Compiler Error - Must declare abstract

[Susan Worthington]

Hello,
True Java Greenhorn on deck, so go easy on me.
I am writing a TicTacToe program in my JAVA class. I am receiving the error "class TicTacToe must be declared abstract. It does not define public abstract void actionPerformed(ActionEvent) from class java.awt.event.ActionListener public class TicTacToe extends JFrame
^
1 error
I cannot resolve the error with the information I have available. Please help.
Thanks! Susan W.

[Bosun Bello]

According to the massage, it sounds like you are implementing an interface but you are not providing implementation for all the methods in the interface. The action listener interface has only one method "actionPerformed" it's abstract and you must provide it's implementation or declare your class as abstract.

Bosun

[Manfred Leonhardt]

Hi Susan,
It's simple. If you tell Java that your class will implement any interface (in this case ActionListener) you are required to at least put a stub of the interface method in your class or declare your class abstract.
1. Place the following method into your class.

public void actionPerformed( ActionEvent ae )
{
}

or
2. Make your class abstract. Like the following.

public abstract NotAction implements ActionListener
{
  // Missing needed ActionListener method!
}

Regards,
Manfred

[Susan Worthington]

Thanks for the quick response. I'll implement your recommendations, and see if it resovles the issue. I'll keep you updated.
Susan W.