Class MouseEvent

  • Direct Known Subclasses:
    DragDetectEvent

    public class MouseEvent
    extends TypedEvent
    Instances of this class are sent whenever mouse related actions occur. This includes mouse buttons being pressed and released, the mouse pointer being moved and the mouse pointer crossing widget boundaries.

    Note: The button field is an integer that represents the mouse button number. This is not the same as the SWT mask constants BUTTONx.

    Since:
    1.1
    See Also:
    MouseListener, MouseMoveListener, MouseTrackListener
    • Field Summary

      Fields 
      Modifier and Type Field Description
      int button
      the button that was pressed or released; 1 for the first button, 2 for the second button, and 3 for the third button, etc.
      int count
      the number times the mouse has been clicked, as defined by the operating system; 1 for the first click, 2 for the second click and so on.
      int stateMask
      the state of the keyboard modifier keys at the time the event was generated
      int x
      the widget-relative, x coordinate of the pointer at the time the mouse button was pressed or released
      int y
      the widget-relative, y coordinate of the pointer at the time the mouse button was pressed or released
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      MouseEvent​(Event event)
      Constructs a new instance of this class based on the information in the given untyped event.
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      java.lang.String toString()
      Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Field Detail

      • button

        public int button
        the button that was pressed or released; 1 for the first button, 2 for the second button, and 3 for the third button, etc.
      • stateMask

        public int stateMask
        the state of the keyboard modifier keys at the time the event was generated
        Since:
        1.3
      • x

        public int x
        the widget-relative, x coordinate of the pointer at the time the mouse button was pressed or released
      • y

        public int y
        the widget-relative, y coordinate of the pointer at the time the mouse button was pressed or released
      • count

        public int count
        the number times the mouse has been clicked, as defined by the operating system; 1 for the first click, 2 for the second click and so on.
        Since:
        2.0
    • Constructor Detail

      • MouseEvent

        public MouseEvent​(Event event)
        Constructs a new instance of this class based on the information in the given untyped event.
        Parameters:
        event - the untyped event containing the information
        Since:
        1.2
    • Method Detail

      • toString

        public java.lang.String toString()
        Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
        Overrides:
        toString in class TypedEvent
        Returns:
        a string representation of the event