Question

Trying to get a tab character into a JMenuItem using \t but it’s not printing.

I bet it’s something really basic I’m missing. Here’s the code

menuItem = new JMenuItem('New\tCtrl + N'); 

Thanks

Answer 1

Try this instead:

menuItem = new JMenuItem('New'); menuItem.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_N, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK)); 

You should also add mnemonics for usability:

menuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_N); 

See the Java Look and Feel Guidelines for greater clarification, especially volume 1.