// This example is from the book _Java AWT Reference_ by John Zukowski. // Written by John Zukowski. Copyright (c) 1997 O'Reilly & Associates. // You may study, use, modify, and distribute this example for any purpose. // This example is provided WITHOUT WARRANTY either expressed or import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; class ItemEventComponent extends Component implements ItemSelectable { boolean selected; int i = 0; ItemListener itemListener = null; ItemEventComponent () { enableEvents (AWTEvent.MOUSE_EVENT_MASK); } public Object[] getSelectedObjects() { Object o[] = new Object[1]; o[0] = new Integer (i); return o; } public void addItemListener (ItemListener l) { itemListener = AWTEventMulticaster.add (itemListener, l); } public void removeItemListener (ItemListener l) { itemListener = AWTEventMulticaster.remove (itemListener, l); } public void processEvent (AWTEvent e) { if (e.getID() == MouseEvent.MOUSE_PRESSED) { if (itemListener != null) { selected = !selected; i++; itemListener.itemStateChanged ( new ItemEvent (this, ItemEvent.ITEM_STATE_CHANGED, getSelectedObjects(), (selected?ItemEvent.SELECTED:ItemEvent.DESELECTED))); } } } } public class ItemFrame extends Frame implements ItemListener { ItemFrame () { super ("Listening In"); ItemEventComponent c = new ItemEventComponent (); add (c, "Center"); c.addItemListener (this); c.setBackground (SystemColor.control); setSize (200, 200); } public void itemStateChanged (ItemEvent e) { Object[] o = e.getItemSelectable().getSelectedObjects(); Integer i = (Integer)o[0]; System.out.println (i); } public static void main (String args[]) { ItemFrame f = new ItemFrame(); f.show(); } }