SWING - Event Classes

The Event classes represent the event. Java provides us various Event classes but we will discuss those which are more frequently used.

EventObject class

It is the root class from which all event state objects shall be derived. All Events are constructed with a reference to the object, the source, that is logically deemed to be the object upon which the Event in question initially occurred upon. This class is defined in java.util package.

Class declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.EventObject class:

public class EventObject
   extends Object
      implements Serializable

Field

Following are the fields for java.util.EventObject class:

• protected Object source -- The object on which the Event initially occurred.

Class constructors

S.N.	Constructor & Description
1	EventObject(Object source) Constructs a prototypical Event.

Class methods

S.N.	Method & Description
1	Object getSource()The object on which the Event initially occurred.
2	String toString()Returns a String representation of this EventObject.

Methods inherited

This class inherits methods from the following classes:

• java.lang.Object

SWING Event Classes:

Following is the list of commonly used event classes.

Sr. No.	Control & Description
1	AWTEventIt is the root event class for all SWING events. This class and its subclasses supercede the original java.awt.Event class.
2	ActionEventThe ActionEvent is generated when button is clicked or the item of a list is double clicked.
3	InputEventThe InputEvent class is root event class for all component-level input events.
4	KeyEventOn entering the character the Key event is generated.
5	MouseEventThis event indicates a mouse action occurred in a component.
6	WindowEventThe object of this class represents the change in state of a window.
7	AdjustmentEventThe object of this class represents the adjustment event emitted by Adjustable objects.
8	ComponentEventThe object of this class represents the change in state of a window.
9	ContainerEventThe object of this class represents the change in state of a window.
10	MouseMotionEventThe object of this class represents the change in state of a window.
11	PaintEventThe object of this class represents the change in state of a window.