java - Catch action events from a JPanel component in a JFrame parent window -

how catch action events jpanel component in jframe parent window in java swing?

i'm having hard time trying make custom component in swing.

the idea got making custom jpanel in swing contains jbutton, , catching action events on buttons in jframe parent window.

i implement method addactionlistener() custom jpanel if button.

do have extend jcomponent instead of jpanel?

i appreciate , time.

package pizzeria.interfaz;  import java.awt.borderlayout; import java.awt.component; import java.awt.container; import java.awt.dimension; import java.awt.toolkit; import java.awt.event.actionevent; import java.awt.event.actionlistener;  import javax.swing.box; import javax.swing.boxlayout; import javax.swing.jbutton; import javax.swing.jframe; import javax.swing.event.ancestorevent; import javax.swing.event.ancestorlistener;  public class aplicacioncliente extends jframe{      public aplicacioncliente() {          container contentpane = getcontentpane();         contentpane.setlayout(new borderlayout());          panelmenu panelmenu = new panelmenu(); //panelmenu extends jpanel , has buttons           jbutton bot = new jbutton("prueba");                 bot.addactionlistener(new actionlistener(){              @override             public void actionperformed(actionevent arg0) {                 system.out.println("botonazo!");              }});            contentpane.add(bot);         contentpane.add(panelmenu, borderlayout.line_end);      } } 

why want implement addactionlistener instead of addmouselistener?

¿por qué quieres implementar addactionlistener en vez de addmouselistener?

edit: check code, may works

public class aplicacioncliente extends jframe implements mouselistener{  public aplicacioncliente() {      container contentpane = getcontentpane();     contentpane.setlayout(new borderlayout());     this.setvisible(true);      panelmenu panelmenu = new panelmenu(); //panelmenu extends jpanel , has buttons       jbutton bot = new jbutton("prueba");     bot.addmouselistener(this);     bot.setname("bot");      contentpane.add(bot);     contentpane.add(panelmenu, borderlayout.line_end);  }  @override public void mouseclicked(mouseevent e) { }  @override public void mousepressed(mouseevent e) {     if(((jbutton)e.getsource()).getname().comparetoignorecase("bot")==0){         system.out.println("botonazo!!");     } }  @override public void mousereleased(mouseevent e) { }  @override public void mouseentered(mouseevent e) { }  @override public void mouseexited(mouseevent e) { }