Java Apllet button problem

The_B_Man

im new to java and im wondering if someone could just quickly show me how i can have me button on the applet to perform an event when i click it. i'm having no luck with the EventHandler sample code off the net.

the way im doing it is i create the button like:

button play;
play=new button("play");
this.add(play);

i then put in
play.addActionListener(this);
but it told me it couldn't put it in my applet!

also, there is a
public boolean event(Event event, Object arg)
thing there too.

any help?
thanks

Hobbes

what is "this". What does it extend/implement? (your class I mean)

The_B_Man

see im not sure. its in the init() class so i tihnk its that.

Sean^DCT4

you're prob better just posting the whole lot of what you have coded so far and what you are having trouble with.

The_B_Man

this is the init() functin at the start. im not sure if all this stuff is meant to go in here or not so...

        public void init()
		{
		// method typically for initializing fields, creating GUI components,
		//  loading sounds to play, loading images to display & creating threads


                Button play_button;
                Button Card1_button;
                Button Card2_button;
                Button Bet_button;
                Button Check_button;
                Button Fold_button;
                Choice Bets;
                
                JButton play_game;

	
	   // add buttons here
	   play_button = new Button("Play");
	   play_button.setForeground(Color.black);
	   play_button.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
	   this.add(play_button);
                play_button.addActionListener(this);

                Card1_button = new Button("Card1");
                Card1_button.setForeground(Color.black);
                Card1_button.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
                this.add(Card1_button);

                Card2_button = new Button("Card2");
                Card2_button.setForeground(Color.black);
                Card2_button.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
                this.add(Card2_button);

                Bet_button = new Button("Bet");
                Bet_button.setForeground(Color.black);
                Bet_button.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
                this.add(Bet_button);

                Check_button = new Button("Check");
                Check_button.setForeground(Color.black);
                Check_button.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
                this.add(Check_button);

                Fold_button = new Button("Fold");
                Fold_button.setForeground(Color.black);
                Fold_button.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
                this.add(Fold_button);

	   Bets = new Choice();
	   Bets.addItem("5");
	   this.add(new Label("Bet: "));
} // end init()

Hobbes

Whats the first part of your Class file. Something like..


class myClass extends something implements somethingElse

The_B_Man

originally "extends Applet" but then changed it to "extends Applet implements ActionListener"

Hobbes

You have a method called actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) set up in your class as well?