Right-click context menu for Java JTree?

Question

I\'m trying to implement pop-up menus in Java JTree. I\'ve sub-classed DefaultTreeCellRenderer (to change node appearance) and DefaultTreeCellEditor (to create Components to

Answer 1

I think you're making things way harder than they need to be.
JTree has several "add_foo_Listener" methods on it. Implement one of those (TreeSelectionListener looks about right), and then you've got the currently selected node.
Implement a MouseListener so that you can detect the right-click event (and add it to the JTree, since JTree's a Component), and then you should have everything you need to post a context-sensitive menu.
Check out this tutorial for more details.