Java Understanding of getSource() & action listener

Question

i'm trying to learn more about actionListeners.

I try to print out the message "Test Action", if the button "save" is clicked. Anyway, i don't get it at all.

Here is my code, hope anyone can help me out. Thanks in advance.

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.JApplet;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.SwingConstants;

public class applet extends JApplet implements ActionListener {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -5561312464056465383L;
    private JTextField txtNameEingeben;
    private JTextField txtPwEingeben;

    public applet() {
        getContentPane().setLayout(new GridLayout(1, 0, 0, 0));
        JPanel panel = new JPanel();
        panel.setBackground(Color.DARK_GRAY);
        getContentPane().add(panel);
        panel.setLayout(null);
        JLabel lblANewLabel = new JLabel("Name");
        lblANewLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.LEFT);
        lblANewLabel.setFont(new Font("Lucida Grande", Font.PLAIN, 20));
        lblANewLabel.setBounds(33, 57, 117, 37);
        lblANewLabel.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
        panel.add(lblANewLabel);
        //TEXTFELD NAME
        txtNameEingeben = new JTextField();
        txtNameEingeben.setText("");
        txtNameEingeben.setBounds(162, 64, 134, 28);
        panel.add(txtNameEingeben);
        txtNameEingeben.setColumns(10);
        //TEXTFELD PASSWORT
        txtPwEingeben = new JTextField();
        txtPwEingeben.setText("");
        txtPwEingeben.setBounds(162, 113, 134, 28);
        panel.add(txtPwEingeben);
        txtPwEingeben.setColumns(10);
        //LABEL ÜBERSCHRIFT
        JLabel lblNamePasswort = new JLabel("Name & Passwort in einem Array     speichern");
        lblNamePasswort.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
        lblNamePasswort.setHorizontalAlignment(SwingConstants.CENTER);
        lblNamePasswort.setBounds(0, 23, 450, 16);
        panel.add(lblNamePasswort);
        JButton btnSave = new JButton("save");
        btnSave.setBounds(308, 251, 117, 29);
        panel.add(btnSave);
        btnSave.addActionListener(new events());    
    }

    public void save(ActionEvent event) {
        System.out.println("Button gedrückt.");
    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
        if (event.getSource(btnSave)) {
            System.out.println("Test Action");
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        applet applet1 = new applet();
        applet1.setVisible(true);
    }
}

Answer 1

1. don't to use reserved Java class and method names as the name of your project. public class applet extends... should be public class MyApplet extends....,

2. use proper Java Naming Convention

3. use JFrame instead of JApplet, create JFrame as local variable instead of extends JFrame, similair as for private JTextField txtNameEingeben;

4. use LayoutManager instead of AbsoluteLayout (setBounds(...))

5. from btnSave.addActionListener(new events()); the events() isn't declared

6. you should use event.getSource() == btnSave instead of event.getSource(btnSave)

7. read the Oracle tutorial about How to Write an Action Listener