does anyone know how to pass the output from actionListener into a local variable?

[graceful tundra]

              spin.setOpaque(false);
              spin.setContentAreaFilled(false);
              spin.setBorderPainted(false);
              spin.setBounds(WIDTH-150,HEIGHT/3,100,100); 
              spin.addActionListener(e -> Action.getSpin());

and i dont know how to get the output from the actionListener in the last line into a local variable

[gaunt citrus]

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[royal garnet]

step 1: get it as a non-local variable
step 2: if you really must, make a local variable that takes its value from the non-local variable that was made above

[graceful tundra]

thing is I think i need the data in a local variable to work with as its linked with a button press

[royal garnet]

Pretty sure you don't, but don't hesitate to do the two steps then