Source for java.awt.event.MouseListener

   1: /* MouseListener.java -- listen for mouse clicks and crossing component edges
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  37: 
  38: 
  39: package java.awt.event;
  40: 
  41: import java.util.EventListener;
  42: 
  43: /**
  44:  * This interface is for classes that wish to receive mouse events other than
  45:  * simple motion events. This includes clicks (but not mouse wheel events),
  46:  * and crossing component boundaries without change in button status. To
  47:  * track moves and drags, use MouseMotionListener, and to track wheel events,
  48:  * use MouseWheelListener. To watch a subset of these events, use a
  49:  * MouseAdapter.
  50:  *
  51:  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  52:  * @see MouseAdapter
  53:  * @see MouseEvent
  54:  * @since 1.1
  55:  * @status updated to 1.4
  56:  */
  57: public interface MouseListener extends EventListener
  58: {
  59:   /**
  60:    * This method is called when the mouse is clicked (pressed and released
  61:    * in short succession) on a component.
  62:    *
  63:    * @param event the <code>MouseEvent</code> indicating the click
  64:    */
  65:   void mouseClicked(MouseEvent event);
  66: 
  67:   /**
  68:    * This method is called when the mouse is pressed over a component.
  69:    *
  70:    * @param event the <code>MouseEvent</code> for the press
  71:    */
  72:   void mousePressed(MouseEvent event);
  73: 
  74:   /**
  75:    * This method is called when the mouse is released over a component.
  76:    *
  77:    * @param event the <code>MouseEvent</code> for the release
  78:    */
  79:   void mouseReleased(MouseEvent event);
  80: 
  81:   /**
  82:    * This method is called when the mouse enters a component.
  83:    *
  84:    * @param event the <code>MouseEvent</code> for the entry
  85:    */
  86:   void mouseEntered(MouseEvent event);
  87: 
  88:   /** 
  89:    * This method is called when the mouse exits a component.
  90:    *
  91:    * @param event the <code>MouseEvent</code> for the exit
  92:    */
  93:   void mouseExited(MouseEvent event);
  94: } // interface MouseListener