Query regarding creating a Custom Event and Firing.

Question

I have created a custom event,a custom listener and a custom button.
But when I click on custom button,my event is not being fired.
When and how do I need to invoke the fireEvent() ?
Please can any body tell me if I have overlooked any thing ?
Thanks,
// 1 Custom Event
import java.util.EventObject;
public class MyActionEvent extends EventObject{
        public MyActionEvent(Object arg0) {
     super(arg0);
// 2 Custom Listener
import java.util.EventListener;
public interface MyActionListener extends EventListener {
      public void myActionPerformed(MyActionEvent myEvent);
// 3 Custom Button
public class MyButton extends JButton {
    // Create the listener list
    protected javax.swing.event.EventListenerList listenerList = new javax.swing.event.EventListenerList();
      public MyButton(String str){
     super(str);
     public void addMyActionEventListener(MyActionListener listener) {
         listenerList.add(MyActionListener.class, listener);
    protected void fireMyActionEvent() {
        MyActionEvent evt = new MyActionEvent(this);
        Object[] listeners = listenerList.getListenerList();
       for (int i = 0; i < listeners.length; i = i+2) {
             if (listeners[i] == MyActionListener.class) {
                  ((MyActionListener) listeners[i+1]).myActionPerformed(evt);
} // end of class MyButton.
// 4 Test my Custom Event,Listener and Button
public class MyButtonDemo extends JPanel {
    protected MyButton b1;
    public MyButtonDemo() {
        b1 = new MyButton("Disable Button");
        b1.setToolTipText("Click this button to disable the middle button.");
        b1.addMyActionEventListener(new MyActionListener() {
     @Override
     public void myActionPerformed(MyActionEvent myEvent) {
     System.out.println("My ActionEvent....");
        add(b1);
    private static void createAndShowGUI() {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("ButtonDemo");
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        MyButtonDemo newContentPane = new MyButtonDemo();
        newContentPane.setOpaque(true);
        frame.setContentPane(newContentPane);
        //Display the window.
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
}

Answer 1

Hi Stan,
I would like to use my custom action listener rather that using the the normal actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
But some how this event is not being fired.
Any suggestions to fire this?
b1.addMyActionEventListener(new MyActionListener() {
         @Override
         public void myActionPerformed(MyActionEvent myEvent) {
     System.out.println("My ActionEvent triggered....");
});