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    \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Java Swing/GUI Cheat Sheet}}}} \\
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  \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}}  \\
   \vspace{-2pt}Published 11th November, 2015.\\
   Updated 12th May, 2016.\\
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Swing/GUI Cheat Sheet at Williams College}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Construct and initialize the component.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Import javax.swing.{\emph{ and sometimes also java.awt.}} at the beginning of the class creating the components.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Declare that the class handling the event implements the appropriate listener interface.} \tn 
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\mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{About methods:}} \newline `getSelectedItem ( )` returns the selected item\{\{nl\}\}`(String) menu.getSelectedItem ( );` is a typecast which treats the above returned value as a String\{\{nl\}\}`int getSelectedIndex ( )` returns the index of the selected item. \newline {\bf{About the listeners:}} \newline This component can hear the user making a menu selection dependong on the chosen interface. Be consistent in your choice of listener interface, adding method, and listening method.}  \tn 
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