class Notepad{ private JCheckBoxMenuItem lineWraP; public JCheckBoxMenuItem getLineWrap(){ return lineWraP; } Notepad(){ /** *adding lineWraP to the formaT Menu */ formaT.add(lineWraP = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Line Wrap")); lineWraP.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae){ actions.lineWraP(); } }); /** *Setting the Line Wrap & Wrap Style Word features are true */ textArea.setLineWrap(true); textArea.setWrapStyleWord(true); } }