17.2.1 - Events
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What is an event?
💡 Hint: Think of an example of something that may happen in a program.
What does an event listener do?
💡 Hint: What happens when you click a button in an app?
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What is an event in programming?
💡 Hint: Think about what triggers a response in a program.
True or False: An event source is the component that generates an event.
💡 Hint: Recall what generates events in your applications.
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Design a simple interactive GUI that has multiple buttons triggering different actions.
💡 Hint: Consider how each button acts as an event source.
You have a program that processes keyboard events. Discuss how the program could manage multiple key presses for a game controller.
💡 Hint: Think about how games respond to potentially simultaneous key presses.
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