How do I add a listener in a GUI jButton?

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    JButton bkButton = new JButton(new ImageIcon("src/Images/smallBArrow.bmp"));
    JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
    buttonPanel.add(bkButton);

Using an action listener I need to be able to click and have an action (to go back, forward, or refresh)

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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This is usually done with an anonymous inner class...

bkButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { 
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { 
        backButtonPressed();
    } 
});

See this answer

edited May 23 '17 at 12:03

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answered Feb 26 '13 at 22:49

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especially useful if this is a to-be-used-once action. If you will share a single action across several components, you should declare it as an ActionListener reference, then assign. – Dan Feb 26 '13 at 23:08

How do I add a listener in a GUI jButton?

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