How to capture closing event in java swing

Question

I want to capture the window close event (red X on the right). I want to display the specified window in this window based on the event.

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user1137559 Jan 08 '12 at 20:40

2 answers

ziesemer · Answer 1 · 2012-01-08T20:42:36+0000

Register WindowListener - in particular, use windowClosing :

Called when a user tries to close a window from a system menu window.

mre · Answer 2 · 2012-01-08T20:42:50+0000

You need to either implement the WindowListener interface or register a WindowAdapter .