ComponentEvent.getComponent() has the following syntax.
public Component getComponent()
In the following code shows how to use ComponentEvent.getComponent() method.
/*w ww . j a v a2 s . c om*/ import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.event.ComponentEvent; import java.awt.event.ComponentListener; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main implements ComponentListener { @Override public void componentShown(ComponentEvent evt) { System.out.println(evt.getID()== ComponentEvent.COMPONENT_FIRST); ComponentEvent event = new ComponentEvent((Component)evt.getSource(), ComponentEvent.COMPONENT_MOVED); } @Override public void componentResized(ComponentEvent e) { } @Override public void componentMoved(ComponentEvent e) { } @Override public void componentHidden(ComponentEvent e) { } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(""); frame.pack(); frame.addComponentListener(new Main()); frame.setVisible(true); } }