33  * (To track mouse moves and mouse drags, use the
  34  * <code>MouseMotionListener</code>.)
  35  * <P>
  36  * The class that is interested in processing a mouse event
  37  * either implements this interface (and all the methods it
  38  * contains) or extends the abstract <code>MouseAdapter</code> class
  39  * (overriding only the methods of interest).
  40  * <P>
  41  * The listener object created from that class is then registered with a
  42  * component using the component's <code>addMouseListener</code>
  43  * method. A mouse event is generated when the mouse is pressed, released
  44  * clicked (pressed and released). A mouse event is also generated when
  45  * the mouse cursor enters or leaves a component. When a mouse event
  46  * occurs, the relevant method in the listener object is invoked, and
  47  * the <code>MouseEvent</code> is passed to it.
  48  *
  49  * @author Carl Quinn
  50  *
  51  * @see MouseAdapter
  52  * @see MouseEvent
  53  * @see <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/events/mouselistener.html">Tutorial: Writing a Mouse Listener</a>
  54  *
  55  * @since 1.1
  56  */
  57 public interface MouseListener extends EventListener {
  58 
  59     /**
  60      * Invoked when the mouse button has been clicked (pressed
  61      * and released) on a component.
  62      */
  63     public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e);
  64 
  65     /**
  66      * Invoked when a mouse button has been pressed on a component.
  67      */
  68     public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e);
  69 
  70     /**
  71      * Invoked when a mouse button has been released on a component.
  72      */
  73     public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e);

  33  * (To track mouse moves and mouse drags, use the
  34  * <code>MouseMotionListener</code>.)
  35  * <P>
  36  * The class that is interested in processing a mouse event
  37  * either implements this interface (and all the methods it
  38  * contains) or extends the abstract <code>MouseAdapter</code> class
  39  * (overriding only the methods of interest).
  40  * <P>
  41  * The listener object created from that class is then registered with a
  42  * component using the component's <code>addMouseListener</code>
  43  * method. A mouse event is generated when the mouse is pressed, released
  44  * clicked (pressed and released). A mouse event is also generated when
  45  * the mouse cursor enters or leaves a component. When a mouse event
  46  * occurs, the relevant method in the listener object is invoked, and
  47  * the <code>MouseEvent</code> is passed to it.
  48  *
  49  * @author Carl Quinn
  50  *
  51  * @see MouseAdapter
  52  * @see MouseEvent
  53  * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/events/mouselistener.html">Tutorial: Writing a Mouse Listener</a>
  54  *
  55  * @since 1.1
  56  */
  57 public interface MouseListener extends EventListener {
  58 
  59     /**
  60      * Invoked when the mouse button has been clicked (pressed
  61      * and released) on a component.
  62      */
  63     public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e);
  64 
  65     /**
  66      * Invoked when a mouse button has been pressed on a component.
  67      */
  68     public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e);
  69 
  70     /**
  71      * Invoked when a mouse button has been released on a component.
  72      */
  73     public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e);