button array (action/listner Question)

[aanders5]

Okay so I am making a 2d array of JToggleButtons. I got the action listener up and going, but I have no way to tell which button is which.

If I click one, all it returns is something like

javax.swing.JToggleButton[,59,58,19x14,alignmentX=0.0,alignmentY=0.5,border=javax.swing.plaf.BorderUIResource$CompoundBorderUIResource@53343ed0,flags=296,maximumSize=,minimumSize=,preferredSize=,defaultIcon=,disabledIcon=,disabledSelectedIcon=,margin=javax.swing.plaf.InsetsUIResource[top=2,left=14,bottom=2,right=14],paintBorder=true,paintFocus=true,pressedIcon=,rolloverEnabled=false,rolloverIcon=,rolloverSelectedIcon=,selectedIcon=,text=]

Is there anyway to stick some sort of item or number in the button object to associate each button?
And then when the button is clicked I can retrieve that item or number that was given to it?

Here is my button generator code. (How could I make "int l" associate (and count) to each button made, when it is called, it will return that number, or something along those lines.

JToggleButton buttons[][] = new JToggleButton[row][col];
int l = 0;
		
		
		for (int i = 0; i < row; i++) {
			for (int j = 0; j < col; j++) {
				buttons[i][j] = new JToggleButton("");
				buttons[i][j].setSize(15,15);
				buttons[i][j].addActionListener(new e());
				panel.add(buttons[i][j]);
				l++;

			}
		}

ActionListner

public class e implements ActionListener {

	@Override
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
		Object source = e.getSource();
		System.out.println(source);
	}

}

variable "source" is what I use to get my data, so how can int l, be returned through "source" (as its unique value for the unique button clicked) as a button is clicked?

Thanks,
-Austin

[JamesCherrill]

putClientProperty / getClientProperty
methods inherited from JComponent allow you to associate anything you want with any JComponent.

[richieking]

Well said James.

Everything in java is object and though you may not see inside, but they are connected one way or another. JFrames,JButtoms etc.. all externds from the JComponent .
from htc phone.

[aanders5]

Yup, I just ran across the clientproperty thing.

Thanks guys!

[aanders5]

Ok another question I can't seem to find.
I got everything working, but I also have imageicons to display the bomb if it is hit.
Since my action listener is in a different class, how do I get that to update to my engine? Right now it says the variable is nonexistent, since its declared in the Engine.

public class MyActionListener implements ActionListener {

	@Override
	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
		JToggleButton btn = (JToggleButton) e.getSource();
		System.out.println("clicked column " + btn.getClientProperty("column")
				+ ", row " + btn.getClientProperty("row") + ", bomb status "
				+ btn.getClientProperty("bomb"));

		if (btn.getClientProperty("bomb").equals(true)) {
			btn.setIcon(bombimage);
			System.out.println("boom!");

		}
	}

}