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Trail: Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing
Lesson: Writing Event Listeners

Writing Event Listeners: Examples (1.4)

The table that follows lists every 1.4 example in the Writing Event Listeners lesson, with links to required files and to where each example is discussed. The first column of the table has links to JNLP files that let you run the examples using JavaTM Web Start.

Version Note: Although these examples use the 1.4 API, many of them can be compiled and run in 1.3 if you remove the call to setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated.

To run an example using Java Web Start, click the [Run] link in the first column of the table. The first time you run an example, there will be a delay while Java Web Start downloads the JAR file containing the class files for this lesson's examples. Afterward, the examples should execute more quickly. If you have trouble using Java Web Start, see Installing and Using Java Web Start (in the Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing trail).

Example Source Files (first file has the main method, except for examples that run only as applets) Image & Other Files Where Described
Beeper [Run] Beeper.java (in a .java source file) To run the applet: Beeper.html
To view the <APPLET> tag: Beeper.atag
Some Simple Event-Handling Examples
ComponentEventDemo [Run] ComponentEventDemo.java (in a .java source file) To run the applet: ComponentEventDemo.html
To view the <APPLET> tag: ComponentEventDemo.atag
How to Write a Component Listener
ContainerEventDemo [Run] ContainerEventDemo.java (in a .java source file) To run the applet: ContainerEventDemo.html
To view the <APPLET> tag: ContainerEventDemo.atag
How to Write a Container Listener
DocumentEventDemo [Run] DocumentEventDemo.java (in a .java source file) To run the applet: DocumentEventDemo.html
To view the <APPLET> tag: DocumentEventDemo.atag
How to Write a Document Listener
FocusEventDemo [Run] FocusEventDemo.java (in a .java source file) To run the applet: FocusEventDemo.html
To view the <APPLET> tag: FocusEventDemo.atag
How to Write a Focus Listener
InternalFrameEventDemo [Run] InternalFrameEventDemo.java (in a .java source file)
(an application)
  How to Write a Internal Frame Listener
KeyEventDemo [Run] KeyEventDemo.java (in a .java source file) To run the applet: KeyEventDemo.html
To view the <APPLET> tag: KeyEventDemo.atag
How to Write a Key Listener
ListDataEventDemo [Run] ListDataEventDemo.java (in a .java source file) jlfgr-1_0.jar
To run the applet: ListDataEventDemo.html
To view the <APPLET> tag: ListDataEventDemo.atag
How to Write a List Data Listener
ListSelectionDemo [Run] ListSelectionDemo.java (in a .java source file)
(an application)
  How to Write a List Selection Listener
MouseEventDemo [Run] MouseEventDemo.java (in a .java source file)
   BlankArea.java (in a .java source file)
To run the applet: MouseEventDemo.html
To view the <APPLET> tag: MouseEventDemo.atag
How to Write a Mouse Listener
MouseMotionEventDemo [Run] MouseMotionEventDemo.java (in a .java source file)
   BlankArea.java (in a .java source file)
To run the applet: MouseMotionEventDemo.html
To view the <APPLET> tag: MouseMotionEventDemo.atag
How to Write a Mouse-Motion Listener
MouseWheelEventDemo [Run] MouseWheelEventDemo.java (in a .java source file)
   BlankArea.java (in a .java source file)