Notepad.java

class Notepad{
    //Create the menu items
    private JMenuItem neW, opeN, savE, saveAS;
    //Create the buttons
    private JButton newButton, openButton, saveButton, saveAsButton;

    Notepad(){
        /**
         *adding neW, opeN, savE, saveAS &
         *adding a small image icon to the menu item
         */
        filE.add(neW    = new JMenuItem("New", new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("images/new.gif"))));
        filE.add(opeN   = new JMenuItem("Open", new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("images/open.gif"))));
        filE.add(savE   = new JMenuItem("Save", new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("images/save.gif"))));
        filE.add(saveAS = new JMenuItem("Save As", new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("images/saveAs.gif"))));

        /**
         *adding newButton, openButton, saveButton, saveAsButton, printButton, undoButton,
         *redoButton, cutButton, copyButton, pasteButton, fontButton & aboutButton to the tool bar,
         *adding a small image icon to the menu item &
         *adding separator between the button
         */
        toolBar.add(newButton   = new JButton(new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("images/new.gif"))));
        toolBar.add(openButton  = new JButton(new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("images/open.gif"))));
        toolBar.add(saveButton  = new JButton(new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("images/save.gif"))));
        toolBar.add(saveAsButton= new JButton(new ImageIcon(this.getClass().getResource("images/saveAs.gif"))));

        //adding a tool tip text to the button for descriping the image icon.
        newButton.setToolTipText("New");
        openButton.setToolTipText("Open");
        saveButton.setToolTipText("Save");
        saveAsButton.setToolTipText("Save As");

        neW.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
                actions.neW();
            }
        });
        opeN.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
                actions.opeN();
            }
        });
        savE.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
                actions.savE();
            }
        });
        saveAS.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
                actions.saveAs();
            }
        });
        /**
         *adding action listener for the button in the tool bar: newButton, openButton,
         *saveButton, saveAsButton
         *the actions was written @Actions.java
         */
        newButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
                actions.neW();
            }
        });
        openButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
                actions.opeN();
            }
        });
        saveButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
                actions.savE();
            }
        });
        saveAsButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){
                actions.saveAs();
            }
        });
    }
    private void conditionalAddToolbar(Container cp){
        cp.add("North", toolBar = new JToolBar("Tool Bar"));
    }

}