Thread: JButton listener trouble...

Sorry for posting twice and not using the code tags. I used the settext to set the button, but I can't pass the variable i into or out of the ActionPerformed method to get it to count down by one every time it is clicked. How do I make that variable global, or pass it through to be used by the method? Thanks.

package tester;
 
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
 
public class ButtonAction {
 
    private static void createAndShowGUI()  {
 
        JFrame frame1 = new JFrame("CountDown");
        frame1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        final int i = 7;
        final JButton button = new JButton(" " + i);
        //Add action listener to button                
        button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { 
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
            {
                //i--;
            	button.setText("Test" + i);
            	System.out.println("i = " + i);
            	if (i==0) System.exit(0);
            }			
        });     
        frame1.getContentPane().add(button);
        frame1.pack();
        frame1.setVisible(true);
    } 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                createAndShowGUI();
            }
        });
    }
}

How can I do it specifically with my code. I read your link and I still don't see how to pass the variable into the ActionPerformed method each time so that it remembers it's been pressed a certain number of times. I want it to count down each time it's clicked. Thanks.