Lesson 10 - Handling Click on Coordinates in Java Swing
In the previous lesson, Drawing on Graphics in Java Swing, we started programming an application
managing the seat occupancy in a cinema. We used Graphics
as a
canvas to draw on. In today's Java tutorial, we're going to finish the app.
Changing the Seat Status
Let's program it so that when we click on a particular seat, this seat will be marked available/booked.
Logic
In the Auditorium
class, we'll need a method to change the seat
status.
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