A java.awt.event.MouseEvent is sent to a component
when the mouse state changes over the component. There are seven
types of mouse events, each represented by an integer constant:
MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED |
A mouse button was pressed, then released |
MouseEvent.MOUSE_DRAGGED |
The mouse was moved over the component while a mouse button was held down |
MouseEvent.MOUSE_ENTERED |
The cursor entered the component's space |
MouseEvent.MOUSE_EXITED |
The cursor left the component's space |
MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVED |
The mouse moved in the component's space |
MouseEvent.MOUSE_PRESSED |
The mouse button was pressed (but not released) over the component |
MouseEvent.MOUSE_RELEASED |
The mouse button was released over the component. |
Besides its type, the main thing you want to know about a
MouseEvent is the location; that is, where the mouse was
clicked. You can either request the x and y locations separately,
or together as a java.awt.Point object.
public int getX()
public int getY()
public Point getPoint()