SWING - MouseEvent Class

This event indicates that a mouse action occurred in a component. This low-level event is generated by a component object for Mouse Events and Mouse motion events. This event is generated when −

  • A mouse button is pressed.

  • A mouse button is released.

  • A mouse button is clicked (pressed and released).

  • A mouse cursor enters the unobscured part of component's geometry.

  • A mouse cursor exits the unobscured part of component's geometry.

  • A mouse is moved.

  • A mouse is dragged.

Class Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.awt.event.MouseEvent class −

public class MouseEvent
   extends InputEvent

Field

Following are the fields for java.awt.event.MouseEvent class −

  • static int BUTTON1 − Indicates mouse button #1; used by getButton()

  • static int BUTTON2 − Indicates mouse button #2; used by getButton()

  • static int BUTTON3 − Indicates mouse button #3; used by getButton()

  • static int MOUSE_CLICKED − The "mouse clicked" event

  • static int MOUSE_DRAGGED − The "mouse dragged" event

  • static int MOUSE_ENTERED − The "mouse entered" event

  • static int MOUSE_EXITED − The "mouse exited" event

  • static int MOUSE_FIRST − The first number in the range of IDs used for mouse events

  • static int MOUSE_LAST − The last number in the range of IDs used for mouse events

  • static int MOUSE_MOVED − The "mouse moved" event

  • static int MOUSE_PRESSED − The "mouse pressed" event

  • static int MOUSE_RELEASED − The "mouse released" event

  • static int MOUSE_WHEEL − The "mouse wheel" event

  • static int NOBUTTON − Indicates no mouse buttons; used by getButton()

  • static int VK_WINDOWS − Constant for the Microsoft Windows "Windows" key.

Class Constructors

Sr.No. Constructor & Description
1

MouseEvent(Component source, int id, long when, int modifiers, int x, int y, int clickCount, boolean popupTrigger)

Constructs a MouseEvent object with the specified source component, type, modifiers, coordinates, and click count.
2

MouseEvent(Component source, int id, long when, int modifiers, int x, int y, int clickCount, boolean popupTrigger, int button)

Constructs a MouseEvent object with the specified source component, type, modifiers, coordinates, and click count.
3

MouseEvent(Component source, int id, long when, int modifiers, int x, int y, int xAbs, int yAbs, int clickCount, boolean popupTrigger, int button)

Constructs a MouseEvent object with the specified source component, type, modifiers, coordinates, absolute coordinates, and click count.

Class Methods

Sr.No. Method & Description
1

int getButton()

Returns which, if any, of the mouse buttons has changed state.
2

int getClickCount()

Returns the number of mouse clicks associated with this event.
3

Point getLocationOnScreen()

Returns the absolute x, y position of the event.
4

static String getMouseModifiersText(int modifiers)

Returns a String describing the modifier keys and mouse buttons that were down during the event, such as "Shift", or "Ctrl+Shift".
5

Point getPoint()

Returns the x,y position of the event relative to the source component.
6

int getX()

Returns the horizontal x position of the event relative to the source component.
7

int getXOnScreen()

Returns the absolute horizontal x position of the event.
8

int getY()

Returns the vertical y position of the event relative to the source component.
9

int getYOnScreen()

Returns the absolute vertical y position of the event.
10

boolean isPopupTrigger()

Returns whether or not this mouse event is the popup menu trigger event for the platform.
11

String paramString()

Returns a parameter string identifying this event.
12

void translatePoint(int x, int y)

Translates the event's coordinates to a new position by adding specified x (horizontal) and y (vertical) offsets.

Methods Inherited

This class inherits methods from the following classes −

  • java.awt.event.InputEvent
  • java.awt.event.ComponentEvent
  • java.awt.AWTEvent
  • java.util.EventObject
  • java.lang.Object
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