How to Use Actions

[AJArmstron@aol.com]

Hello. I have spent quite a few hours trying to follow an API on how to use Actions in a java program.

I have 3 JButtons and have just added a JMenu. What I want to do is to add an ACTION so that the JMenu performs the same function as the JButtons. (i.e. they both do the same thing).

I have tried to copy and follow the example from the API forum.
How to Use Actions (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Other Swing Features)

The first error I get in compiling is on the following line:

Action loadFile = new LOADFILE();

However, I get the following error message:
softeng2final2.java:49: cannot find symbol
symbol : class LOADFILE
location: class softeng2final2
Action loadFile = new LOADFILE();
^
When I later define LOADFILE
LOADFILE= new AbstractAction(null,null){

I get the error message:
softeng2final2.java:108: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable LOADFILE
location: class softeng2final2
LOADFILE= new AbstractAction(null,null){
^

Please can anyone help???:eek:

[JosAH]

Hello. I have spent quite a few hours trying to follow an API on how to use Actions in a java program.

I have 3 JButtons and have just added a JMenu. What I want to do is to add an ACTION so that the JMenu performs the same function as the JButtons. (i.e. they both do the same thing).

I have tried to copy and follow the example from the API forum.
How to Use Actions (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Other Swing Features)

The first error I get in compiling is on the following line:

Action loadFile = new LOADFILE();

However, I get the following error message:
softeng2final2.java:49: cannot find symbol
symbol : class LOADFILE
location: class softeng2final2
Action loadFile = new LOADFILE();
^
When I later define LOADFILE
LOADFILE= new AbstractAction(null,null){

I get the error message:
softeng2final2.java:108: cannot find symbol
symbol : variable LOADFILE
location: class softeng2final2
LOADFILE= new AbstractAction(null,null){
^

Please can anyone help???:eek:

The compiler simply can't find the identifier LOADFILE, neither as a class (the first time it complained) nor as a variable name (the second time it complained).

kind regards,

Jos

[AJArmstron@aol.com]

Why can't it find it? It's very visible to me!!

[Fubarable]

Why can't it find it? It's very visible to me!!

But it's not visible to us.

[cselic]

I have tried to copy and follow the example from the API forum.
How to Use Actions (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Other Swing Features)

I don't know did you noticed that you had full code on that page "ActionDemo.java" (I think you did). If you did not here is link:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutor...ctionDemo.java

When I run that code I have this notification:

Resource not found: toolbarButtonGraphics/navigation/Back24.gif
Resource not found: toolbarButtonGraphics/navigation/Up24.gif
Resource not found: toolbarButtonGraphics/navigation/Forward24.gif

that means everything is fine, but you don't have gif pictures Back24.gif, Up24.gif, and Forward24.gif. If you provide them you will not have any error.

[webasylum]

This IS the best way to handle all images and icons in a JAR App.

Once you've zipped up all of your images and icons into its own JAR file - Configure your build path by adding the images JAR file into your libraries tab so that its now included in your classpath.

Then simply use the following 3x lines of code at the start of your constuctor to access any image you need for anything including a SystemTray image which doesn't accept the simple ImageIcon's as its main icon (weird I know). The 3x lines are:

URL iconUrl = this.getClass().getResource("/image-iconb.png");
Toolkit tk = this.getToolkit();
someimgicon = tk.getImage(iconUrl);

(someimgicon is just a constructor declared Image variable)
Now you can set a window icon as simply as:

setIconImage(someimgicon);

and at the same time use the same variable when setting the System TrayIcon by declaring:

trayIcon = new TrayIcon(someimgicon, "SystemTray Demo", popupMenu);


The above allows you to declare Images or ImageIcons easily and centrally without running the risk of not keeping image resources in the right place. It keeps it nice and tidy, with the JAR containing all your images automatically compiled at run time and distribution of your program.

As a bonus, once the JAR is registered in your classpath - you can keep adding any other images into the same JAR at any time without any fuss too - Everything just works and the added images are instantly available to your app.

Much better in my view.

[JosAH]

Erm, this thread is almost five years old; there is no need to revive it.

kind regards,

Jos

ps. I'll close this old thread.