Button click GUI question

[ZambonieDrivor]

I am new to the GUI part of Java. I have created a board with 9 buttons in a 3x3 fashion. My question is... How do I activate a button click with the following code

    	public BoardLayout(){
	    	setLayout(new GridLayout(3,3));

			for (int i=1;i<10;i++){
				add(new JButton("" + i));
			}
    	}

I know how to do it, if I create the buttons with unique names, such as

JButton jbtOne = new JButton("1");

But, my instructor insists on using a loop to create the 9 buttons. This is the only way I can figure out how to create the layout, but now, I don't know how to create an event when a button is clicked, as each button doesn't have a unique name like jbtOne. Are there any suggestions that may be able to point me in the right direction?

[Fubarable]

You should create a Button variable inside the loop, add an ActionListener to it, and add it to the container:

      for (int i=1;i<10;i++){
          //add(new JButton("" + i));
         JButton button = new JButton("" + i);
         button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
            // *** your action listener my be different
            public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
               myButtonsAction(e); // a method of the class
            }
         });
         add(button);
      }

[ZambonieDrivor]

I appreciate the help. I was able to complete what I was trying to accomplish with your help.

Not sure if you want me to post what I did, but this is how I set it up.

			for (int i=1;i<10;i++){

	        	final JButton button = new JButton("" + i, filler);
         		add(button);

         		button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
         			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
         				XO = (int)(Math.random()*3);
         				if ( XO == 1)
							button.setIcon(showcross);
						else if ( XO == 2)
							button.setIcon(shownot);
						else
							button.setIcon(filler);
         			}
      			});

      			button.addActionListener(printButton);

    		}
    	}
    }



   	static class PrintButtonClick implements ActionListener{
   		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
   			System.out.println(e.getActionCommand() + " was clicked.");
   		}
   	}