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Events Generated by AWT Components

This table lists the kinds of events that each 1.1 AWT component can generate. To see a table listing all the listener and adapter types, along with the methods they contain, see Handling Standard AWT Events.

AWT Component Types of Events It Can Generate
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Button X   X   X   X X X    
Canvas     X   X   X X X    
Checkbox     X   X X X X X    
CheckboxMenuItem
Note: This is not a Component subclass!
*         X          
Choice     X   X X X X X    
Component(in the API reference documentation)    X   X   X X X    
Container(in the API reference documentation)    X X X   X X X    
Dialog     X X X   X X X   X
Frame     X X X   X X X   X
Label     X   X   X X X    
List X   X   X X X X X    
MenuItem
Note: This is not a Component subclass!
X                    
Panel     X X X   X X X    
Scrollbar   X X   X   X X X    
ScrollPane     X X X   X X X    
TextArea     X   X   X X X X  
TextComponent     X   X   X X X X  
TextField X   X   X   X X X X  
Window(in the API reference documentation)    X X X   X X X   X
*CheckboxMenuItem inherits addActionListener from MenuItem, but it does not generate action events.


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