I would like to have an actionlistener to be able to figure out the source as shown in the code below. How should i implement this?
JavaScript
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JTextField tf1 = new JTextField();
JTextField tf2 = new JTextField();
ActionListener listener = new ActionListener(){
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event){
if (source == tf1){//how to implement this?
System.out.println("Textfield 1 updated");
}
else if (source == tf2){//how to implement this?
System.out.println("Textfield 2 updated");
}
}
};
tf1.addActionListener(listener);
tf2.addActionListener(listener);
How do i tell code such that my action listener will be able to know exactly which jtextfield is triggering this action?
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Answer
ActionEvent#getSource()
returns the object (component) that originated the event:
JavaScript
ActionListener listener = new ActionListener() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
final Object source = event.getSource();
if (source.equals(tf1)) {
System.out.println("Textfield 1 updated");
}
else if (source.equals(tf2))
System.out.println("Textfield 2 updated");
}
}
};