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Thread: mouse listener on jtextarea

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    Default mouse listener on jtextarea

    hi, i want to detect mouse events on 4 jtextareas.
    this is what i have.
    Color orange=new Color(228,158,96);
    add(Texta);  
    Texta.setFont(font);
    Texta.setForeground(orange);
    Texta.setBounds(88,386,200,40);
    Texta.setEditable(false);
    Texta.setOpaque(false);
     
    add(Textb);  
    Textb.setFont(font);
    Textb.setForeground(orange);
    Textb.setBounds(410,386,200,40);
    Textb.setEditable(false);
    Textb.setOpaque(false);
    Textb.addMouseListener(this);
     
    add(Textc);  
    Textc.setFont(font);
    Textc.setForeground(orange);
    Textc.setBounds(88,465,200,40);
    Textc.setEditable(false);
    Textc.setOpaque(false);
    Textc.addMouseListener(this);
     
    add(Textd);  
    Textd.setFont(font);
    Textd.setForeground(orange);
    Textd.setBounds(410,465,200,40);
    Textd.setEditable(false);
    Textd.setOpaque(false);
    Textd.addMouseListener(this);

    how should i handle events?
    i want to do some things if mouse enter,exit,or click each of the text.
    should i add 4 listeners to the texts or just 1 to the panel?


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    Default Re: mouse listener on jtextarea

    You can either use 4 different listeners, or you can check the source of the event in a single listener.
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