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What is the importance of a WindowListener interface in Java?
The class which process the WindowEvent needs to be implemented this interface and an object of this class can be registered with a component by using addWindowListener() method.
Methods of WindowListener Interface
The WindowListener interface defines 7 methods for handling window events
- void windowActivated(WindowEvent we) − Invoked when a window is activated.
- void windowDeactivated(WindowEvent we) − Invoked when a window is deactivated.
- void windowOpened(WindowEvent we) − Invoked when a window is opened.
- void windowClosed(WindowEvent we) − Invoked when a window is closed.
- void windowClosing(WindowEvent we) − Invoked when a window is closing.
- void windowIconified(WindowEvent we) − Invoked when a window minimized.
- void windowDeiconfied(WindowEvent we) − Invoked when a window is restored.
Syntax
public interface WindowListener extends EventListener
Example
import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; public class WindowListenerTest extends JFrame implements WindowListener { JLabel l1,l2; JTextField t1; JPasswordField p1; JButton b1; public WindowListenerTest() { super("WindowListener Test"); setLayout(new GridLayout(3,2)); l1 = new JLabel("Name"); l2 = new JLabel("Password"); t1 = new JTextField(10); p1 = new JPasswordField(10); b1 = new JButton("Send"); add(l1); add(t1); add(l2); add(p1); add(b1); addWindowListener(this); } public static void main(String args[]) { WindowListenerTest wlt = new WindowListenerTest(); wlt.setSize(375, 250); wlt.setResizable(false); wlt.setLocationRelativeTo(null); wlt.setVisible(true); } public void windowClosing(WindowEvent we) { this.setVisible(false); System.exit(0); } public void windowActivated(WindowEvent we) { } public void windowDeactivated(WindowEvent we) { } public void windowOpened(WindowEvent we) { } public void windowClosed(WindowEvent we) { } public void windowIconified(WindowEvent we) { } public void windowDeiconified(WindowEvent we) { } }
Output
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