Swing Menus and Toolbars - The Definitive Guide to Java Swing - page 150

// Edit->Find, F - Mnemonic, F3 - Accelerator
JMenuItem findMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Find", KeyEvent.VK_F);
findMenuItem.addActionListener(menuListener);
KeyStroke f3KeyStroke = KeyStroke.getKeyStroke("F3");
findMenuItem.setAccelerator(f3KeyStroke);
editMenu.add(findMenuItem);
// Edit->Options Submenu, O - Mnemonic, at.gif - Icon Image File
JMenu findOptionsMenu = new JMenu("Options");
Icon atIcon = new ImageIcon ("at.gif");
findOptionsMenu.setIcon(atIcon);
findOptionsMenu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_O);
// ButtonGroup for radio buttons
ButtonGroup directionGroup = new ButtonGroup();
// Edit->Options->Forward, F - Mnemonic, in group
JRadioButtonMenuItem forwardMenuItem =
new JRadioButtonMenuItem("Forward", true);
forwardMenuItem.addActionListener(menuListener);
forwardMenuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
findOptionsMenu.add(forwardMenuItem);
directionGroup.add(forwardMenuItem);
// Edit->Options->Backward, B - Mnemonic, in group
JRadioButtonMenuItem backwardMenuItem =
new JRadioButtonMenuItem("Backward");
backwardMenuItem.addActionListener(menuListener);
backwardMenuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_B);
findOptionsMenu.add(backwardMenuItem);
directionGroup.add(backwardMenuItem);
// Separator
findOptionsMenu.addSeparator();
// Edit->Options->Case Sensitive, C - Mnemonic
JCheckBoxMenuItem caseMenuItem =
new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Case Sensitive");
caseMenuItem.addActionListener(menuListener);
caseMenuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_C);
findOptionsMenu.add(caseMenuItem);
editMenu.add(findOptionsMenu);