The Java Beans view helps you to work with events for your visual application.
Events, listeners, and adapter classes
JavaBeans events are signalled when an activity occurs, such as a button being pressed or a window being closed. The visual editor for Java shows events in the Java Beans view, and you can use this view to add and remove events.Viewing events for a component
The Java Beans view shows all of the events set on the components in your visual class.Adding events to a component
You can add an event to a component in the Design view or Java Beans view.Deleting events from a component
You can use the Java Beans view to delete an event that you added to a component.Viewing the source for an event
When you select an event in the Java Beans view, the Source view shows the relevant lines in the Java code.
Parent topic: Developing Java classes with the visual editor