Re: Button event

jaap wrote:
Hello

I'm a real noob with java. I worked for 4 years with php but now I have to use java.
I'm looking for a clean way to get an action behind a button/menuitem. I already found the class actionListener. but the method actionpreformed is not very clean if you want to give 20 buttons an action. The way I know is 20 times else if. There must be an better method.

I will try to use my GUI like an interface. It does'nt have to include much code in my opinion. I think it have to be only some field and button delcarations.

thx for your help

greetz
Jaap

There are 2 ways (that I know of and can remember from class) for designing the way your application handles the action events. You can have your JFrame or JPanel (some central "authority") manage all the events which would cause you to need a bunch of "else if" statements or you can have each button be its own action listener which removes the need for a large "if" structure but makes the individual button code a little more messy, IMO.

Brandon
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