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Java Alley | The New AWT Event Model in Java 1.1 (Web Techniques, Aug 1997)


Web Techniques: Table 1

Table 1


Events and supporting components.

EVENT SUPPORTING COMPONENTS
ActionEvent Button, List, TextField, MenuItem and its derivatives, including CheckboxMenuItem, Menu, and PopupMenu
AdjustmentEvent Scrollbar and anything you create that implements Adjustable
ComponentEvent Component and its derivatives, including Button, Canvas, Checkbox, Choice, Container, Panel, Applet, ScrollPane, Window, Dialog, FileDialog, Frame, Label, List, Scrollbar, TextArea, and TextField
ContainerEvent Container and its derivatives, including Panel, Applet, ScrollPane, Window, Dialog, FileDialog, and Frame
FocusEvent Component and its derivatives, including Button, Canvas, Checkbox, Choice, Container, Panel, Applet, ScrollPane, Window, Dialog, FileDialog, Frame, Label, List, Scrollbar, TextArea, and TextField
KeyEvent Component and its derivatives, including Button, Canvas, Checkbox, Choice, Container, Panel, Applet, ScrollPane, Window, Dialog, FileDialog, Frame, Label, List, Scrollbar, TextArea, and TextField, MouseEvent (for both clicks and motion)
MouseListener Component and its derivatives, including Button, Canvas, Checkbox, Choice, Container, Panel, Applet, ScrollPane, Window, Dialog, FileDialog, Frame, Label, List, Scrollbar, TextArea, and TextField
MouseEvent (for both clicks and motion) Component and its derivatives, including Button, Canvas, Checkbox, Choice, Container, Panel, Applet, ScrollPane, Window, Dialog, FileDialog, Frame, Label, List, Scrollbar, TextArea, and TextField
WindowEvent Window and its derivatives, including Dialog, FileDialog, and Frame
ItemEvent Checkbox, CheckboxMenuItem, Choice, List , and anything that implements ItemSelectable
TextEvent Anything derived from TextComponent, including TextArea and TextField



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