title: What is java.awt.Component.getName() and setName() used for?
body: <p>What is <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/awt/Component.html#getName%28%29" rel="noreferrer"><code>java.awt.Component.getName()</code></a> used for?  It always seems to be <code>null</code> in the applications I build with NetBeans.  I'm thinking of storing some help text per component in it -- I don't want to use the tooltip, I have another panel where I'll show the help text.</p>