gistfile1.java

FileController :

public class FileController implements ActionListener {

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        System.out.println("Action!:" + e.getActionCommand());
            
        if( e.getActionCommand().equals(Command.LOAD.toString())){
            doLoad();
        }
        if( e.getActionCommand().equals(Command.SAVE.toString())){
            doSave();
        }
    }
    public void doLoad()
    {
        JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser();
        fileChooser.showOpenDialog(null);
        File selected = fileChooser.getSelectedFile();
        System.out.println(selected);
    }

    public void doSave()
    {

    }
}


view.java

public class FileView extends JFrame {
    public FileView(FileController controller)
    {
        setTitle("FileEditor 1.0");
        setSize(500,500);
        setLayout(new BorderLayout());
        JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
        JMenu menu = new JMenu("File");
        JMenuItem loadMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Open Sesame");
        JMenuItem saveMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Save");
        loadMenuItem.addActionListener(controller);
        loadMenuItem.setActionCommand(Command.LOAD.toString());
        saveMenuItem.addActionListener(controller);
        saveMenuItem.setActionCommand(Command.SAVE.toString());
        menu.add(loadMenuItem);
        menu.add(saveMenuItem);
        menuBar.add(menu);
        this.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
        getContentPane().add(new JTextArea(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
        setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setVisible(true);
    }
}


Main.java

public class Main {

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // TODO code application logic here
        File file = new File("./foo.txt");
        FileController controller = new FileController();
        FileView view = new FileView(controller);

    }

}