Clone Event Dialog Box

Allows you to create an event source based on an exiting event in your class.

With the Clone Event dialog box you can:

• Choose between using a predefined event or creating a new event.
  
  
• Specify the name of the event you wish to create.
  
  
• Specify the type of the event you wish to create.
  
  
• Choose a category for the event.
  
  
• Specify a description of the event for display in property browsers.

Options

Name

A text box that allows you to specify the name of the event. Event names usually start with a capital letter and must follow standard Java naming conventions.

Type

A dialog box that defines the event type. You can enter a type in the edit portion of the dialog box or select a predefined type from the list.

Category

A dialog box that allows you to specify a category for your event. You can select a predefined category from the list. Categories allow you to group related properties. The Visual J++ Properties window allows you to display events in categories to make finding related events easier.

Description

A text box that allows you to enter a description for the event. The description of the event allows the user of the event to view descriptive information about the event. Visual J++ displays the description of the event in the description pane of the Properties window.