Menue item is not visible

Question

heloo
this is code for My jframe
i try to put file menu and i put it in but there is problem and drop menue is not visible but it dos work (if u now where the items are )and
if you have no idea then is it possible to create 3 different menue and ask action performed to look at there event instead of Jmenue item.
because if i cant find solution then thats my only way
bu how should i ask for actionPerforme to listen to them.
class ChessMa extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
JMenuItem item;
JMenu m;
JMenuBar bar;
public ChessMa()
{  setTitle("CHESS PLAYER GAME" );
setSize(400,490);
     addWindowListener(new java.awt.event.WindowAdapter() {
     public void windowClosing(java.awt.event.WindowEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
JMenu m= new JMenu ( "File");
m.addActionListener(this);
m.setPopupMenuVisible(true);
item =new JMenuItem("Save");
item.addActionListener(this);
m.add(item);
repaint();
item=new JMenuItem("Load");
item.addActionListener(this);
m.add(item);
JMenuBar bar = new JMenuBar () ;
bar.add(m) ;
setJMenuBar(bar);
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
     //if (e .getSource() instanceof item)
String arg= e.getActionCommand();
if (arg.equals("Save"))
          { System.out.println("save");}
     else if (arg.equals("Load"))
          {System.out.println("load");}
     else if (arg.equals("File"))
          {System.out.println("���22222222���!!");}
public class ChessMan{
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame frame = new ChessMa();
ImageIcon customImageIcon = new ImageIcon("ac516.gif");
          Image customImage = customImageIcon.getImage();
          frame.setIconImage(customImage);
          // Japplet Class
ChessPlayer javaAppletication = new ChessPlayer();
          javaAppletication.init();
javaAppletication.start();
          Container content = frame.getContentPane();
     content.add(javaAppletication, BorderLayout.CENTER);
javaAppletication.setBackground (Color.black);
     frame.setVisible(true);
frame.show();
frame.pack(); // invokes getPreferredSize()
// invokes paint();
}

Answer 1

Hi,
I think you want your file menu to be visible as soon as your frame opens. If I'm correct, then you can run the code pasted below. You were trying to make file menu visible when it was not showing.
Best regards,
Pratap
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class ChessMa extends JFrame implements ActionListener, WindowListener {
     JMenuItem item;
     JMenu m;
     JMenuBar bar;
     public ChessMa()
          setTitle("CHESS PLAYER GAME" );
          setSize(400,490);
          addWindowListener(new java.awt.event.WindowAdapter() {
               public void windowClosing(java.awt.event.WindowEvent e) {
               System.exit(0);
          m= new JMenu ( "File");
          m.addActionListener(this);
          m.setPopupMenuVisible(true);
          item =new JMenuItem("Save");
          item.addActionListener(this);
          m.add(item);
          repaint();
          item=new JMenuItem("Load");
          item.addActionListener(this);
          m.add(item);
          JMenuBar bar = new JMenuBar () ;
          bar.add(m) ;
          setJMenuBar(bar);
          addWindowListener(this);
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          //if (e .getSource() instanceof item)
          String arg= e.getActionCommand();
          if (arg.equals("Save"))
               System.out.println("save");
          else
          if (arg.equals("Load"))
               System.out.println("load");
          else
          if (arg.equals("File"))
               System.out.println("���22222222���!!");
     public static void main(String[] args) {
          ChessMa f = new ChessMa();
          f.setLocation(300,300);
          f.show();
     public void windowOpened(WindowEvent e) {
          m.doClick();
     public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {}
     public void windowClosed(WindowEvent e) {}
     public void windowIconified(WindowEvent e) {}
     public void windowDeiconified(WindowEvent e) {}
     public void windowActivated(WindowEvent e) {}
     public void windowDeactivated(WindowEvent e) {}
}