org.eclipse.swt.events

Interface MouseListener

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.EventListener, SWTEventListener

All Known Implementing Classes:

MouseAdapter

public interface MouseListener
extends SWTEventListener

Classes which implement this interface provide methods that deal with the events that are generated as mouse buttons are pressed.

After creating an instance of a class that implements this interface it can be added to a control using the addMouseListener method and removed using the removeMouseListener method. When a mouse button is pressed or released, the appropriate method will be invoked.

See Also:

MouseAdapter, MouseEvent

Structure Diagram

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	mouseDoubleClick(MouseEvent e) Sent when a mouse button is pressed twice within the (operating system specified) double click period.
void	mouseDown(MouseEvent e) Sent when a mouse button is pressed.
void	mouseUp(MouseEvent e) Sent when a mouse button is released.

Method Detail

mouseDoubleClick

void mouseDoubleClick(MouseEvent e)

Sent when a mouse button is pressed twice within the (operating system specified) double click period.

Parameters:

e - an event containing information about the mouse double click

See Also:

Display.getDoubleClickTime()

mouseDown

void mouseDown(MouseEvent e)

Sent when a mouse button is pressed.

Parameters:

e - an event containing information about the mouse button press

mouseUp

void mouseUp(MouseEvent e)

Sent when a mouse button is released.

Parameters:

e - an event containing information about the mouse button release