Java tutorial
import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.EventListener; import java.util.EventObject; abstract class TestEventSource { public abstract void addListener(TestEventListener l); public abstract void removeListener(TestEventListener l); public abstract void fireEvent(java.util.EventObject o); public void test() { addListener(new TestEventListener("A")); fireEvent(new java.util.EventObject(this)); } } class TestEventListener implements EventListener { String id; public TestEventListener(String id) { this.id = id; } public void handleEvent(EventObject o) { System.out.println(id + " called"); if (id.equals("C")) { ((TestEventSource) o.getSource()).removeListener(this); } } } public class Main extends TestEventSource { ArrayList listeners = new ArrayList(); public void addListener(TestEventListener l) { listeners.add(l); } public void removeListener(TestEventListener l) { listeners.remove(l); } public void fireEvent(EventObject o) { for (int i = 0; i < listeners.size(); i++) { TestEventListener l = (TestEventListener) listeners.get(i); l.handleEvent(o); } } public static void main(String[] args) { Main pfles = new Main(); pfles.test(); } }