- java.lang.Object
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- java.awt.MouseInfo
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public class MouseInfo extends Object
MouseInfo
provides methods for getting information about the mouse, such as mouse pointer location and the number of mouse buttons.- Since:
- 1.5
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static int
getNumberOfButtons()
Returns the number of buttons on the mouse.static PointerInfo
getPointerInfo()
Returns aPointerInfo
instance that represents the current location of the mouse pointer.
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Method Detail
getPointerInfo
public static PointerInfo getPointerInfo() throws HeadlessException
Returns aPointerInfo
instance that represents the current location of the mouse pointer. TheGraphicsDevice
stored in thisPointerInfo
contains the mouse pointer. The coordinate system used for the mouse position depends on whether or not theGraphicsDevice
is part of a virtual screen device. For virtual screen devices, the coordinates are given in the virtual coordinate system, otherwise they are returned in the coordinate system of theGraphicsDevice
. SeeGraphicsConfiguration
for more information about the virtual screen devices. On systems without a mouse, returnsnull
.If there is a security manager, its
checkPermission
method is called with anAWTPermission("watchMousePointer")
permission before creating and returning aPointerInfo
object. This may result in aSecurityException
.- Returns:
- location of the mouse pointer
- Throws:
HeadlessException
- if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() returns trueSecurityException
- if a security manager exists and itscheckPermission
method doesn't allow the operation- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
GraphicsConfiguration
,SecurityManager.checkPermission(java.security.Permission)
,AWTPermission
getNumberOfButtons
public static int getNumberOfButtons() throws HeadlessException
Returns the number of buttons on the mouse. On systems without a mouse, returns-1
. The number of buttons is obtained from the AWT Toolkit by requesting the"awt.mouse.numButtons"
desktop property which is set by the underlying native platform.- Returns:
- number of buttons on the mouse
- Throws:
HeadlessException
- if GraphicsEnvironment.isHeadless() returns true- Since:
- 1.5
- See Also:
Toolkit.getDesktopProperty(java.lang.String)
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