Uses of Class
java.awt.AWTEvent

Packages that use AWTEvent
Package
Description
Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different types of events fired by AWT components.
Provides classes and interfaces for the input method framework.
Provides interfaces that enable the development of input methods that can be used with any Java runtime environment.
Provides for events fired by Swing components.
Provides one interface and many abstract classes that Swing uses to provide its pluggable look-and-feel capabilities.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in java.awt

    Methods in java.awt that return AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    protected AWTEvent
    Component.coalesceEvents(AWTEvent existingEvent, AWTEvent newEvent)
    Potentially coalesce an event being posted with an existing event.
    static AWTEvent
    EventQueue.getCurrentEvent()
    Returns the event currently being dispatched by the EventQueue associated with the calling thread.
    EventQueue.getNextEvent()
    Removes an event from the EventQueue and returns it.
    EventQueue.peekEvent()
    Returns the first event on the EventQueue without removing it.
    EventQueue.peekEvent(int id)
    Returns the first event with the specified id, if any.
    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    protected AWTEvent
    Component.coalesceEvents(AWTEvent existingEvent, AWTEvent newEvent)
    Potentially coalesce an event being posted with an existing event.
    final void
    Component.dispatchEvent(AWTEvent e)
    Dispatches an event to this component or one of its sub components.
    boolean
    DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(AWTEvent e)
    This method is called by the AWT event dispatcher requesting that the current KeyboardFocusManager dispatch the specified event on its behalf.
    protected void
    EventQueue.dispatchEvent(AWTEvent event)
    Dispatches an event.
    abstract boolean
    KeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(AWTEvent e)
    This method is called by the AWT event dispatcher requesting that the current KeyboardFocusManager dispatch the specified event on its behalf.
    final void
    MenuComponent.dispatchEvent(AWTEvent e)
    Delivers an event to this component or one of its sub components.
    void
    EventQueue.postEvent(AWTEvent theEvent)
    Posts a 1.1-style event to the EventQueue.
    protected void
    Processes events on this button.
    protected void
    Checkbox.processEvent(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this check box.
    protected void
    CheckboxMenuItem.processEvent(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this check box menu item.
    protected void
    Processes events on this choice.
    protected void
    Component.processEvent(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events occurring on this component.
    protected void
    Container.processEvent(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this container.
    protected void
    Processes events on this scrolling list.
    protected void
    MenuComponent.processEvent(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events occurring on this menu component.
    protected void
    MenuItem.processEvent(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this menu item.
    protected void
    Scrollbar.processEvent(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this scroll bar.
    protected void
    TextComponent.processEvent(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this text component.
    protected void
    TextField.processEvent(AWTEvent e)
    Processes events on this text field.
    protected void
    Processes events on this window.
    final void
    KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(Component target, AWTEvent e)
    Redispatches an AWTEvent in such a way that the AWT event dispatcher will not recursively request that the KeyboardFocusManager, or any installed KeyEventDispatchers, dispatch the event again.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in java.awt.event

    Subclasses of AWTEvent in java.awt.event
    Modifier and Type
    Class
    Description
    class 
    A semantic event which indicates that a component-defined action occurred.
    class 
    The adjustment event emitted by Adjustable objects like Scrollbar and ScrollPane.
    class 
    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).
    class 
    A low-level event which indicates that a container's contents changed because a component was added or removed.
    class 
    A low-level event which indicates that a Component has gained or lost the input focus.
    class 
    An event which indicates a change to the Component hierarchy to which Component belongs.
    class 
    The root event class for all component-level input events.
    class 
    Input method events contain information about text that is being composed using an input method.
    class 
    An event which executes the run() method on a Runnable when dispatched by the AWT event dispatcher thread.
    class 
    A semantic event which indicates that an item was selected or deselected.
    class 
    An event which indicates that a keystroke occurred in a component.
    class 
    An event which indicates that a mouse action occurred in a component.
    class 
    An event which indicates that the mouse wheel was rotated in a component.
    class 
    The component-level paint event.
    class 
    A semantic event which indicates that an object's text changed.
    class 
    A low-level event that indicates that a window has changed its status.
    Methods in java.awt.event with parameters of type AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    AWTEventListener.eventDispatched(AWTEvent event)
    Invoked when an event is dispatched in the AWT.
    void
    AWTEventListenerProxy.eventDispatched(AWTEvent event)
    Forwards the AWT event to the listener delegate.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in java.awt.im

    Methods in java.awt.im with parameters of type AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    InputContext.dispatchEvent(AWTEvent event)
    Dispatches an event to the active input method.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in java.awt.im.spi

    Methods in java.awt.im.spi with parameters of type AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    InputMethod.dispatchEvent(AWTEvent event)
    Dispatches the event to the input method.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in javax.swing.event

    Subclasses of AWTEvent in javax.swing.event
    Modifier and Type
    Class
    Description
    class 
    An event reported to a child component that originated from an ancestor in the component hierarchy.
    class 
    An AWTEvent that adds support for JInternalFrame objects as the event source.
    class 
    MenuDragMouseEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a MouseEvent forwarded to it under drag conditions.
    class 
    MenuKeyEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a KeyEvent forwarded to it in a menu tree.
  • Uses of AWTEvent in javax.swing.plaf

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf with parameters of type AWTEvent
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    LayerUI.eventDispatched(AWTEvent e, JLayer<? extends V> l)
    Processes AWTEvents for JLayer and all its descendants to this LayerUI instance.