Uses of Class
java.awt.AWTEvent

Packages that use AWTEvent
Package Description
java.awt
Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
java.awt.event
Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different types of events fired by AWT components.
java.awt.im
Provides classes and interfaces for the input method framework.
java.awt.im.spi
Provides interfaces that enable the development of input methods that can be used with any Java runtime environment.
javax.swing.event
Provides for events fired by Swing components.
javax.swing.plaf
Provides one interface and many abstract classes that Swing uses to provide its pluggable look-and-feel capabilities.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in java.awt

    Methods in java.awt that return AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    protected AWTEvent Component.coalesceEvents​(AWTEvent existingEvent, AWTEvent newEvent)
    Potentially coalesce an event being posted with an existing event.
    static AWTEvent EventQueue.getCurrentEvent()
    Returns the event currently being dispatched by the EventQueue associated with the calling thread.
    AWTEvent EventQueue.getNextEvent()
    Removes an event from the EventQueue and returns it.
    AWTEvent EventQueue.peekEvent()
    Returns the first event on the EventQueue without removing it.
    AWTEvent EventQueue.peekEvent​(int id)
    Returns the first event with the specified id, if any.
    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    protected AWTEvent Component.coalesceEvents​(AWTEvent existingEvent, AWTEvent newEvent)
    Potentially coalesce an event being posted with an existing event.
    void Component.dispatchEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Dispatches an event to this component or one of its sub components.
    boolean DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    This method is called by the AWT event dispatcher requesting that the current KeyboardFocusManager dispatch the specified event on its behalf.
    protected void EventQueue.dispatchEvent​(AWTEvent event)
    Dispatches an event.
    abstract boolean KeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    This method is called by the AWT event dispatcher requesting that the current KeyboardFocusManager dispatch the specified event on its behalf.
    void MenuComponent.dispatchEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Delivers an event to this component or one of its sub components.
    void EventQueue.postEvent​(AWTEvent theEvent)
    Posts a 1.1-style event to the EventQueue.
    protected void Button.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this button.
    protected void Checkbox.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this check box.
    protected void CheckboxMenuItem.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this check box menu item.
    protected void Choice.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this choice.
    protected void Component.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events occurring on this component.
    protected void Container.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this container.
    protected void List.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this scrolling list.
    protected void MenuComponent.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events occurring on this menu component.
    protected void MenuItem.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this menu item.
    protected void Scrollbar.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this scroll bar.
    protected void TextComponent.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this text component.
    protected void TextField.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this text field.
    protected void Window.processEvent​(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this window.
    void KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent​(Component target, AWTEvent e)
    Redispatches an AWTEvent in such a way that the AWT event dispatcher will not recursively request that the KeyboardFocusManager, or any installed KeyEventDispatchers, dispatch the event again.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in java.awt.event

    Subclasses of AWTEvent in java.awt.event
    Modifier and Type Class Description
    class  ActionEvent
    A semantic event which indicates that a component-defined action occurred.
    class  AdjustmentEvent
    The adjustment event emitted by Adjustable objects like Scrollbar and ScrollPane.
    class  ComponentEvent
    A low-level event which indicates that a component moved, changed size, or changed visibility (also, the root class for the other component-level events).
    class  ContainerEvent
    A low-level event which indicates that a container's contents changed because a component was added or removed.
    class  FocusEvent
    A low-level event which indicates that a Component has gained or lost the input focus.
    class  HierarchyEvent
    An event which indicates a change to the Component hierarchy to which Component belongs.
    class  InputEvent
    The root event class for all component-level input events.
    class  InputMethodEvent
    Input method events contain information about text that is being composed using an input method.
    class  InvocationEvent
    An event which executes the run() method on a Runnable when dispatched by the AWT event dispatcher thread.
    class  ItemEvent
    A semantic event which indicates that an item was selected or deselected.
    class  KeyEvent
    An event which indicates that a keystroke occurred in a component.
    class  MouseEvent
    An event which indicates that a mouse action occurred in a component.
    class  MouseWheelEvent
    An event which indicates that the mouse wheel was rotated in a component.
    class  PaintEvent
    The component-level paint event.
    class  TextEvent
    A semantic event which indicates that an object's text changed.
    class  WindowEvent
    A low-level event that indicates that a window has changed its status.
    Methods in java.awt.event with parameters of type AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    void AWTEventListener.eventDispatched​(AWTEvent event)
    Invoked when an event is dispatched in the AWT.
    void AWTEventListenerProxy.eventDispatched​(AWTEvent event)
    Forwards the AWT event to the listener delegate.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in java.awt.im

    Methods in java.awt.im with parameters of type AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    void InputContext.dispatchEvent​(AWTEvent event)
    Dispatches an event to the active input method.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in java.awt.im.spi

    Methods in java.awt.im.spi with parameters of type AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    void InputMethod.dispatchEvent​(AWTEvent event)
    Dispatches the event to the input method.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in javax.swing.event

    Subclasses of AWTEvent in javax.swing.event
    Modifier and Type Class Description
    class  AncestorEvent
    An event reported to a child component that originated from an ancestor in the component hierarchy.
    class  InternalFrameEvent
    An AWTEvent that adds support for JInternalFrame objects as the event source.
    class  MenuDragMouseEvent
    MenuDragMouseEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a MouseEvent forwarded to it under drag conditions.
    class  MenuKeyEvent
    MenuKeyEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a KeyEvent forwarded to it in a menu tree.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in javax.swing.plaf

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf with parameters of type AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type Method Description
    void LayerUI.eventDispatched​(AWTEvent e, JLayer<? extends V> l)
    Processes AWTEvents for JLayer and all its descendants to this LayerUI instance.