How can I determine the currently-focused component?
Created Oct 1, 2001
Scott Stanchfield Prior to Java 2, v1.4, unless you happened to be listening to the component for it's focusGained, you couldn't.
In Java 2, v1.4, you can ask for it using the updated focus architecture. You can find details at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/java/awt/doc-files/FocusSpec.html.