Managing Component Events

The Java programming language uses events to GUI forms. A source object can fire an event, like a mouse clicking a button, and one or more objects can have event listeners that react to the event.

To set events in a GUI form, do any of the following:

For more information about how to handle events in your program, including information about the Java event model, see the "Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing" tutorial at http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing.

Follow these links for information about managing component events in the IDE:

See Also
Defining an Event Handler
Removing an Event Handler
Renaming an Event Handler
Adding Multiple Handlers for One Event
Setting Events With the Connection Wizard

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