Thread: "New" not clearing textarea!

When I click on "new" the text in the textarea is suppose to be cleared but nothing is happening

 
 
import javax.swing.*;
 
import java.awt.*;
 
import java.awt.event.*;
 
import java.util.Scanner;
 
import java.io.*;
 
public class MemoPad extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
 
    private TextArea textArea = new TextArea("", 0, 0, TextArea.SCROLLBARS_VERTICAL_ONLY);
    private MenuBar menuBar = new MenuBar();
    private Menu file = new Menu();
    private MenuItem openFile = new MenuItem();
    private MenuItem newFile = new MenuItem();
    private MenuItem saveFile = new MenuItem();
    private MenuItem close = new MenuItem();
 
    public MemoPad() {
 
        this.setSize(600, 300);
 
        this.setTitle("Memo Pad");
 
        setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 
        this.getContentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout());
 
        this.getContentPane().add(textArea);
 
        this.setMenuBar(this.menuBar);
 
        this.menuBar.add(this.file);
 
        this.file.setLabel("File");
 
        this.newFile.setLabel("New");
 
        this.file.add(this.newFile);
 
        this.openFile.setLabel("Open");
 
        this.file.add(this.openFile);
 
        this.saveFile.setLabel("Save");
 
        this.file.add(this.saveFile);
 
        this.file.addSeparator();
        this.close.setLabel("Exit");
 
        this.close.addActionListener(this);
 
        this.file.add(this.close);
 
    }
 
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
 
 
        if (e.getSource() == this.close) {
            this.dispose();
        } else if (e.getSource() == this.openFile) {
 
            JFileChooser open = new JFileChooser();
            int option = open.showOpenDialog(this);
 
            if (option == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
 
 
                this.textArea.setText("");
                try {
 
                    Scanner scan = new Scanner(new FileReader(open.getSelectedFile().getPath()));
 
                    while (scan.hasNext()) {
                        this.textArea.append(scan.nextLine() + "\n");
                    }
                } catch (Exception ex) {
 
 
                    System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
 
                }
 
            }
 
        }
        if (e.getSource() == this.newFile) {
 
            this.textArea.setText("");
 
        } else if (e.getSource() == this.saveFile) {
 
            JFileChooser save = new JFileChooser();
 
            int option = save.showSaveDialog(this);
 
            if (option == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
 
                try {
 
 
                    BufferedWriter out = new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(save.getSelectedFile().getPath()));
 
                    out.write(this.textArea.getText());
 
                    out.close();
 
                } catch (Exception ex) {
 
                    System.out.println(ex.getMessage());
 
                }
 
            }
 
        }
 
    }
}

I have another class to test the code I just dont have it included in here
idk if thats what you was asking

I tried a lot of things i keep getting nothing
any other advises

--- Update ---

Got it!!
I forgot to add:

this.newFile.addActionListener(this);

Thanks!