        HandlerClass handler = new HandlerClass();
        button.addActionListener(handler);
    }

    private class HandlerClass implements ActionListener {

        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
                String one = "printf";
                String two = "scanf";
                String three = "int";
                String four = "float";
                String five = "double";
                String six = "boolean";
                String seven = "char";
                String eight = "String";
                String nine = "main";
                String ten = "return";

                String a = "FGJKHNFG";
                String b = "GHFKGHM";
                String c = "DGBDGF";
                String d = "GHNDHG";
                String e = "BCVNC";
                String f = "GDFHDGF";
                String g = "NDFGNFN";
                String h = "DFGNDGF";
                String i = "DFGNGDFN";
                String j = "GDFNGDFN";

                String code = area.getText();

                String code2 = code.replace(one, a);
                String code3 = code2.replace(two, b);
                String code4 = code3.replace(three, c);
                String code5 = code4.replace(four, d);
                String code6 = code5.replace(five, e);
                String code7 = code6.replace(six, f);
                String code8 = code7.replace(seven, g);
                String code9 = code8.replace(eight, h);
                String code10 = code9.replace(nine, i);
                String code_final = code10.replace(ten, j);

                area2.setText(code_final);
        }
        }
}

---

Code:

---

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

public class converter {

public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame win = new Gui2();
        win.setVisible(true);
    }
}

---

ERROR: cannot find symbol method setJMenuBar(javax.swing.JMenuBar)

Thanks for the help!

Just like the compiler says, that method does not exist. The variable content is a JPanel and JPanel class does not have that method. Guess what? JFrame does though.

So I changed JPanel to JFrame...it compiles, but it won't run :confused:

Code:

---

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

public class Gui2 extends JFrame {

    private JButton button;
    private JTextArea area;
    private JTextArea area2;
    private JScrollPane scroll;
    private JScrollPane scroll2;
    private JSplitPane splitPane;
    private JPanel forbutton;
    private JFrame content;
    private JMenuBar menubar;

    public Gui2() {
        initComponents();
    }

    private void initComponents() {

            menubar = new JMenuBar();

        button = new JButton("Convert");

        forbutton = new JPanel();
        forbutton.add(button);

        area = new JTextArea(40, 45);
        area2 = new JTextArea(40, 45);

        scroll = new JScrollPane(area);
        add(scroll);

        scroll2 = new JScrollPane(area2);
        add(scroll2);

        splitPane = new JSplitPane(JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT, area, area2);
        splitPane.setOneTouchExpandable(false);
        splitPane.setResizeWeight(0.5);

        content = new JFrame();
        content.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        content.add(splitPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        content.add(forbutton, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

        content.setJMenuBar(menubar);

        setContentPane(content);
        setTitle("Code Converter");
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        pack();

        HandlerClass handler = new HandlerClass();
        button.addActionListener(handler);
    }

    private class HandlerClass implements ActionListener {

        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
                String one = "printf";
                String two = "scanf";
                String three = "int";
                String four = "float";
                String five = "double";
                String six = "boolean";
                String seven = "char";
                String eight = "String";
                String nine = "main";
                String ten = "return";

                String a = "FGJKHNFG";
                String b = "GHFKGHM";
                String c = "DGBDGF";
                String d = "GHNDHG";
                String e = "BCVNC";
                String f = "GDFHDGF";
                String g = "NDFGNFN";
                String h = "DFGNDGF";
                String i = "DFGNGDFN";
                String j = "GDFNGDFN";

                String code = area.getText();

                String code2 = code.replace(one, a);
                String code3 = code2.replace(two, b);
                String code4 = code3.replace(three, c);
                String code5 = code4.replace(four, d);
                String code6 = code5.replace(five, e);
                String code7 = code6.replace(six, f);
                String code8 = code7.replace(seven, g);
                String code9 = code8.replace(eight, h);
                String code10 = code9.replace(nine, i);
                String code_final = code10.replace(ten, j);

                area2.setText(code_final);
        }
        }
}

---

NO!

You attempted to add the JMenuBar to a JPanel but it should have been added to a JFrame instead. content should be a JPanel. Do you have a JFrame? Perhaps you should try adding the JMenuBar to that instead.

The menu bar won't show: :confused:

Code:

---

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

public class Gui2 extends JFrame {

    private JButton button;
    private JTextArea area;
    private JTextArea area2;
    private JScrollPane scroll;
    private JScrollPane scroll2;
    private JSplitPane splitPane;
    private JPanel forbutton;
    private JPanel content;
    private JMenuBar menubar;
    private JFrame frame;

    public Gui2() {
        initComponents();
    }

    private void initComponents() {

            menubar = new JMenuBar();
            JMenu menu = new JMenu("Menu Label");
        menubar.add(menu);

            JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem("File");
            menu.add(item);

            frame = new JFrame();

        button = new JButton("Convert");

        forbutton = new JPanel();
        forbutton.add(button);

        area = new JTextArea(40, 45);
        area2 = new JTextArea(40, 45);

        scroll = new JScrollPane(area);
        add(scroll);

        scroll2 = new JScrollPane(area2);
        add(scroll2);

        splitPane = new JSplitPane(JSplitPane.HORIZONTAL_SPLIT, area, area2);
        splitPane.setOneTouchExpandable(false);
        splitPane.setResizeWeight(0.5);

        content = new JPanel();
        content.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        content.add(splitPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
        content.add(forbutton, BorderLayout.PAGE_END);

        frame.setJMenuBar(menubar);

        setContentPane(content);
        setTitle("Code Converter");
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        pack();

        HandlerClass handler = new HandlerClass();
        button.addActionListener(handler);
    }

    private class HandlerClass implements ActionListener {

        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
                String one = "printf";
                String two = "scanf";
                String three = "int";
                String four = "float";
                String five = "double";
                String six = "boolean";
                String seven = "char";
                String eight = "String";
                String nine = "main";
                String ten = "return";

                String a = "FGJKHNFG";
                String b = "GHFKGHM";
                String c = "DGBDGF";
                String d = "GHNDHG";
                String e = "BCVNC";
                String f = "GDFHDGF";
                String g = "NDFGNFN";
                String h = "DFGNDGF";
                String i = "DFGNGDFN";
                String j = "GDFNGDFN";

                String code = area.getText();

                String code2 = code.replace(one, a);
                String code3 = code2.replace(two, b);
                String code4 = code3.replace(three, c);
                String code5 = code4.replace(four, d);
                String code6 = code5.replace(five, e);
                String code7 = code6.replace(six, f);
                String code8 = code7.replace(seven, g);
                String code9 = code8.replace(eight, h);
                String code10 = code9.replace(nine, i);
                String code_final = code10.replace(ten, j);

                area2.setText(code_final);
        }
        }
}

---

Your Gui2 is a JFrame (it extends one) but it also has a JFrame named 'frame'. You're not really using it so get rid of it and add your JMenuBar to your Gui2 object and not to that 'frame' object.

kind regards,

Jos

Thanks man! :D