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<a name="Action Events">
<font size=+1><STRONG>Action Events</STRONG></font><P>
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Activating a Component, such as a Button, generally triggers the method
<tt><pre>
public boolean action(Event e, Object arg);
</pre></tt>
for that Component. The arg parameter depends on the Component that was activated. The following table summarizes the values:
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<td>Button</td><td>String</td><td>The label of the Button.</td>
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<td>Checkbox</td><td>Boolean</td><td>The new state of the checkbox.</td>
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<td>Choice</td><td>String</td><td>The selected item.</td>
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<td>List</td><td>String</td><td>The selected item.</td>
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<td>TextArea</td><td>String</td><td>The text in the TextArea.</td>
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<td>TextField</td><td>String</td><td>The text in the TextField.</td>
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Related Exercise(s):
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<LI><A HREF="../Exercise/FormElement/index.html"> FormElement</A>
<LI><A HREF="../Exercise/RegistrationForm/index.html"> RegistrationForm</A>
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