What is java.awt.Component.getName() and setName() used for?

Question

What is java.awt.Component.getName() used for? It always seems to be null in the applications I build with NetBeans. I\'m thinking of storing some help text p

Answer 1

I have searched many answers for getting name and i think this is the only easy solution

public static void main(String[] args) {
    ActionListener actionListener = new ActionListener() {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
            String name = actionEvent.getSource().toString();
            UserReaction(ObjectName.getComponentVariableName(name), "null");
        }
    };
    Button calculate_btn = new Button("Calculate");
    calculate_btn.setName("Calculate");
    calculate_btn.addActionListener(actionListener);
}

private static void UserReaction(String objectName) {
    if (objectName.equals("Calculate")) {
        //do something;         
    }
}static public String getComponentVariableName(String name) {
    String res = (name.substring(name.indexOf("[") + 1));
    res = res.split(",")[0];
    return res;
}