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Chapter 21 java.awt.event Reference |
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MouseListener 
Name
MouseListener
![[Graphic: Figure from the text]](./figs/mouseli.gif)
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
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- e
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The key event that occurred.
- e
- Description
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Notifies the MouseListener that the mouse button was clicked (pressed and released).
mouseEntered
public abstract void mouseEntered (MouseEvent e)
- Parameters
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- e
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The key event that occurred.
- e
- Description
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Notifies the MouseListener that the mouse cursor has been moved into a component's coordinate space.
mouseExited
public abstract void mouseExited (MouseEvent e)
- Parameters
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- e
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The key event that occurred.
- e
- Description
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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
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- e
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The key event that occurred.
- e
- Description
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Notifies the MouseListener that the mouse button was pressed.
mouseReleased
public abstract void mouseReleased (MouseEvent e)
- Parameters
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- e
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The key event that occurred.
- e
- Description
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Notifies the MouseListener that the mouse button was released.
See Also
EventListener, MouseAdapter, MouseEvent
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