Java tutorial
import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.event.ItemEvent; import java.awt.event.ItemListener; import javax.swing.JCheckBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; public class Main implements ItemListener { JCheckBox jcbControl = new JCheckBox("Translate"); JCheckBox jcbOption1 = new JCheckBox("A"); JCheckBox jcbOption2 = new JCheckBox("B"); JCheckBox jcbOption3 = new JCheckBox("C"); Main() { JFrame jfrm = new JFrame("Check Box Demo"); jfrm.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); jfrm.setSize(300, 200); jfrm.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); jcbOption1.setEnabled(false); jcbOption2.setEnabled(false); jcbOption3.setEnabled(false); jcbControl.addItemListener(new ItemListener() { public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie) { if (jcbControl.isSelected()) { jcbOption1.setEnabled(true); jcbOption2.setEnabled(true); jcbOption3.setEnabled(true); System.out.println("enabled."); } else { jcbOption1.setEnabled(false); jcbOption2.setEnabled(false); jcbOption3.setEnabled(false); System.out.println("disabled."); } } }); jcbOption1.addItemListener(this); jcbOption2.addItemListener(this); jcbOption3.addItemListener(this); jfrm.add(jcbControl); jfrm.add(jcbOption1); jfrm.add(jcbOption2); jfrm.add(jcbOption3); jfrm.setVisible(true); } public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie) { JCheckBox cb = (JCheckBox) ie.getItem(); if (ie.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED) System.out.println(cb.getText() + " selected."); else System.out.println(cb.getText() + " cleared."); if (jcbOption1.isSelected()) System.out.println("1"); else if (jcbOption2.isSelected()) System.out.println("2"); else if (jcbOption3.isSelected()) System.out.println("3"); else System.out.println("None"); } public static void main(String args[]) { new Main(); } }