Calling an actionListener in a method

Question

Im trying to call the method ticktack()
Everytime startButtonHandler is performed it must go immediately to the ticktack() method
my problem is it has an error "illegal start of expression"
My question is: what's the proper way of calling or coding a method that has an actionListener?
private class startButtonHandler implements ActionListener
              public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                   try{
                   Clock myClock = new Clock();
                   Date myDate = new Date();
                   int hrSt =  myDate.getHours();
                   int minSt = myDate.getMinutes();
                   int secSt = myDate.getSeconds();
                   //System.out.println(" "+hrSt+" "+minSt+" "+secSt);
                   String strHr = Integer.toString(hrSt);
                   String strMin = Integer.toString(minSt);
                   String strSt = Integer.toString(secSt);
                   hrTF.setText(strHr);
                   minTF.setText(strMin);
                   secTF.setText(strSt);
                   myClock.setTmpHrSt(hrDur);
                   myClock.setTmpMinSt(minDur);
                    myClock.setTmpSecSt(secDur);
                    int hrTimeElapsed = myClock.addHr();
                   int minTimeElapsed = myClock.addMin();
                   int secTimeElapsed = myClock.addSec();
                   String strHrTimeElapsed = Integer.toString(hrTimeElapsed);
                   String strMinTimeElapsed = Integer.toString(minTimeElapsed);
                   String strSecTimeElapsed = Integer.toString(secTimeElapsed);
                   hrTimeElapsedTF.setText(strHrTimeElapsed);
                   minTimeElapsedTF.setText(strMinTimeElapsed);
                   secTimeElapsedTF.setText(strSecTimeElapsed);
                   ticktack();
}//end try
                   catch(Exception error)
                        System.out.println("Error "+error.getMessage());
              } //end actionPerformed
         } //end ButtonHandlerThis is my ticktack() method
I think this is a wrong way to call a method that has an actionListener
public void ticktack()
                   Clock myClock = new Clock();
                   Date myDate = new Date();     
          private class tickButtonHandler implements ActionListener //this is where the error happens
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                    int sec = now.getSeconds();
                    int hr = now.getHours();
                    int min = now.getMinutes();
                    String strsec = Integer.toString(sec);
                    String strhr = Integer.toString(hr);
                    String strmin = Integer.toString(min);
                    secStopTF.setText(strsec);
                    hrStopTF.setText(strhr);
                    minStopTF.setText(strmin);
                    Timer t = new Timer(DELAY, tickBH);
                      t.start();
                    startB.setEnabled(false);
         }

Answer 1

Why so angry, Angry?
I think the real question is WTF are you doing declaring a class within a method? What where you hoping to achieve? Eaves-dropping voodo? Does it even compile?
And BTW... that code is terribly verbose, isn't it?
                   int hrSt =  myDate.getHours();
                   int minSt = myDate.getMinutes();
                   int secSt = myDate.getSeconds();
                   //System.out.println(" "+hrSt+" "+minSt+" "+secSt);
                   String strHr = Integer.toString(hrSt);
                   String strMin = Integer.toString(minSt);
                   String strSt = Integer.toString(secSt);
                   hrTF.setText(strHr);
                   minTF.setText(strMin);
                   secTF.setText(strSt);verses
  txtHour.setText(Integer.toString(myDate.getHours()));
  txtMinute.setText(Integer.toString(myDate.getMinutes()));
  txtSeconds.setText(Integer.toString(myDate.getSeconds()));Or are you being paid by the line?... Do they still do that? I thought it fell out of use, for obvious reasons ;-)
Maybe angryWannabeProgrammer would be more appropriate?
Yes I'm dissin ya'... All in fun, of course.
Cheers. Keith.