JMenuBar error

[Tastosis]

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);
        }
	}
}

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!

[Junky]

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.

[Tastosis]

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

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);
        }
	}
}

[Junky]

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.

[Tastosis]

The menu bar won't show: :confused:

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);
        }
	}
}

[JosAH]

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

[Tastosis]

Thanks man! :D