Where is it best to place an ActionListener?

Question

Where is the best place to put an ActionListener? Inside the object that uses it? Inside the container object that it resides in? Inside the main() object?

Answer 1

When I write swing programs, I generally make a seperate class, something like ActionListener that listens for action events. Then I have logic in the class that figures what object (JButton, etc) registered the event and then run a method that performs the action. Good luck!!