Ok so I'm working on an Eclipse plugin based on the JGraph example. The problem is I can't really get the "save" method to work, here's how the program works in short: - I have a DiagramEditor class with an init() method, where I create a GraphEditor object and call the createFrame() methord of that object. - GraphEditor extends the BasicGraphEditor (which extends JPanel), the createFrame() method returns a JFrame and has a line "frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar)" - the "menuBar" is an object variable, which is initialized in the BasicGraphEditor.

Till here everything is cool, the problem is with the action listener which is supposed to save a file. To get the graph I need to get the GraphEditor component, so I do a Component component = (Component) e.getSource() whitch is the ActionEvent passed to that action listener and at that stage is the JMenuItem "save", then I get the parent which is the JPopupMenu, then I want to get that JPopupMenu's parent which should be the GraphEdiotor, but instead I get a null. Any idea why?

Here's some source code:

    DiagramEditor.java:

    @Override
public void init(IEditorSite site, IEditorInput input)
        throws PartInitException {
    setSite(site);
    setInput(input);
    this.diagram = ((DiagramEditorInput)input).getDiagram();
    setPartName(this.diagram.getName());

    gEditor = new GraphEditor();
    gEditor.createFrame().setVisible(true);
}

    BasicGraphEditor.java:

    public JFrame createFrame()
{
    JFrame frame = new JFrame();
    frame.getContentPane().add(this);
    frame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
    //frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    frame.setSize(870, 640);
    return frame;
}

    In the constructor:

    menuBar = new JMenuBar();

    menu = new JMenu("File");
    menu.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
    menuBar.add(menu);

    JMenuItem openMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Open", KeyEvent.VK_O);
    // ADD FILE OPENING
    //openMenuItem.addActionListener(menuListener);
    menu.add(openMenuItem);


    JMenuItem saveMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Save", new ImageIcon("/images/save.gif"));
    saveMenuItem.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_S);
    saveMenuItem.addActionListener( new SaveAction(false) );
    menu.add(saveMenuItem);
   // menu.add(new SaveAction(false));

    JMenuItem saveMenuItemAs = new JMenuItem("SaveAs", new ImageIcon("/images/saveas.gif"));
    //saveMenuItemAs.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_S);
    saveMenuItemAs.addActionListener( new SaveAction(true) );
    menu.add(saveMenuItemAs);
    //menu.add(new SaveAction(true));       

    JMenuItem closeMenuItem = new JMenuItem("Close", KeyEvent.VK_C);
    closeMenuItem.addActionListener(
            new ActionListener() {
                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                    System.exit(0);
                }
            }
    );
    menu.add(closeMenuItem);