JAVA EVENT

HANDLING
Java Event Handling

■ Event Handling is the change in the state of object or source.

■ Example:
– Event Handling is the mechanism that controls the event and decide what should
happen if an event occurs.
Delegation event model

■ Delegation Event Model Benefits of DEM model

- User interface logic is completely different
From event handler logic

■ Source Listener
is an object Event Handler
on which event generate response to event
occur

Event register
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Java code
State change
Event Handler example

■ ActionListener Example
 It is an interface
 Used to handle events caused by source like button, menu item etc
 Override the actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
ItemListener Example

■ Used for radioButton, list, choice and checkbox AWT control

■ Override the public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie)
■ Example
CheckBox c1 = new CheckBox(“sub”,null,false);
C1.addItemListener()
Public void itemStateChaged(ItemEvent ie){
if(c1.isSelected()){
}
}
KeyListener

■ Handles the events generated from keys of Keybord

■ Public void keyPressed(KeyEvent ke);
■ Public void keyTyped(KeyEvent ke);
■ Public void keyReleased(KeyEvent ke);
MouseMotionListener

■ Handles Event generated from Mouse

- Override the
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent me)
Public void mouseDraged(MouseEvent me)
MouseListiner

■ Public void mousePressed(MouseEvent me)

■ Public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent me)
■ Public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent me)
■ Public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent me)
■ Public void mouseExited(MouseEvent me)