Question

class Test extends JPanel implements MouseListener
{
    private JButton b1, b2, b3, b4;

    public Test()
    {
        setLayout (new GridLayout (2, 3));

        b1 = new JButton ("Button 1");
        b2 = new JButton ("Button 2");

        add (b1);
        add (b2);
    }

    public void mousePressed (MouseEvent event)
    {
        if (event.getText() == b1.getText())
        {
        }
    }
}

I was wondering if there was a method within the MouseListener or JPanel class that allows me to get the text of a button that is clicked. Thanks

Answer 1

Take a look at The MouseEvent api
There is a method getSource() which you can use that returns the object where the event occurred. Then check if that object is an instance of a button. If it is you can cast it to a button type and then get the text from there.

public void mousePressed (MouseEvent event){
   Object o = event.getSource();
   JButton b = null;
   String buttonText = "";

   if(o instanceof JButton)
     b = (JButton)o;

   if(b != null)
     buttonText = b.getText();

}