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Posted by nandakumaran.N on December 29, 2000 at 5:41 AM

> > Hi
> > I have tried to compile a program which was written
> > on java 1.1 but I have java 1.2 .so I got one warning as
> > deprecated then try with -deprecation I got following massage

> > The method boolean action(java.awt.Event,java.lang.Object)
> > declared in class final12 is not deprecated ,but overrides a
> > deprecated method of the same signature declared in class
> > java.awt.Component.public boolean action(Event evt,int x,int y){
> >
> > the problamatic part is as follows
> > -----
> > public boolean action(Event evt, Object arg) {
> >

> > if ( arg.equals("Randomize") ) {
> > random = true;
> > repaint();
> > }
> > return true;
> > }
> > --------
> > the final12 is the class which contain this part extended from
> > applet class
> > I tried to find an alternative
> > can anybody help to find the alternative and explain what is
> > mean by same signature on error message
> > yours
> > nandakumaran.N

> Instead of using action() use actionPerformed().

sorry it is wrong
because I got similar warning for
public boolean mouseMove (Event evt, int mx, int my) {
also
please any alternative
nandakumaran.N