Is there any way to respond to a click on a Swing component that isn’t a JButton or similar? JLabels, JTextAreas, etc. don’t have addActionListener(…) methods; is there any other way to accomplish this?
Share
Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people’s questions, and connect with other people.
Login to our social questions & Answers Engine to ask questions answer people’s questions & connect with other people.
Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.
Is there any way to respond to a click on a Swing component that isn’t a JButton or similar? JLabels, JTextAreas, etc. don’t have addActionListener(…) methods; is there any other way to accomplish this?
You can use a mouse listener. See How to Write a Mouse Listener for more details.