Uses of Interface java.awt.event.MouseListener (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2015-11-19

## Uses of Interface
java.awt.event.MouseListener

- Packages that use MouseListener
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  java.awt.dnd | Drag and Drop is a direct manipulation gesture found in many Graphical User Interface systems that provides a mechanism to transfer information between two entities logically associated with presentation elements in the GUI.
  java.awt.event | Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different types of events fired by AWT components.
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
  javax.swing.event | Provides for events fired by Swing components.
  javax.swing.plaf.basic | Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look and feel.
  javax.swing.plaf.metal | Provides user interface objects built according to the Java look and feel (once codenamed Metal), which is the default look and feel.
  javax.swing.plaf.synth | Synth is a skinnable look and feel in which all painting is delegated.
  javax.swing.text | Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
  javax.swing.text.html | Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.

- - ### Uses of MouseListener in java.awt

    Classes in java.awt that implement MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `AWTEventMulticaster` `AWTEventMulticaster` implements efficient and thread-safe multi-cast event dispatching for the AWT events defined in the `java.awt.event` package.

    Methods in java.awt that return MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static MouseListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`add(MouseListener a, MouseListener b)` Adds mouse-listener-a with mouse-listener-b and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `MouseListener[]` | TrayIcon.`getMouseListeners()` Returns an array of all the mouse listeners registered on this `TrayIcon`.
    `MouseListener[]` | Component.`getMouseListeners()` Returns an array of all the mouse listeners registered on this component.
    `static MouseListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`remove(MouseListener l, MouseListener oldl)` Removes the old mouse-listener from mouse-listener-l and returns the resulting multicast listener.

    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static MouseListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`add(MouseListener a, MouseListener b)` Adds mouse-listener-a with mouse-listener-b and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `void` | TrayIcon.`addMouseListener(MouseListener listener)` Adds the specified mouse listener to receive mouse events from this `TrayIcon`.
    `void` | Component.`addMouseListener(MouseListener l)` Adds the specified mouse listener to receive mouse events from this component.
    `static MouseListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`remove(MouseListener l, MouseListener oldl)` Removes the old mouse-listener from mouse-listener-l and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `void` | TrayIcon.`removeMouseListener(MouseListener listener)` Removes the specified mouse listener.
    `void` | Component.`removeMouseListener(MouseListener l)` Removes the specified mouse listener so that it no longer receives mouse events from this component.

  - ### Uses of MouseListener in java.awt.dnd

    Classes in java.awt.dnd that implement MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `MouseDragGestureRecognizer` This abstract subclass of `DragGestureRecognizer` defines a `DragGestureRecognizer` for mouse-based gestures.

  - ### Uses of MouseListener in java.awt.event

    Classes in java.awt.event that implement MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `MouseAdapter` An abstract adapter class for receiving mouse events.

  - ### Uses of MouseListener in javax.swing

    Classes in javax.swing that implement MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `ToolTipManager` Manages all the `ToolTips` in the system.

  - ### Uses of MouseListener in javax.swing.event

    Subinterfaces of MouseListener in javax.swing.event
    Modifier and Type | Interface and Description
    --- | ---
    `interface` | `MouseInputListener` A listener implementing all the methods in both the `MouseListener` and `MouseMotionListener` interfaces.

    Classes in javax.swing.event that implement MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `MouseInputAdapter` An empty implementation of the `MouseInputListener` interface, provided as a convenience to simplify the task of creating listeners, by extending and implementing only the methods of interest.

  - ### Uses of MouseListener in javax.swing.plaf.basic

    Classes in javax.swing.plaf.basic that implement MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `BasicButtonListener` Button Listener
    `protected class` | `BasicComboPopup.InvocationMouseHandler` A listener to be registered upon the combo box (not its popup menu) to handle mouse events that affect the state of the popup menu.
    `protected class` | `BasicComboPopup.ListMouseHandler` This listener hides the popup when the mouse is released in the list.
    `class` | `BasicDesktopIconUI.MouseInputHandler` Listens for mouse movements and acts on them.
    `protected class` | `BasicFileChooserUI.DoubleClickListener`
    `protected class` | `BasicInternalFrameUI.BorderListener` Listens for border adjustments.
    `protected class` | `BasicInternalFrameUI.GlassPaneDispatcher`
    `class` | `BasicListUI.MouseInputHandler` Mouse input, and focus handling for JList.
    `protected class` | `BasicMenuItemUI.MouseInputHandler`
    `protected class` | `BasicMenuUI.MouseInputHandler` Instantiated and used by a menu item to handle the current menu selection from mouse events.
    `protected class` | `BasicScrollBarUI.ArrowButtonListener` Listener for cursor keys.
    `protected class` | `BasicScrollBarUI.TrackListener` Track mouse drags.
    `class` | `BasicSliderUI.TrackListener` Track mouse movements.
    `protected class` | `BasicSplitPaneDivider.MouseHandler` MouseHandler is responsible for converting mouse events (released, dragged...) into the appropriate DragController methods.
    `class` | `BasicTabbedPaneUI.MouseHandler` This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class.
    `class` | `BasicTableHeaderUI.MouseInputHandler` This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class.
    `class` | `BasicTableUI.MouseInputHandler` This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class.
    `static class` | `BasicTextUI.BasicCaret`
    `class` | `BasicToolBarUI.DockingListener` This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class.
    `class` | `BasicTreeUI.MouseHandler` TreeMouseListener is responsible for updating the selection based on mouse events.
    `class` | `BasicTreeUI.MouseInputHandler` MouseInputHandler handles passing all mouse events, including mouse motion events, until the mouse is released to the destination it is constructed with.

    Fields in javax.swing.plaf.basic declared as MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected MouseListener` | BasicComboPopup.`listMouseListener` This protected field is implementation specific.
    `protected MouseListener` | BasicTabbedPaneUI.`mouseListener`
    `protected MouseListener` | BasicComboPopup.`mouseListener` This protected field is implementation specific.
    `protected MouseListener` | BasicComboBoxUI.`popupMouseListener`

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf.basic that return MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected MouseListener` | BasicFileChooserUI.`createDoubleClickListener(JFileChooser fc, JList list)`
    `protected MouseListener` | BasicComboPopup.`createListMouseListener()` Creates a mouse listener that watches for mouse events in the popup's list.
    `protected MouseListener` | BasicTabbedPaneUI.`createMouseListener()`
    `protected MouseListener` | BasicTreeUI.`createMouseListener()` Creates the listener responsible for updating the selection based on mouse events.
    `protected MouseListener` | BasicComboPopup.`createMouseListener()` Creates a listener that will watch for mouse-press and release events on the combo box.
    `MouseListener` | BasicComboPopup.`getMouseListener()` Implementation of ComboPopup.getMouseListener().
    `MouseListener` | ComboPopup.`getMouseListener()` Returns a mouse listener that will be added to the combo box or null.

  - ### Uses of MouseListener in javax.swing.plaf.metal

    Classes in javax.swing.plaf.metal that implement MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected class` | `MetalFileChooserUI.SingleClickListener`
    `protected class` | `MetalToolBarUI.MetalDockingListener`

  - ### Uses of MouseListener in javax.swing.plaf.synth

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf.synth that return MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected MouseListener` | SynthTabbedPaneUI.`createMouseListener()` Overridden to keep track of whether the selected tab is also pressed.

  - ### Uses of MouseListener in javax.swing.text

    Classes in javax.swing.text that implement MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `DefaultCaret` A default implementation of Caret.

  - ### Uses of MouseListener in javax.swing.text.html

    Classes in javax.swing.text.html that implement MouseListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected class` | `FormView.MouseEventListener` MouseEventListener class to handle form submissions when an input with type equal to image is clicked on.
    `static class` | `HTMLEditorKit.LinkController` Class to watch the associated component and fire hyperlink events on it when appropriate.

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