Java MouseListener

Methods of Java MouseListener

Whenever a mouse is clicked, an object must be present in the program which helps in implementing the interface. As the object is defined by the listener, an event will be generated by pressing, clicking, leaving, entering, or releasing the mouse. For this, we need different methods. Following are the various methods that are present in Java MouseListener:

Example

This section will discuss the example which handles Java MouseListener.

Code 1:

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class MyMouse extends JFrame implements MouseListener
{
  JLabel label;
  MyMouse(){
    addMouseListener(this);
    label = new JLabel();
    label.setBounds(90,80,130,20);
    label.setFont(new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD, 20));
    add(label);
    setSize(250,250);
    setLayout(null);
    setVisible(true);
  }
  public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
    label.setText("Clicked");
  }
  public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {
    label.setText("Entered");
  }
  public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
    label.setText("Exited");
  }
  public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
    label.setText("Pressed");
  }
  public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
    label.setText("Released");
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    new MyMouse();
  }
}

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Output:

In the above example, as we can see we have used a class called MyMouse in which we have created different methods to handle mouselistener. Below is the output generated using the above code.

This is the output generated when we exited the mouse from the output frame.

And, This is the output generated when we have clicked the mouse on the output frame.

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Code 2:

In this example, we will how a JavaMouseListener works when we click on the frame.

import java.awt.*;  
import java.awt.event.*;  
public class ninja extends Frame implements MouseListener{  
    MouseListenerExample2(){  
        addMouseListener(this);  
          
        setSize(300,300);  
        setLayout(null);  
        setVisible(true);  
    }  
    public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {  
        Graphics g=getGraphics();  
        g.setColor(Color.RED);  
        g.fillOval(e.getX(),e.getY(),30,30);  
    }  
    public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {}  
    public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {}  
    public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {}  
    public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {}  
      
public static void main(String[] args) {  
    new ninja();  
}  
} 

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Output:

This output is generated when we enter the mouse in the frame.

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Code 3:

import java.awt.*;  
import java.awt.event.*;  
public class Ninja extends Frame implements MouseListener{  
    Label l;  
   Ninja(){  
        addMouseListener(this);  
          
        l=new Label();  
        l.setBounds(20,50,100,20);  
        add(l);  
        setSize(300,300);  
        setLayout(null);  
        setVisible(true);  
    }  
    public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {  
        l.setText("Mouse Clicked");  
    }  
    public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {  
        l.setText("Mouse Entered");  
    }  
    public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {  
        l.setText("Mouse Exited");  
    }  
    public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {  
        l.setText("Mouse Pressed");  
    }  
    public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {  
        l.setText("Mouse Released");  
    }  
public static void main(String[] args) {  
    new Ninja();  
}  
}

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Output:

In the above example, we can see that we have created a class called NInja in which we have created different methods to display the action on the output screen. Using these methods we have created the above output. Whenever the mouse is actioned on the screen it will display according to the action in the output.

You can also read about the Multiple Inheritance in Java.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of Java MouseListener?

The purpose of Java MouseListener is to notify us, whenever we change the state of the mouse.

What is the difference between Java MouseListener and Java MotionListener?

Java MotionListener Interface is used when the mouse is in stable mode whereas the Java MouseListener interface is used when the mouse is in motion while handling the mouse event.

How many methods are present in Java MouseListener?

There are five methods present in Java MouseListener :  mousePressed(MouseEvent e); mouseReleased(MouseEvent e); mouseClicked(MouseEvent e); mouseEntered(MouseEvent e); mouseExited(MouseEvent e);

What is the difference between Java MouseAdaptor and Java MouseListener?

Java MouseListener is an interface whereas Java MouseAdaptor is an implementation of it. We can use Java MouseAdaptor in every place where you can use Java MouseListener.

Which command does not generate any events?

The command known as TextArea objects does not generate any events. 

Conclusion

This article extensively discussed Java MouseListener and its different methods. We started with an Introduction to Java MouseListener, then saw some of the methods of Java MouseListenert, and after that, we have seen some examples of handling Java MouseListener. 

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