Event Handing-list

 program to show message on applet status according to selected option of list

import java.applet.*;

import java.awt.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

public class pst10 extends Applet implements ItemListener

{

       List l;

       String msg;

       public void init()

       {

              l=new List();

              l.add("apple");

              l.add("mango");

              l.add("banana");

              add(l);

              l.addItemListener(this);

             

       }

       public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent ie)

       {

              repaint();

       }

       public void paint(Graphics g)

       {

              msg="your selection string";     

       msg+=l.getSelectedItem();//this method is use to specify which item is currentely selected

              g.drawString(msg,20,200);

       }

}

/*

<applet code="pst10.java" width=100 height=200>

</applet>

*/
output: