Java AWT | MouseInfo and PointerInfo

MouseInfo and PointerInfo is a part of Java AWT. MouseInfo provides information about the location of the pointer and the number of buttons on the mouse. PointerInfo provides information returns the information about the location of the pointer and the graphics device.

Methods of MouseInfo

Methods of PointerInfo

• Example Program to find the number of buttons on the Mouse

  
  

  
  
  

  // Java Program to find the number of // buttons on the mouse import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*;    class numberofbuttons {        // Main Method     public static void main(String args[])     {         int numberofbuttons;            // number of buttons in the mouse         numberofbuttons = MouseInfo.getNumberOfButtons();            // print the number of buttons         System.out.println("Number of buttons on the mouse ="                                             + numberofbuttons);     } }

  Output:

  Number of buttons on the mouse = 5
  

• Example Program to show the Position of Mouse

  
  

  
  
  

  // Java Program to show the // position of mouse import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*;    class mouse extends JFrame {        boolean b;        // label     JLabel l, l1;        // Main Method     public static void main(String args[])     {            // create object         mouse m = new mouse();     }        // default constructor     mouse()     {         super("mouse");            // create labels         l = new JLabel("");         l1 = new JLabel("");            // create a panel         JPanel p = new JPanel();            // add labels to panel         p.add(l);         p.add(l1);            add(p);         show();         setSize(300, 300);            b = true;         execute();     }        public void execute()     {         while (b) {             // get the pointer info object from the mouseInfo             PointerInfo pi = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo();                // get the location of mouse             Point p = pi.getLocation();                // set the text of labels             l.setText("x position =" + p.getX());             l1.setText("y position =" + p.getY());         }     } }

  Output:
  

References:

• https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/awt/MouseInfo.html
• https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/awt/PointerInfo.html