instanceof question

[Dotty]

This question came up as a result of my reading
a news message about instanceof. Below is my code,
how does java know that "src" is a JButton?
----
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
Object src = e.getSource(); // get action source
if (src == DynamicPanel.dynamicResetButton)
{
// do stuff
return;
}
// other stuff
}

 

[klynn47]

src is a reference to the object that caused the event to occur.
Recall that when the == operator is used between object references, it
tests to see if the references point to the same object in memory.

So what's happening is you're asking is the Object that src refers to
the same object that dynamicResetButton refers to.

 

[dar7yl]

This question came up as a result of my reading
a news message about instanceof. Below is my code,
how does java know that "src" is a JButton?
----
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
Object src = e.getSource(); // get action source
if (src == DynamicPanel.dynamicResetButton)
{
// do stuff
return;
}
// other stuff
}

It doesn't. Java doesn't know anything about an object.
It is merely a language. No smarts there. The programmer
may know, and impart his wisdom in the code.

In this context, you don't care that src is a JButton.
You are just comparing the object "src" with the object
"DynamicPanel.dynamicResetButton". If they are equal,
ie, the same object, it will execute the context // do stuff...
Here, if you wish, you may cast src to JButton, but you
could test with instanceof to be absolutely sure. (If, for
instance, someone else had changed the type of
dynamicResetButton)

regards,
Dar7yl