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Class java.awt.event.MouseAdapter

java.lang.Object
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public abstract class MouseAdapter

extends Object

implements MouseListener

Mouse events let you track when a mouse is pressed, released, clicked, when it enters a component, and when it exits. (To track mouse moves and mouse drags, use the MouseMotionAdapter.)

Extend this class to create a MouseEvent listener and override the methods for the events of interest. (If you implement the MouseListener interface, you have to define all of the methods in it. This abstract class defines null methods for them all, so you can only have to define methods for events you care about.)

Create a listener object using the extended class and then register it with a component using the component's addMouseListener method. When a mouse button is pressed, released, or clicked (pressed and released), or when the mouse cursor enters or exits the component, the relevant method in the listener object is invoked and the MouseEvent is passed to it.

See Also:

MouseEvent, MouseListener, Tutorial: Writing a Mouse Listener, Reference: The Java Class Libraries (update file)

MouseAdapter()

mouseClicked(MouseEvent)

Invoked when the mouse has been clicked on a component.

mouseEntered(MouseEvent)

Invoked when the mouse enters a component.

mouseExited(MouseEvent)

Invoked when the mouse exits a component.

mousePressed(MouseEvent)

Invoked when a mouse button has been pressed on a component.

mouseReleased(MouseEvent)

Invoked when a mouse button has been released on a component.

public MouseAdapter()

public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)

Invoked when the mouse has been clicked on a component.

public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)

Invoked when a mouse button has been pressed on a component.

public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e)

Invoked when a mouse button has been released on a component.

public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e)

Invoked when the mouse enters a component.

public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e)

Invoked when the mouse exits a component.

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