Event Handling

By
Sangita B.Chavan
Lecturer in Computer Technology
Govt. Polytechnic,Ahmednagar
Learning Objective
 Use delegation event model to develop
event driven program for the given
problem.
 Handling Events:-
 Every GUI applet/application is event-driven.
 Every movement of the mouse,keypress,button click
generates an event.
 In java,events are represented by objects that
encapsulate all the information about an event.
 The superclass of all events is
java.util.EventObject,which is a subclass of
object class.all awt events are supported by
java.awt.event package having AWTEvent class
on the top of the hierarchy.
Event Delegation Model:-
 Event handling in java is based on the Event Delegation
Model which defines standard and consistent
mechanism to generate and process events.
 The principal elements of Event Delegation Model are:
1.Event- is an object that describes a state change in a
source.
 it can be generated by user interaction with GUI
controls.
e.g-pressing a button,clicking a checkbox.

2.Event Source-is an object that generates an

event.Source may generate more than one type of
event.
 A source must register listener in order to receive
notifications about specific type of event,by using the
following method:
Public void addTypeListener(TypeListener l)

e.g-addKeyListener(),addMouseMotionListener()
 A source may unregister the listener in a specific
type of event as
Public void
removeTypeListener(TypeListener l)

3.Event Listener-is an object that is notified

when an event occurs.
e.g MouseListener ,keyListener
Note:Listener must have been registered with one
or more sources to receive notifications
EVENT CLASSES:-
 Event classes:-

AWTEvent classes are divided are int two main categories:

1.High level events:-these classes represent user interaction
with a GUI component like button textfield etc.includes
ActionEvent,AdjustmentEvent,ItemEvent and
TextEvent..
2.Low level events:-represent low-level input or window
events.KeyEvent,PaintEvent,MouseEvent,
WindowEvent etc.
 ActionEvent:-
 An Action Event is generated when a button is
pressed,a list item is double-clicked,or a menu item
is selected.
 The ActionEvent class defines an integer
constant,ACTION_PERFORMED,which can be
used to identify an action event.
 It has following constructor:
ActionEvent(Object source,int type,String
cmdstr,int modifiers)
 The ActionEvent class also provides the
following useful methods:
 String getActionCommand():Returns
the Label/command of source Object.
 int getModifiers(): Returns the integer
constant value of the modifier which was
used.
 ItemEvent:-
 An ItemEvent is generated when a check box or a list item is
clicked or when a checkable menu item is selected or
deselected.
 There are two types of item events:
 1) DESELECTED: When the user deselected an item.
 2)SELECTED: When the user selected an item.
 ItemEvent refers to a change of state that is defined by an
integer constant ITEM_STATE_CHANGED.
ItemEvent(ItemSelected source,int type,object item,int
state)
 The type of the item event is defined by two integer constants
DESELECTED and SELECTED.
 The ItemEvent class provides methods:
Object getItem()
int getStateChange()
ItemSelectable getItemSelectable()
TextEvent :-
 TextEvent are generated by text fields and
text areas when characters are entered
by a user or program.
 This event is defined by an integer
constant TEXT_VALUE_CHANGED.
 The textfield and textareas generate this
event when characters are entered by a
user.
TextEvent(Object source,int type)
 MouseEvent:-
 This event is generated when the user moves the
mouse or presses a mouse button.
 The exact action is
MOUSE_CLICKED.MOUSE_DRAGGED,MOUSE_E
NTERED,MOUSE_MOVED,
MOUSE_EXITED,MOUSE_PRESSED or
MOUSE_RELEASED.
The MouseEvent class also defines some methods:
int getX(), int getY(): return the X and Y
coordinates of the mouse when the event occurred.
int getClickCount()
 KeyEvent:-
 This event is generated by the keyboard inputs,i.e
when key is pressed or released.the constants
KEY_PRESSED,KEY_RELEASED,and
KEY_TYPED .
 KEY are defined as virtual key codes and are
independent of any modifiers such as shift,control
or alt.some are VK-0 to VK_9,VK_A to
VK_Z,VK_ENTER,VK_UP,VK_SHIFT,VK_CONT
ROL,VK_ALT,etc
 KeyEvent class some methods-
char getKeyChar():returns the character that
was presses/entered/typed.
int getKeyCode() : returns the key code of
the key which was presses/entered/typed.
WindowEvent:-
 This event is generated when some operation is
performed on a window.WindowEvent class
include
WINDOW_OPENED,WINDOW_CLOSING,
WINDOW_CLOSED,WINDOW_ICONIFIED,
WINDOW_DEICONIFIED,WINDOW_ACTIV
ATED and WINDOW_DEACTIVATED.
 This class provides a method which returns the
window object that caused the event to be
generated.
Window getWindow() method returns the
window object that generated the event.
 Event Classes:
Event Classes Description

ActionEvent Generated when mouse button is pressed,MenuItem is

selected or List item is double clicked.
ItemEvent Generated when a check box or a list item is clicked or
CheckaboxMenu Item is checked or unchecked.
KeyEvent Generated when keyboard key is pressed.
MouseEvent Generated when the mouse is
dragged,moved,clicked,pressed,released,enters or exits
from a component object.
TextEvent Generated when the value of a TextArea or TextField is
changed.
WindowEvent Generated when a window is
activated,deactivated,closed,opened,iconified,deiconified
or about to be closed.
 Event sources:
Source Event

Button Generates event when the button is

pressed.
Checkbox Generates event when checkbox is checked
or unchecked.
Choice Generates event when a choice is changed.
List Generates event when an item is selected.
MenuItem Generates event when a MenuItem is
selected.
Checkbox Generates event when a
MenuItem CheckboxMenuItem is checked or
unchecked
 Source Event

TextArea,TextFi Generates event when text is typed in it.

eld
Window Frame Generates event when a window is
minimized,maximized,activated,deactivate
d,Iconified,deiconified,opened or closed.

Scrollbar, Generates event when a scrollbar is

ScrollPane moved.
Summary
 Use delegation event model to develop
event driven program for the given
problem.
 Use relevant AWT/Swing components to
handle the given event.
Event Handling
By
Sangita B.Chavan
Lecturer in Computer Technology
Govt. Polytechnic,Ahmednagar
Learning Objective
 Use delegation event model to develop
event driven program for the given
problem.
Event Listener interfaces:-
 In Event delegation model ,an event source
informs event listeners about events when an
event occurs and passes the necessary
information about the event.
 Event listeners contains the code which is to be
performed when certain type of event occurs.
 To handle the specific event,the corresponding
interface has to be implemented and its object
need to be attached to the particular event
source.
 ActionListener:-
 This interface defines a method
public void
actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
 Which is executed when an ActionEvent is
generated from a source.
 object getSource():Returns the object on
which the event occurred
 ItemListener:-
The following method if this listener is
executed when the state of an item changes.
 public void
itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)
 AdjustmentListener:-
 The adjustmentValueChanged() method of
this listener is executed when an adjustment
event occurs.
 Its methods is as follows:
public void
adjustmentValueChanged(AdjustmentEvent e)
KeyListener:-
 The methods of this interface are invoked
when a key is pressed or released or
when a character has been entered.
 It defines the following methods:
void keyPressed(KeyEvent e)
void keyReleased(KeyEvent e)
void keyTyped(KeyEvent e)
MouseListener:-
 These are generated whenever a mouse is
moved,clicked,pressed,released,etc.
 The MouseListener interface defines the following
five methods:
void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)
void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e)
void mouseExited(MouseEvent e)
void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
 The mouseClicked() method is executed when
the mouse is pressed and released at the same point.
MouseMotionListener:-
 This interface defines two methods,which
are executed multiple times as the mouse
is moved or dragged.
void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)
void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e)
TextListener:-
 This interface defines the
textValueChanged() method that is
invoked when a change occurs in a text
area or text field.
 void textValueChanged(TextEvent
e):
Invoked when the value of the text has
changed.
WindowListener:-
 This interface defines the following methods:
void windowActivated(WindowEvent e)
void windowClosed(WindowEvent e)
void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
void windowDeactivated(WindowEvent e)
void windowDeiconified(WindowEvent e)
void windowIconified(WindowEvent e)
void windowOpened(WindowEvent e)
 This windowClosing() method is called when a window is being
closed,i.e.when the cross(X) button of the title bar of frame or
dialog window is clicked.
 Adapter classes:-
 Adapter classes are used to simplify the
creation of event handlers.
 They provide empty implementation of all
methods associated with low-level listeners.
 They are useful when you want to receive and
process only some of the events that are
handled by a particular listener interface.
 Adapter classes with their corresponding
listener interfaces.
 Adapter classes:-
Adapter class Listener interface

WindowAdapter WindowListener

KeyAdapter KeyListener

MouseAdapter MouseListener

MouseMotionAdapter MouseMotionListener

FocusAdapter FocusListener

ComponentAdapter ComponentListener