Group JMenuItems in Java

Question

I am creating an application in Java in which I would like the Menu Items to be grouped like we see in many applications.

Here is an example: Notice how a gray bar is visually separating the options. How is this done in Java (Swing) — can it be done?

Answer 1

The JMenu API describes an addSeparator() method that should do just what you want.

i.e.,

JMenu editMenu = new JMenu("Edit");
editMenu.add(new JMenuItem("Foo"));
editMenu.add(new JMenuItem("Bar"));
editMenu.addSeparator();
editMenu.add(new JMenuItem("Baz"));
editMenu.add(new JMenuItem("Bif"));