How to create a single action listener for a group of buttons

Question

hi there.. i am new at java and i have a problem with my applet..
i am doing a virtual ticket programme..
i have a tab that says books seats.. in the tab, i am suppose to create 50 buttons.
i have done that already by using for (int i=1; i<=10;i++) 5 times for 50 buttons.
but i do not know how to set an actionlistener in the for loop for each of these buttons..
For example, if the user were to chose seat "no3" , a text area(already created) below will show something like "no3" and so on..
how do i bind these buttons into one single action listener so i do not have to create 50 actionlisteners and buttons individually..
appreciate the help..

Answer 1

You're killing me.
class MyFrame extends JFrame implements ActionListener
     JTextArea myTextArea = new JTextArea();
     JButton myButton = new JButton("My Button");
     JButton otherButton = new JButton("Other Button");
     MyFrame()
          super();
          myButton.addActionListener(this);
          otherButton.addActionListener(this);
          setLayout(new FlowLayout());
          add(myButton);
          add(otherButton);
          add(myTextArea);
     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
          Object source = e.getSource();
          if(source == myButton)
               myTextArea.append("My Button Pressed\n");
          else if(source == otherButton)
               myTextArea.append("Other Button Pressed\n");
}