One way to reference things in an anonymous class is with a keyword final:
public static void main(String[] args) {
final Object thingIWantToUse = "Hello";
JButton button = new JButton("Click");
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
@Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
System.out.println(thingIWantToUse);
}
});
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
frame.add(button);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
Alternatively, you can access elements (variables or methods) of the closing type:
public class ActionListenerDemo2 {
private final JFrame frame = new JFrame();
private Object thingIWantToUse = "Hello";
public ActionListenerDemo2() {
JButton button = new JButton("Click");
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
@Override public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
thingIWantToUse = "Goodbye";
System.out.println(thingIWantToUse);
}
});
frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
frame.add(button);
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.pack();
frame.setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
new ActionListenerDemo2().frame.setVisible(true);
}
}
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