Help,Help me! I want to create a custom component

Question

The first, I'm a chinese,my English is very poor.Maybe I make so many mistakes.so
I say sorry for you.
I want to create a custom component so I research the Java.awt.Component .but I don't understand that the class has a method-------dispatchEvent(AWTEvent e).I want to know what invoke this method and when invoke?
thank u

Answer 1

I believe ( believe mind you )
that the method:
public final void dispatchEvent(AWTEvent e)
Dispatches an event to this component or one of its sub components. Calls processEvent before returning for 1.1-style events which have been enabled for
the Component.
Parameters: e - the event
Is used to send an Event message to This component from another
like :
Say you have 'MyComponent1' sending Events to MyComponent2
AWTEvent e = new AWTEvent( blah whatever.......);
MyComponent2.dispatchEvent( e );
and then the Event Handlers on MyComponent2 if any will recieve 'e'
You Probably don't need to modify this behaviour
I assume you are doing something like
public class TestComponent extends Component
private int MySpecialExtraValue;
  public TestComponent()
     super();  // like : new Component()
     MySpecialValue = 5;  // Just an example
  // Override a Method in Component just as an example.
public String getName()
   String S = "I am a Custom Component";
    return S;
  //Another override example
  public void repaint()
     System.out.println("repaint() was called");
     super.repaint();  // use the original Component Method
     // blah do own stuff
}Override any methods that you need to get the required behaviour that you want...
I hope this is a help........