Getting rid of inadvertent "actionPerformed: code in Java Netbeans.

Question

I am just getting started with Java and NetBeans, and I will probably ask a fair number of questions here in the next week or two.

So here's my problem. When I create event-handling code for a component on a form, it shows up with grayed-background lines and a "do not edit" warning. They don't need to post the warning, because the code cannot be edited! However, I may (and have) goof by accidentally double-clicking a component, which inserts actionPerformed code in my main.java file.

I find that that grayed portion of the actionPerformed code can't be moved or deleted. Is there a secret ritual by which I can eliminate or move such code blocks?

Thanks for any help with this.

Answer 1

Go back into the form editor and simply delete the "xxxActionPerformed" out of the text box (in the list of possible event handlers).

Explained in slightly more detail here