class RecordActionListener implements ActionListener {
    private JournalGUI parent;

    public RecordActionListener(JournalGUI parent) {
        this.parent = parent;
    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        String actionCommand = e.getActionCommand();

        if (actionCommand.equals("Add")) addAction();
        if (actionCommand.equals("Modify")) editAction();
        if (actionCommand.equals("Delete")) deleteAction();

        assert(false);
    }

    public void addAction() {
        parent.addRecordDialog.setVisible(true);
    }

    public void editAction() {

    }

    public void deleteAction() {
        int[] indexes = parent.recordsList.getSelectedIndexes();
        int index;
        for (int i = indexes.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
            index = indexes[i];
            parent.journal.remove(index);
            parent.recordsList.remove(index);
        }

    }
}

        final RecordActionListener ral = new RecordActionListener(this);

        final MenuItem miCopy = new MenuItem("Copy");
        miCopy.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                register.removeAll();
                int[] indexes = recordsList.getSelectedIndexes();
                int index;
                for (int i = 0; i < indexes.length; ++i) {
                    index = indexes[i];
                    register.add(journal.getRecords().get(index));
                }
            }
        });

        final MenuItem miCut = new MenuItem("Cut");
        miCut.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                miCopy.dispatchEvent(new ActionEvent(miCut, 5, "Copy"));
                ral.deleteAction();
            }
        });
        mEdit.add(miCut);
        mEdit.add(miCopy);
        MenuItem miPaste = new MenuItem("Paste");
        mEdit.add(miPaste);

        MenuItem miAddRecord = new MenuItem("Add");
        miAddRecord.addActionListener(ral);
        mRecord.add(miAddRecord);

        MenuItem miEditRecord = new MenuItem("Modify");
        miEditRecord.addActionListener(ral);
        mRecord.add(miEditRecord);
        
        MenuItem miDeleteRecord = new MenuItem("Delete");
        miDeleteRecord.addActionListener(ral);
        mRecord.add(miDeleteRecord);