Java Swing Tutorial - Java ItemEvent.getItem()

Syntax

ItemEvent.getItem() has the following syntax.

public Object getItem()

Example

In the following code shows how to use ItemEvent.getItem() method.

import java.awt.event.ItemEvent;
import java.awt.event.ItemListener;
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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);
  }
}