ItemEvent.DESELECTED has the following syntax.
public static final int DESELECTED
In the following code shows how to use ItemEvent.DESELECTED field.
//from ww w . ja v a 2s. com import java.awt.event.ItemEvent; import java.awt.event.ItemListener; import javax.swing.JCheckBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class Main extends JPanel implements ItemListener { public Main() { JCheckBox cb = new JCheckBox("www.java2s.com"); cb.addItemListener(this); add(cb); } public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie) { JCheckBox cb = (JCheckBox) ie.getItem(); int state = ie.getStateChange(); if (state == ItemEvent.DESELECTED){ System.out.println(cb.getText() + " DESELECTED"); } } public static void main(String[] args) { JFrame frame = new JFrame(); frame.add(new Main()); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); frame.setSize(200, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }