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= DevFaqActionsAddAtRuntime
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== How do I add an action (incl. shortcut) at runtime?

Create system file system entries in the `Actions`/`Menu`/`Shortcuts` folders! See the following example

Usage:

[source,java]
----

    private void initActions() { 
        ActionRegistrationService ars =  Lookup.getDefault().lookup(ActionRegistrationService.class); 

        try { 
            String menuPath = "Menu/Machine/Jog"; 
            
            ars.registerAction(getMessage(this.getClass(), "JogService.xPlus") , "Machine", "M-RIGHT" , menuPath, new JogAction(this, 1, 0, 0)); 
            ars.registerAction(getMessage(this.getClass(), "JogService.xMinus"), "Machine", "M-LEFT"  , menuPath, new JogAction(this,-1, 0, 0)); 
            ars.registerAction(getMessage(this.getClass(), "JogService.yPlus") , "Machine", "M-UP"    , menuPath, new JogAction(this, 0, 1, 0)); 
        } catch (IOException ex) { 
            Exceptions.printStackTrace(ex); 
        } 
    } 
----

Helper-Service

[source,java]
----


import com.google.common.base.Joiner; 
import java.io.IOException; 
import java.util.Arrays; 
import javax.swing.Action; 
import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject; 
import org.openide.filesystems.FileUtil; 
import org.openide.util.lookup.ServiceProvider; 

/** 
 * 
 * @author wwinder 
 */ 
@ServiceProvider(service=ActionRegistrationService.class) 
public class ActionRegistrationService { 
    /** 
     * Registers an action with the platform along with optional shortcuts and 
     * menu items. 
     * @param name Display name of the action. 
     * @param category Category in the Keymap tool. 
     * @param shortcut Default shortcut, use an empty string or null for none. 
     * @param menuPath Menu location starting with "Menu", like "Menu/File" 
     * @param action an action object to attach to the action entry. 
     * @throws IOException 
     */ 
    public void registerAction(String name, String category, String shortcut, String menuPath, Action action) throws IOException { 
        /////////////////////// 
        // Add/Update Action // 
        /////////////////////// 
        String originalFile = "Actions/" + category + "/" + name + ".instance"; 
        FileObject in = getFolderAt("Actions/" + category); 
        FileObject obj = in.getFileObject(name, "instance"); 
        if (obj == null) { 
            obj = in.createData(name, "instance"); 
        } 
        action.putValue(Action.NAME, name); 
        obj.setAttribute("instanceCreate", action); 
        obj.setAttribute("instanceClass", action.getClass().getName()); 

        ///////////////////// 
        // Add/Update Menu // 
        ///////////////////// 
        in = getFolderAt(menuPath); 
        obj = in.getFileObject(name, "shadow"); 
        // Create if missing. 
        if (obj == null) { 
            obj = in.createData(name, "shadow"); 
            obj.setAttribute("originalFile", originalFile); 
        } 

        ///////////////////////// 
        // Add/Update Shortcut // 
        ///////////////////////// 
        in = getFolderAt("Shortcuts"); 
        obj = in.getFileObject(shortcut, "shadow"); 
        if (obj == null) { 
            obj = in.createData(shortcut, "shadow"); 
            obj.setAttribute("originalFile", originalFile); 
        } 
    } 

    private FileObject getFolderAt(String inputPath) throws IOException { 
        String parts[] = inputPath.split("/"); 
        FileObject existing = FileUtil.getConfigFile(inputPath); 
        if (existing != null) 
            return existing; 

        FileObject base = FileUtil.getConfigFile(parts[0]); 
        if (base == null) return null; 

        for (int i = 1; i < parts.length; i++) { 
            String path = Joiner.on('/').join(Arrays.copyOfRange(parts,0,i+1)); 
            FileObject next = FileUtil.getConfigFile(path); 
            if (next == null) { 
                next = base.createFolder(parts[i]); 
            } 
            base = next; 
        } 

        return FileUtil.getConfigFile(inputPath); 
    } 
} 
----

Taken from mailing list link:http://forums.netbeans.org/topic65421.html[http://forums.netbeans.org/topic65421.html]
Based on link:https://blogs.oracle.com/geertjan/entry/dynamically_creating_menu_items_part[https://blogs.oracle.com/geertjan/entry/dynamically_creating_menu_items_part]

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on 2016-03-13T14:03:58Z.


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