Java JTabbedPane handle change event
import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent; import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener; public class Main extends JFrame { public Main() { JTabbedPane tabs = new JTabbedPane(); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JPanel p = new JPanel(); p.add(new JButton("Button on Tab 0")); tabs.addTab("Tab 0", p); p = new JPanel(); p.add(new JTextField("Text on Tab 1")); tabs.addTab("Tab 1", p); tabs.addChangeListener(new ChangeListener() { public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) { System.out.println("Tab=" + tabs.getSelectedIndex()); }/*from ww w . ja v a2s .c om*/ }); getContentPane().add(tabs, "Center"); pack(); } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main().setVisible(true); } }