Module java.desktop

Package java.awt.event

Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different types of events fired by AWT components. See the java.awt.AWTEvent class for details on the AWT event model. Events are fired by event sources. An event listener registers with an event source to receive notifications about the events of a particular type. This package defines events and event listeners, as well as event listener adapters, which are convenience classes to make easier the process of writing event listeners.
Since:
1.1
  • Interface Summary
    Interface Description
    ActionListener
    The listener interface for receiving action events.
    AdjustmentListener
    The listener interface for receiving adjustment events.
    AWTEventListener
    The listener interface for receiving notification of events dispatched to objects that are instances of Component or MenuComponent or their subclasses.
    ComponentListener
    The listener interface for receiving component events.
    ContainerListener
    The listener interface for receiving container events.
    FocusListener
    The listener interface for receiving keyboard focus events on a component.
    HierarchyBoundsListener
    The listener interface for receiving ancestor moved and resized events.
    HierarchyListener
    The listener interface for receiving hierarchy changed events.
    InputMethodListener
    The listener interface for receiving input method events.
    ItemListener
    The listener interface for receiving item events.
    KeyListener
    The listener interface for receiving keyboard events (keystrokes).
    MouseListener
    The listener interface for receiving "interesting" mouse events (press, release, click, enter, and exit) on a component.
    MouseMotionListener
    The listener interface for receiving mouse motion events on a component.
    MouseWheelListener
    The listener interface for receiving mouse wheel events on a component.
    TextListener
    The listener interface for receiving text events.
    WindowFocusListener
    The listener interface for receiving WindowEvents, including WINDOW_GAINED_FOCUS and WINDOW_LOST_FOCUS events.
    WindowListener
    The listener interface for receiving window events.
    WindowStateListener
    The listener interface for receiving window state events.
  • Class Summary
    Class Description
    ActionEvent
    A semantic event which indicates that a component-defined action occurred.
    AdjustmentEvent
    The adjustment event emitted by Adjustable objects like Scrollbar and ScrollPane.
    AWTEventListenerProxy
    A class which extends the EventListenerProxy specifically for adding an AWTEventListener for a specific event mask.
    ComponentAdapter
    An abstract adapter class for receiving component events.
    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).
    ContainerAdapter
    An abstract adapter class for receiving container events.
    ContainerEvent
    A low-level event which indicates that a container's contents changed because a component was added or removed.
    FocusAdapter
    An abstract adapter class for receiving keyboard focus events.
    FocusEvent
    A low-level event which indicates that a Component has gained or lost the input focus.
    HierarchyBoundsAdapter
    An abstract adapter class for receiving ancestor moved and resized events.
    HierarchyEvent
    An event which indicates a change to the Component hierarchy to which Component belongs.
    InputEvent
    The root event class for all component-level input events.
    InputMethodEvent
    Input method events contain information about text that is being composed using an input method.
    InvocationEvent
    An event which executes the run() method on a Runnable when dispatched by the AWT event dispatcher thread.
    ItemEvent
    A semantic event which indicates that an item was selected or deselected.
    KeyAdapter
    An abstract adapter class for receiving keyboard events.
    KeyEvent
    An event which indicates that a keystroke occurred in a component.
    MouseAdapter
    An abstract adapter class for receiving mouse events.
    MouseEvent
    An event which indicates that a mouse action occurred in a component.
    MouseMotionAdapter
    An abstract adapter class for receiving mouse motion events.
    MouseWheelEvent
    An event which indicates that the mouse wheel was rotated in a component.
    PaintEvent
    The component-level paint event.
    TextEvent
    A semantic event which indicates that an object's text changed.
    WindowAdapter
    An abstract adapter class for receiving window events.
    WindowEvent
    A low-level event that indicates that a window has changed its status.
  • Enum Summary
    Enum Description
    FocusEvent.Cause
    This enum represents the cause of a FocusEvent- the reason why it occurred.