Java AWT

Previous Chapter 21
java.awt.event Reference
Next
 

MouseListener (New)

Name

MouseListener (New)

[Graphic: Figure from the text]

Description

Objects that implement the MouseListener interface can receive non-motion oriented MouseEvent objects. Listeners must first register themselves with objects that produce events. When events occur, they are then automatically propagated to all registered listeners.

Interface Definition

public abstract interface java.awt.event.MouseListener
   extends java.util.EventListener {
  // Instance Methods
  public abstract void mouseClicked (MouseEvent e);
  public abstract void mouseEntered (MouseEvent e);
  public abstract void mouseExited (MouseEvent e);
  public abstract void mousePressed (MouseEvent e);
  public abstract void mouseReleased (MouseEvent e);
}

Interface Methods

mouseClicked

public abstract void mouseClicked (MouseEvent e)

Parameters

e

The key event that occurred.

Description

Notifies the MouseListener that the mouse button was clicked (pressed and released).

mouseEntered

public abstract void mouseEntered (MouseEvent e)

Parameters

e

The key event that occurred.

Description

Notifies the MouseListener that the mouse cursor has been moved into a component's coordinate space.

mouseExited

public abstract void mouseExited (MouseEvent e)

Parameters

e

The key event that occurred.

Description

Notifies the MouseListener that the mouse cursor has been moved out of a component's coordinate space.

mousePressed

public abstract void mousePressed (MouseEvent e)

Parameters

e

The key event that occurred.

Description

Notifies the MouseListener that the mouse button was pressed.

mouseReleased

public abstract void mouseReleased (MouseEvent e)

Parameters

e

The key event that occurred.

Description

Notifies the MouseListener that the mouse button was released.

See Also

EventListener, MouseAdapter, MouseEvent


Previous Home Next
MouseEvent (New) Book Index MouseMotionAdapter (New)

Java in a Nutshell Java Language Reference Java AWT Java Fundamental Classes Exploring Java
This HTML Help has been published using the chm2web software.