The Properties window allows you to view and modify the properties (design-time only) and events of Java forms and components in your project.
With a Java object selected, you can use the Properties window to:
When the Form Designer is displayed, the Properties window provides two different views, the standard Properties View and Event View. You can switch between these views by selecting either the Properties button or the Events button from the Properties window.
Properties View displays all of the properties for the selected form or component. This is the default view for all objects in Visual J++.
Event View displays all of the events and any event handlers for the specified form or component. You can add an event handler by either double-clicking the event name to create a default handler (the name of the event handler method will be in the nameOfObject_eventName format) or by entering your own event handler name next to the event you wish to handle. Either method will display the Text editor at the location that the event handler is created.