java.awt
Class MouseInfo

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.awt.MouseInfo

public class MouseInfo
extends Object

MouseInfo is a class containing utility functions for mouse information.

Since:
1.5

Method Summary
static int getNumberOfButtons()
          Returns the number of mouse buttons, or -1 if no mouse is connected.
static PointerInfo getPointerInfo()
          Returns a PointerInfo object containing information about the current location of the mouse pointer
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

getPointerInfo

public static PointerInfo getPointerInfo()
                                  throws HeadlessException
Returns a PointerInfo object containing information about the current location of the mouse pointer

Returns:
a PointerInfo object.
Throws:
HeadlessException - if the current GraphicsEnvironment is headless.

getNumberOfButtons

public static int getNumberOfButtons()
                              throws HeadlessException
Returns the number of mouse buttons, or -1 if no mouse is connected. (mentioned in the 1.5 release notes)

Returns:
an integer number of buttons.
Throws:
HeadlessException - if the current GraphicsEnvironment is headless.