No, the size of the JFrame
isn't related to why the PopupMenu
isn't showing. Here's an example showing something similar to what you want (and using similar methods) working:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class PopupMenu extends Box{
Dimension preferredSize = new Dimension(400,30);
public PopupMenu(){
super(BoxLayout.Y_AXIS);
final JPopupMenu menu = new JPopupMenu("Options");
for(int i = 1; i < 20; i++)
menu.add(new JMenuItem("Option" + i));
JLabel clickMe = new JLabel("ClickMe");
clickMe.setAlignmentX(RIGHT_ALIGNMENT);
clickMe.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter(){
@Override
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
menu.show(e.getComponent(), e.getX(), e.getY());
}});
add(clickMe);
}
public Dimension getPreferredSize(){
return preferredSize;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setContentPane(new PopupMenu());
frame.validate();
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}