Help with Copy function in menu bar

Question

Hi,
I'm experimenting adding a cut utility to my app. I've added it to my menubar
final JMenu edit = new JMenu("Edit");
edit.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_E);
Action cutAction = new Editting.Cut.CutAction();
JMenuItem cutMenuItem = new JMenuItem( cutAction );
cutMenuItem.setAccelerator( (KeyStroke)cutAction.getValue(cutAction.ACCELERATOR_KEY) );
edit.add(cutMenuItem);where the CutAtion is
public final class Cut {
    public static final class CutAction extends DefaultEditorKit.CutAction {
        public CutAction() {
            putValue(Action.NAME, "Cut");
            putValue(Action.SHORT_DESCRIPTION, getValue(Action.NAME));
            putValue(Action.MNEMONIC_KEY, new Integer(KeyEvent.VK_T));
            putValue(Action.ACCELERATOR_KEY, KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_X, InputEvent.CTRL_MASK));
            putValue(Action.SMALL_ICON, new ImageIcon("images/cut.gif"));
}The cut function works ok when i use the accelarator (ctrl-x) but when i click the cut item in the menu bar it doesn't work - nothing is added to the clipboard. I've looked at other posts but everyone seems to be using the above code, but dont seem to be having any problems. Any ideas why I am?
Many thanks,
BBB

Answer 1

ok, this is a total hack around the problem. But can anyone see why implementing a robot in my copy action wouldn't work: -
            java.awt.Robot myRobot = new java.awt.Robot();
            myRobot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);
            myRobot.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_C);
            myRobot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_C);
            myRobot.keyRelease(KeyEvent.VK_CONTROL);so rather than using the copy action itself, it imitates a ctrl-c key press.
I'm at work at the moment, so can't really try this out. But can anyone see why this 'wouldn't' work for copying JTable data.