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 
    Interface Description
    AncestorListener
    AncestorListener Interface to support notification when changes occur to a JComponent or one of its ancestors.
    CaretListener
    Listener for changes in the caret position of a text component.
    CellEditorListener
    CellEditorListener defines the interface for an object that listens to changes in a CellEditor
    ChangeListener
    Defines an object which listens for ChangeEvents.
    DocumentEvent
    Interface for document change notifications.
    DocumentEvent.ElementChange
    Describes changes made to a specific element.
    DocumentListener
    Interface for an observer to register to receive notifications of changes to a text document.
    HyperlinkListener
    HyperlinkListener
    InternalFrameListener
    The listener interface for receiving internal frame events.
    ListDataListener
    ListDataListener
    ListSelectionListener
    The listener that's notified when a lists selection value changes.
    MenuDragMouseListener
    Defines a menu mouse-drag listener.
    MenuKeyListener
    MenuKeyListener
    MenuListener
    Defines a listener for menu events.
    MouseInputListener
    A listener implementing all the methods in both the MouseListener and MouseMotionListener interfaces.
    PopupMenuListener
    A popup menu listener
    RowSorterListener
    RowSorterListeners are notified of changes to a RowSorter.
    TableColumnModelListener
    TableColumnModelListener defines the interface for an object that listens to changes in a TableColumnModel.
    TableModelListener
    TableModelListener defines the interface for an object that listens to changes in a TableModel.
    TreeExpansionListener
    The listener that's notified when a tree expands or collapses a node.
    TreeModelListener
    Defines the interface for an object that listens to changes in a TreeModel.
    TreeSelectionListener
    The listener that's notified when the selection in a TreeSelectionModel changes.
    TreeWillExpandListener
    The listener that's notified when a tree expands or collapses a node.
    UndoableEditListener
    Interface implemented by a class interested in hearing about undoable operations.
  • Class Summary 
    Class Description
    AncestorEvent
    An event reported to a child component that originated from an ancestor in the component hierarchy.
    CaretEvent
    CaretEvent is used to notify interested parties that the text caret has changed in the event source.
    ChangeEvent
    ChangeEvent is used to notify interested parties that state has changed in the event source.
    DocumentEvent.EventType
    Enumeration for document event types
    EventListenerList
    A class that holds a list of EventListeners.
    HyperlinkEvent
    HyperlinkEvent is used to notify interested parties that something has happened with respect to a hypertext link.
    HyperlinkEvent.EventType
    Defines the ENTERED, EXITED, and ACTIVATED event types, along with their string representations, returned by toString().
    InternalFrameAdapter
    An abstract adapter class for receiving internal frame events.
    InternalFrameEvent
    An AWTEvent that adds support for JInternalFrame objects as the event source.
    ListDataEvent
    Defines an event that encapsulates changes to a list.
    ListSelectionEvent
    An event that characterizes a change in selection.
    MenuDragMouseEvent
    MenuDragMouseEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a MouseEvent forwarded to it under drag conditions.
    MenuEvent
    MenuEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu which is the event source has been posted, selected, or canceled.
    MenuKeyEvent
    MenuKeyEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a KeyEvent forwarded to it in a menu tree.
    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.
    PopupMenuEvent
    PopupMenuEvent only contains the source of the event which is the JPopupMenu sending the event
    RowSorterEvent
    RowSorterEvent provides notification of changes to a RowSorter.
    SwingPropertyChangeSupport
    This subclass of java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport is almost identical in functionality.
    TableColumnModelEvent
    TableColumnModelEvent is used to notify listeners that a table column model has changed, such as a column was added, removed, or moved.
    TableModelEvent
    TableModelEvent is used to notify listeners that a table model has changed.
    TreeExpansionEvent
    An event used to identify a single path in a tree.
    TreeModelEvent
    Encapsulates information describing changes to a tree model, and used to notify tree model listeners of the change.
    TreeSelectionEvent
    An event that characterizes a change in the current selection.
    UndoableEditEvent
    An event indicating that an operation which can be undone has occurred.
  • Enum Summary 
    Enum Description
    RowSorterEvent.Type
    Enumeration of the types of RowSorterEvents.