class MyControl{
  String status = "Move"; //initialize a variable status
  Button bmove; //three buttons
  Button brotate;
  Button bscale;
  MyControl(){
    bmove = new Button("Move"); //create the buttons
    brotate = new Button("Rotate");
    bscale = new Button("Scale");
    add(bmove); //add them to the screen
    add(brotate);
    add(bscale);
    bmove.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        status = bmove.getLabel();
      }
    }
    );
    brotate.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        status = brotate.getLabel();
      }
    }
    );
    bscale.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        status = bscale.getLabel();
      }
    }
    );
  }
}
MyControl control = new MyControl();