MouseListener

All Superinterfaces:

EventListener

All Known Subinterfaces:

MouseInputListener

All Known Implementing Classes:

AWTEventMulticaster, BasicButtonListener, BasicComboPopup.InvocationMouseHandler, BasicComboPopup.ListMouseHandler, BasicDesktopIconUI.MouseInputHandler, BasicFileChooserUI.DoubleClickListener, BasicInternalFrameUI.BorderListener, BasicInternalFrameUI.GlassPaneDispatcher, BasicListUI.MouseInputHandler, BasicMenuItemUI.MouseInputHandler, BasicMenuUI.MouseInputHandler, BasicScrollBarUI.ArrowButtonListener, BasicScrollBarUI.TrackListener, BasicSliderUI.TrackListener, BasicSplitPaneDivider.MouseHandler, BasicTabbedPaneUI.MouseHandler, BasicTableHeaderUI.MouseInputHandler, BasicTableUI.MouseInputHandler, BasicTextUI.BasicCaret, BasicToolBarUI.DockingListener, BasicTreeUI.MouseHandler, BasicTreeUI.MouseInputHandler, DefaultCaret, FormView.MouseEventListener, HTMLEditorKit.LinkController, MetalFileChooserUI.SingleClickListener, MetalToolBarUI.MetalDockingListener, MouseAdapter, MouseDragGestureRecognizer, MouseInputAdapter, ToolTipManager
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public interface MouseListener
extends EventListener
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The listener interface for receiving "interesting" mouse events (press, release, click, enter, and exit) on a component. (To track mouse moves and mouse drags, use the MouseMotionListener.)
The class that is interested in processing a mouse event either implements this interface (and all the methods it contains) or extends the abstract MouseAdapter class (overriding only the methods of interest).

The listener object created from that class is then registered with a component using the component's addMouseListener method. A mouse event is generated when the mouse is pressed, released clicked (pressed and released). A mouse event is also generated when the mouse cursor enters or leaves a component. When a mouse event occurs, the relevant method in the listener object is invoked, and the MouseEvent is passed to it.

Since:

1.1

See Also:

MouseAdapter, MouseEvent, Tutorial: Writing a Mouse Listener

Method Summary

All Methods

Instance Methods

Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)` Invoked when the mouse button has been clicked (pressed and released) on a component.
`void`	`mouseEntered(MouseEvent e)` Invoked when the mouse enters a component.
`void`	`mouseExited(MouseEvent e)` Invoked when the mouse exits a component.
`void`	`mousePressed(MouseEvent e)` Invoked when a mouse button has been pressed on a component.
`void`	`mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)` Invoked when a mouse button has been released on a component.

- Method Detail
  - mouseClicked
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void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)
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    Invoked when the mouse button has been clicked (pressed and released) on a component.
  - mousePressed
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void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
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    Invoked when a mouse button has been pressed on a component.
  - mouseReleased
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void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)
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    Invoked when a mouse button has been released on a component.
  - mouseEntered
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void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e)
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    Invoked when the mouse enters a component.
  - mouseExited
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void mouseExited(MouseEvent e)
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    Invoked when the mouse exits a component.

Interface MouseListener

Method Summary

Method Detail

mouseClicked

mousePressed

mouseReleased

mouseEntered

mouseExited