Uses of Class java.awt.event.ItemEvent (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.awt.event.ItemEvent

- Packages that use ItemEvent
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  java.awt.event | Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different types of events fired by AWT components.
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
  javax.swing.plaf.basic | Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look and feel.

- - ### Uses of ItemEvent in java.awt

    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type ItemEvent
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | List.AccessibleAWTList.`itemStateChanged(ItemEvent event)`
    `void` | Checkbox.AccessibleAWTCheckbox.`itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)` Fire accessible property change events when the state of the toggle button changes.
    `void` | AWTEventMulticaster.`itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)` Handles the itemStateChanged event by invoking the itemStateChanged methods on listener-a and listener-b.
    `protected void` | Choice.`processItemEvent(ItemEvent e)` Processes item events occurring on this `Choice` menu by dispatching them to any registered `ItemListener` objects.
    `protected void` | List.`processItemEvent(ItemEvent e)` Processes item events occurring on this list by dispatching them to any registered `ItemListener` objects.
    `protected void` | Checkbox.`processItemEvent(ItemEvent e)` Processes item events occurring on this check box by dispatching them to any registered `ItemListener` objects.
    `protected void` | CheckboxMenuItem.`processItemEvent(ItemEvent e)` Processes item events occurring on this check box menu item by dispatching them to any registered `ItemListener` objects.

  - ### Uses of ItemEvent in java.awt.event

    Methods in java.awt.event with parameters of type ItemEvent
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | ItemListener.`itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)` Invoked when an item has been selected or deselected by the user.

  - ### Uses of ItemEvent in javax.swing

    Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type ItemEvent
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected void` | JComboBox.`fireItemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)` Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type.
    `protected void` | DefaultButtonModel.`fireItemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)` Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type.
    `protected void` | AbstractButton.`fireItemStateChanged(ItemEvent event)` Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type.
    `void` | JToggleButton.AccessibleJToggleButton.`itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)` Fire accessible property change events when the state of the toggle button changes.
    `void` | DefaultCellEditor.EditorDelegate.`itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)` When an item's state changes, editing is ended.

  - ### Uses of ItemEvent in javax.swing.plaf.basic

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf.basic with parameters of type ItemEvent
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | BasicComboPopup.ItemHandler.`itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)`
    `void` | BasicComboBoxUI.ItemHandler.`itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)`

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