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module java.desktop

Package javax.swing.event


Provides for events fired by Swing components. It contains event classes and corresponding event listener interfaces for events fired by Swing components in addition to those events in the java.awt.event package.

Note

Most of the Swing API is not thread safe. For details, see Concurrency in Swing, a section in The Java Tutorial.

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Since
1.2

Interface Summary

Modifier and TypeInterface and Description
public interface
AncestorListener

AncestorListener Interface to support notification when changes occur to a JComponent or one of its ancestors.

public interface
CaretListener

Listener for changes in the caret position of a text component.

public interface
CellEditorListener

CellEditorListener defines the interface for an object that listens to changes in a CellEditor

public interface
ChangeListener

Defines an object which listens for ChangeEvents.

public interface
DocumentEvent

Interface for document change notifications.

public interface
DocumentListener

Interface for an observer to register to receive notifications of changes to a text document.

public interface
HyperlinkListener

HyperlinkListener

public interface
InternalFrameListener

The listener interface for receiving internal frame events.

public interface
ListDataListener

ListDataListener

public interface
ListSelectionListener

The listener that's notified when a lists selection value changes.

public interface
MenuDragMouseListener

Defines a menu mouse-drag listener.

public interface
MenuKeyListener

MenuKeyListener

public interface
MenuListener

Defines a listener for menu events.

public interface
MouseInputListener

A listener implementing all the methods in both the MouseListener and MouseMotionListener interfaces.

public interface
PopupMenuListener

A popup menu listener

public interface
RowSorterListener

RowSorterListeners are notified of changes to a RowSorter.

public interface
TableColumnModelListener

TableColumnModelListener defines the interface for an object that listens to changes in a TableColumnModel.

public interface
TableModelListener

TableModelListener defines the interface for an object that listens to changes in a TableModel.

public interface
TreeExpansionListener

The listener that's notified when a tree expands or collapses a node.

public interface
TreeModelListener

Defines the interface for an object that listens to changes in a TreeModel.

public interface
TreeSelectionListener

The listener that's notified when the selection in a TreeSelectionModel changes.

public interface
TreeWillExpandListener

The listener that's notified when a tree expands or collapses a node.

public interface
UndoableEditListener

Interface implemented by a class interested in hearing about undoable operations.

Class Summary

Modifier and TypeClass and Description
public class
AncestorEvent

An event reported to a child component that originated from an ancestor in the component hierarchy.

public abstract class
CaretEvent

CaretEvent is used to notify interested parties that the text caret has changed in the event source.

public class
ChangeEvent

ChangeEvent is used to notify interested parties that state has changed in the event source.

public class
EventListenerList

A class that holds a list of EventListeners.

public class
HyperlinkEvent

HyperlinkEvent is used to notify interested parties that something has happened with respect to a hypertext link.

public abstract class
InternalFrameAdapter

An abstract adapter class for receiving internal frame events.

public class
InternalFrameEvent

An AWTEvent that adds support for JInternalFrame objects as the event source.

public class
ListDataEvent

Defines an event that encapsulates changes to a list.

public class
ListSelectionEvent

An event that characterizes a change in selection.

public class
MenuDragMouseEvent

MenuDragMouseEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a MouseEvent forwarded to it under drag conditions.

public class
MenuEvent

MenuEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu which is the event source has been posted, selected, or canceled.

public class
MenuKeyEvent

MenuKeyEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a KeyEvent forwarded to it in a menu tree.

public abstract class
MouseInputAdapter

An empty implementation of the MouseInputListener interface, provided as a convenience to simplify the task of creating listeners, by extending and implementing only the methods of interest.

public class
PopupMenuEvent

PopupMenuEvent only contains the source of the event which is the JPopupMenu sending the event

Warning

Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases.

public class
RowSorterEvent

RowSorterEvent provides notification of changes to a RowSorter.

public class
SwingPropertyChangeSupport

This subclass of java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport is almost identical in functionality.

public class
TableColumnModelEvent

TableColumnModelEvent is used to notify listeners that a table column model has changed, such as a column was added, removed, or moved.

public class
TableModelEvent

TableModelEvent is used to notify listeners that a table model has changed.

public class
TreeExpansionEvent

An event used to identify a single path in a tree.

public class
TreeModelEvent

Encapsulates information describing changes to a tree model, and used to notify tree model listeners of the change.

public class
TreeSelectionEvent

An event that characterizes a change in the current selection.

public class
UndoableEditEvent

An event indicating that an operation which can be undone has occurred.