public interface MouseListener extends EventListener The listener interface for receiving "interesting" mouse events (press, release, click, enter, and exit) on a component. (To track mouse moves and mouse drags, use the MouseMotionListener .)

The following example shows a mouse listener. At the top of the window is a blank area (implemented by a class named BlankArea). The mouse listener listens for events both on the BlankArea and on its container, an instance of MouseEventDemo. Each time a m

MouseListener and MouseMotionListener is an interface in java.awt.event package . Mouse events are of two types. MouseListener handles the events when the mouse is not in motion. While MouseMotionListener handles the events when mouse is in motion. There