Just thought I'd get a consensus of how other developers handle actions
and what they prefer.

As far as I see it there are many methods to handle actions on e.g. a
JButton.
What are the preferences of this newsgroup?

Thanks for feedback

Sincerely Chris

Examples:

#1  classic, but crude when multiple buttons or actions.

myClass implements ActionListener{
  JButton button1
  JButton button2
  ...

  button.addActionListener(this);

  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
         if(e.getSource()==something){
            perform task
         } else if(......

  }
}

#2 more modern, My favorite mainly for the ability to reuse Actions for
different components.

myClass {
  MyActionClass action1 = new MyActionClass("button title"){
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
       perform some action
    }
  }
  JButton button = new JButton(action1);
}
myActionClass extends AbstractAction{
  public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){}
}