Module java.desktop
Package java.awt.event

# Interface ActionListener

All Superinterfaces:
  `EventListener`

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `Action`

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `AbstractAction`, `AWTEventMulticaster`, `BasicDesktopPaneUI.CloseAction`, `BasicDesktopPaneUI.MaximizeAction`, `BasicDesktopPaneUI.MinimizeAction`, `BasicDesktopPaneUI.NavigateAction`, `BasicDesktopPaneUI.OpenAction`, `BasicFileChooserUI.ApproveSelectionAction`, `BasicFileChooserUI.CancelSelectionAction`, `BasicFileChooserUI.ChangeToParentDirectoryAction`, `BasicFileChooserUI.GoHomeAction`, `BasicFileChooserUI.NewFolderAction`, `BasicFileChooserUI.UpdateAction`, `BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.CloseAction`, `BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.IconifyAction`, `BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.MaximizeAction`, `BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.MoveAction`, `BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.RestoreAction`, `BasicInternalFrameTitlePane.SizeAction`, `BasicOptionPaneUI.ButtonActionListener`, `BasicScrollBarUI.ScrollListener`, `BasicSliderUI.ActionScroller`, `BasicSliderUI.ScrollListener`, `BasicSplitPaneUI.KeyboardDownRightHandler`, `BasicSplitPaneUI.KeyboardEndHandler`, `BasicSplitPaneUI.KeyboardHomeHandler`, `BasicSplitPaneUI.KeyboardResizeToggleHandler`, `BasicSplitPaneUI.KeyboardUpLeftHandler`, `BasicTreeUI.ComponentHandler`, `BasicTreeUI.TreeCancelEditingAction`, `BasicTreeUI.TreeHomeAction`, `BasicTreeUI.TreeIncrementAction`, `BasicTreeUI.TreePageAction`, `BasicTreeUI.TreeToggleAction`, `BasicTreeUI.TreeTraverseAction`, `DefaultCellEditor.EditorDelegate`, `DefaultEditorKit.BeepAction`, `DefaultEditorKit.CopyAction`, `DefaultEditorKit.CutAction`, `DefaultEditorKit.DefaultKeyTypedAction`, `DefaultEditorKit.InsertBreakAction`, `DefaultEditorKit.InsertContentAction`, `DefaultEditorKit.InsertTabAction`, `DefaultEditorKit.PasteAction`, `DefaultTreeCellEditor`, `DropTarget.DropTargetAutoScroller`, `FormView`, `HTMLEditorKit.HTMLTextAction`, `HTMLEditorKit.InsertHTMLTextAction`, `JComboBox`, `List.AccessibleAWTList`, `MetalFileChooserUI.DirectoryComboBoxAction`, `StyledEditorKit.AlignmentAction`, `StyledEditorKit.BoldAction`, `StyledEditorKit.FontFamilyAction`, `StyledEditorKit.FontSizeAction`, `StyledEditorKit.ForegroundAction`, `StyledEditorKit.ItalicAction`, `StyledEditorKit.StyledTextAction`, `StyledEditorKit.UnderlineAction`, `TextAction`, `ToolTipManager.insideTimerAction`, `ToolTipManager.outsideTimerAction`, `ToolTipManager.stillInsideTimerAction`

public interface ActionListener extends EventListener
The listener interface for receiving action events. The class that is interested in processing an action event implements this interface, and the object created with that class is registered with a component, using the component's `addActionListener` method. When the action event occurs, that object's `actionPerformed` method is invoked.

Since:
  1.1
See Also:
  - `ActionEvent`
  - How to Write an Action Listener

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
`actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)`
Invoked when an action occurs.

## Method Details

### actionPerformed

void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
Invoked when an action occurs.

Parameters:
  `e` - the event to be processed