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src/java.desktop/share/classes/java/awt/event/MouseListener.java

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*** 29,52 **** /** * The listener interface for receiving "interesting" mouse events * (press, release, click, enter, and exit) on a component. * (To track mouse moves and mouse drags, use the ! * <code>MouseMotionListener</code>.) * <P> * The class that is interested in processing a mouse event * either implements this interface (and all the methods it ! * contains) or extends the abstract <code>MouseAdapter</code> class * (overriding only the methods of interest). * <P> * The listener object created from that class is then registered with a ! * component using the component's <code>addMouseListener</code> * method. A mouse event is generated when the mouse is pressed, released * clicked (pressed and released). A mouse event is also generated when * the mouse cursor enters or leaves a component. When a mouse event * occurs, the relevant method in the listener object is invoked, and ! * the <code>MouseEvent</code> is passed to it. * * @author Carl Quinn * * @see MouseAdapter * @see MouseEvent --- 29,52 ---- /** * The listener interface for receiving "interesting" mouse events * (press, release, click, enter, and exit) on a component. * (To track mouse moves and mouse drags, use the ! * {@code MouseMotionListener}.) * <P> * The class that is interested in processing a mouse event * either implements this interface (and all the methods it ! * contains) or extends the abstract {@code MouseAdapter} class * (overriding only the methods of interest). * <P> * The listener object created from that class is then registered with a ! * component using the component's {@code addMouseListener} * method. A mouse event is generated when the mouse is pressed, released * clicked (pressed and released). A mouse event is also generated when * the mouse cursor enters or leaves a component. When a mouse event * occurs, the relevant method in the listener object is invoked, and ! * the {@code MouseEvent} is passed to it. * * @author Carl Quinn * * @see MouseAdapter * @see MouseEvent
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