Uses of Interface java.awt.event.WindowListener (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-24

## Uses of Interface
java.awt.event.WindowListener

- Packages that use WindowListener
  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 WindowListener in java.awt

    Classes in java.awt that implement WindowListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `AWTEventMulticaster` `AWTEventMulticaster` implements efficient and thread-safe multi-cast event dispatching for the AWT events defined in the `java.awt.event` package.

    Methods in java.awt that return WindowListener
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static WindowListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`add(WindowListener a, WindowListener b)` Adds window-listener-a with window-listener-b and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `WindowListener[]` | Window.`getWindowListeners()` Returns an array of all the window listeners registered on this window.
    `static WindowListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`remove(WindowListener l, WindowListener oldl)` Removes the old window-listener from window-listener-l and returns the resulting multicast listener.

    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type WindowListener
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static WindowListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`add(WindowListener a, WindowListener b)` Adds window-listener-a with window-listener-b and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `void` | Window.`addWindowListener(WindowListener l)` Adds the specified window listener to receive window events from this window.
    `static WindowListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`remove(WindowListener l, WindowListener oldl)` Removes the old window-listener from window-listener-l and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `void` | Window.`removeWindowListener(WindowListener l)` Removes the specified window listener so that it no longer receives window events from this window.

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

    Classes in java.awt.event that implement WindowListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `WindowAdapter` An abstract adapter class for receiving window events.

  - ### Uses of WindowListener in javax.swing

    Classes in javax.swing that implement WindowListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected class` | `JMenu.WinListener` A listener class that watches for a popup window closing.

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

    Classes in javax.swing.plaf.basic that implement WindowListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected class` | `BasicToolBarUI.FrameListener`

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf.basic that return WindowListener
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected WindowListener` | BasicToolBarUI.`createFrameListener()`

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