ItemEvent.ITEM_STATE_CHANGED has the following syntax.
public static final int ITEM_STATE_CHANGED
In the following code shows how to use ItemEvent.ITEM_STATE_CHANGED field.
import java.awt.event.ItemEvent; import java.awt.event.ItemListener; /*from ww w . j av a 2 s . com*/ 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) { System.out.println(ie.getID() == ItemEvent.ITEM_STATE_CHANGED); } 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); } }