How to add a separator to a Menu in JavaFX?

A menu is a list of options or commands presented to the user, typically menus contain items that perform some action. The contents of a menu are known as menu items.

To add a separator to a menu, JavaFX provides a special class named javafx.scene.control.Separator. Using this class, you can create a MenuItem that embeds a horizontal separator within it. This comes handy whenever you need to separate menu items.

Once you create a SeperatorMenuItem you can add its object to the menu using the add() or, addAll() method, along with the other menu items.

Example

import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.scene.Group; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.Menu; import javafx.scene.control.MenuBar; import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem; import javafx.scene.control.SeparatorMenuItem; import javafx.scene.paint.Color; import javafx.stage.Stage; public class SeperatorsToMenu extends Application {    public void start(Stage stage) {       //Creating a menu       Menu fileMenu = new Menu("File");       //Creating menu Items       fileMenu.setMnemonicParsing(true);       MenuItem item1 = new MenuItem("Add Files");       MenuItem item2 = new MenuItem("Remove File");       MenuItem item3 = new MenuItem("Start Converting");       MenuItem item4 = new MenuItem("Stop Converting");       MenuItem item5 = new MenuItem("Exit");       //Adding all the menu items to the menu       fileMenu.getItems().addAll(item1, item2, item3, item4, item5);       //Creating separator menu items       SeparatorMenuItem sep = new SeparatorMenuItem();       //Adding separator objects to menu       fileMenu.getItems().add(4, sep);       //Creating a menu bar and adding menu to it.       MenuBar menuBar = new MenuBar(fileMenu);       menuBar.setTranslateX(200);       menuBar.setTranslateY(20);       //Setting the stage       Group root = new Group(menuBar);       Scene scene = new Scene(root, 595, 200, Color.BEIGE);       stage.setTitle("Menu Example");       stage.setScene(scene);       stage.show();    }    public static void main(String args[]){       launch(args);    } }

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