Fundamentals of
Java

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About this Course

This course is intended beginning computer hobbyists and first-year IT students.

The free online textbook for this course is Sams Teach Yourself Java 2 in 24 Hours. Read the Introduction to the book.

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Study Aids

Using the Java 2 Software Development Kit

Programming with the Java 2 Software Development Kit

Lesson 15. Responding to User Input

In this lesson you will learn about:

• Making your programs aware of events
• Setting up a component so it can cause events
• Ignoring some components
• Finding out where events end up in a program
• Storing information in the interface
• Using numeric variables with text fields

Introduction to the lesson

Reading Assignments

Read the following sections from your free online textbook:

Getting Your Programs to Listen

Setting Up Components to Be Heard

Handling User Events

 

Learning Activities

1. Use this search box to refine and expand your understanding of new terms and concepts in the reading assignments.

2. Visit the Workshop: A Little Lotto Madness.
3. Read the Summary of the lesson.
4. Test your understanding with the Q&A.
5. Try the Quiz.
6. Test your skills with the hands-on Activities.

   Return here after completing your hands-on  session.

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