Use textfield in actionperformed function

Question

Hello,
I want to extract value of e.ActionCommand where e is an object of ActionEvent
in a TextField in the main function in the actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) function.
How and where do I add the TextField in the main function. I created a Frame inside the main function

Answer 1

public static void main(String args[])
Frame f1=new Frame("Frame Window");
menushow x; //Applet class instance
x=new menushow();
x.init();
MenuBar mb;
mb=new MenuBar();
f1.setMenuBar(mb);
Menu test=new Menu("File");
mb.add(test);
MenuItem c1=new MenuItem("New");
ActionListener listener=new ActionListener()
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
String str4;
str4=e.getActionCommand();
c1.addActionListener(listener);
test.add(c1);
f1.setLocation(50,50);
f1.setSize(700,500);
f1.add("Center",x);
f1.show();
}