Actions in combination with Checkobex and ToggleButtons

Question

Hello,
I would like to link checkboxes and togglebuttons using actions. The togglebutton and checkbox that have the same function are created with the exact same action. Is there a way to make sure the right togglebutton and checkbox is selected at any moment without having to store all the buttons and checboxes in lists?
So when I click on a togglebutton, the right checkbox is selected? The checkobxes would be JCheckBoxMenuItem in a JMenu, the togglebuttons JToggleButtons in a JToolBar.

Answer 1

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class ActionsTest
    JMenuBar menuBar;
    JToolBar toolBar;
    public ActionsTest()
        initializeActions();
        JFrame f = new JFrame();
        f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        f.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
        f.getContentPane().add(toolBar, "South");
        f.setSize(240,200);
        f.setLocation(200,200);
        f.setVisible(true);
    private void initializeActions()
        JMenu menu = new JMenu("menu");
        menuBar = new JMenuBar();
        menuBar.add(menu);
        toolBar = new JToolBar();
        new GroupAction(menu, toolBar);
    public static void main(String[] args)
        new ActionsTest();
class GroupAction implements ActionListener
    String[] ids;
    JMenu menu;
    JToolBar toolBar;
    AbstractButton[] abs;
    public GroupAction(JMenu menu, JToolBar toolBar)
        ids = new String[] { "one", "two", "three" };
        this.menu = menu;
        this.toolBar = toolBar;
        abs = new AbstractButton[ids.length * 2];
        addItems();
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        AbstractButton button = (AbstractButton)e.getSource();
        String ac = button.getActionCommand();
        System.out.println("ac = " + ac);
        if(ac.equals("one"))
        if(ac.equals("two"))
        if(ac.equals("two"))
        updateState(button);
    private void updateState(AbstractButton button)
        for(int j = 0; j < abs.length; j++)
            if(button == abs[j])
                int k = j - 1;
                if(j % 2 == 0)
                    k = j + 1;
                abs[k].setSelected(button.isSelected());
    private void addItems()
        for(int j = 0, k = 0; j < ids.length; j++, k += 2)
            JCheckBoxMenuItem item = new JCheckBoxMenuItem(ids[j]);
            item.setActionCommand(ids[j]);
            menu.add(item);
            item.addActionListener(this);
            abs[k] = item;
            JToggleButton tb = new JToggleButton(ids[j]);
            tb.setActionCommand(ids[j]);
            toolBar.add(tb);
            tb.addActionListener(this);
            abs[k + 1] = tb;
}