ItemEvent.SELECTED has the following syntax.
public static final int SELECTED
In the following code shows how to use ItemEvent.SELECTED field.
import java.awt.event.ItemEvent; import java.awt.event.ItemListener; /* w w w. j ava2 s . co m*/ 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.SELECTED){ System.out.println(cb.getText() + " selected"); }else{ System.out.println(cb.getText() + " cleared"); } } 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); } }