Hyperlink event type activated error

Question

I am trying to create a simple web browser but when i run it and hover over an URL the URL gets run even though i gave event.getEventType()==HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ACTIVATED why does it behave like event.getEventType()==HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ENTERED

Here is the full Code

package gui;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class WebBrowser extends JFrame{
private JTextField addressbar;
private JEditorPane display;
public WebBrowser(){
    super("Sagar Browser");
    addressbar = new JTextField("Enter a URL");
    addressbar.addActionListener(
            new ActionListener(){
                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event){
                    load(event.getActionCommand());                     
                }
            }           
            );
    add(addressbar,BorderLayout.NORTH); 
    display = new JEditorPane();
    display.setEditable(false);
    display.addHyperlinkListener(
            new HyperlinkListener(){
                public void hyperlinkUpdate(HyperlinkEvent event){
                    if(event.getEventType()==HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ACTIVATED);
                    load(event.getURL().toString());
                }
            }
            );
    add(new JScrollPane(display),BorderLayout.CENTER);      
  }
private void load(String usertext){
    try{
        display.setPage(usertext);
        addressbar.setText(usertext);
    }catch(Exception e){
        System.out.println("Enter Full URL");
    }
}
public static void main(String[] args){
    WebBrowser w = new WebBrowser();
    w.setSize(500,500);
    w.setVisible(true);
}
}

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

3

Your listener ignores the relevant predicate. You probably meant this:

new HyperlinkListener(){
    public void hyperlinkUpdate(HyperlinkEvent event){
        if(event.getEventType()==HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ACTIVATED) {
            load(event.getURL().toString());
        }
    }
}

Related examples are examined here and here.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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answered Aug 22 '14 at 08:36

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tnx...it worked and the background color is coming in blue how come? – Sagar Aug 22 '14 at 08:41
I'm not sure; in this [example](http://stackoverflow.com/a/16447176/230513), the _foreground_ color is blue. – trashgod Aug 22 '14 at 08:46

Hyperlink event type activated error

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