Robot is part of java.awt package . Robot class is basically used to generate native system input events for the purposes of self- running demos, test automation and other applications where control over mouse and keyboard is used.
Robot class generates events that can be used to control mouse, keyboard and can be used to take screenshots of the screen. In this article, we will implement Java Robot to move or drag the mouse to specified location.
Methods used :
- mouseMove(int x, int y) : move the mouse to a specified location of screen
- keyPress(int k) : presses a given key with a specified keycode
- keyRelease(int k) : releases a given key with a specified keycode
- mousePress(int b) : presses one or more mouse buttons.
- mouseRelease(int b) : Releases one or more mouse buttons.
Program 1 : Java program to move a mouse from the initial location to a specified location
Java
// Java program to move a mouse from the initial// location to a specified locationimport java.awt.*;import java.awt.event.*;import javax.swing.*;class robomouse extends Frame implements ActionListener { // Frame static JFrame f; // textField static TextField x, y; // default constructor robomouse() { } // main function public static void main(String args[]) { // object of class robomouse rm = new robomouse(); // create a frame f = new JFrame("robomouse"); // set the frame to close on exit f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); // create textfield x = new TextField(7); y = new TextField(7); // create a button Button b = new Button("OK"); // add actionListener b.addActionListener(rm); // create a panel Panel p = new Panel(); // add items to panel p.add(x); p.add(y); p.add(b); f.add(p); // setsize of frame f.setSize(300, 300); f.show(); } // if button is pressed public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { try { Robot r = new Robot(); int xi1, yi1, xi, yi; // get initial location Point p = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation(); xi = p.x; yi = p.y; // get x and y points xi1 = Integer.parseInt(x.getText()); yi1 = Integer.parseInt(y.getText()); int i = xi, j = yi; // slowly move the mouse to defined location while (i != xi1 || j != yi1) { // move the mouse to the other point r.mouseMove(i, j); if (i < xi1) i++; if (j < yi1) j++; if (i > xi1) i--; if (j > yi1) j--; // wait Thread.sleep(30); } } catch (Exception evt) { System.err.println(evt.getMessage()); } }} |
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Program 2 : Java program to drag a mouse from the one location to another location
Java
import java.awt.*;import java.awt.event.*;import javax.swing.*;class robomouse1 extends Frame implements ActionListener { // Frame static JFrame f; // textField static TextField x, y, x1, y1; // default constructor robomouse1() { } // main function public static void main(String args[]) { // object of class robomouse1 rm = new robomouse1(); // create a frame f = new JFrame("robomouse"); // set the frame to close on exit f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); // create textfield x = new TextField(7); y = new TextField(7); x1 = new TextField(7); y1 = new TextField(7); // create a button Button b = new Button("OK"); // add actionListener b.addActionListener(rm); // create a panel Panel p = new Panel(); // create labels Label l, l1; l = new Label("from"); l1 = new Label("to"); // add items to panel p.add(l); p.add(x); p.add(y); p.add(l1); p.add(x1); p.add(y1); p.add(b); f.add(p); // setsize of frame f.setSize(600, 300); f.show(); } // if button is pressed public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { try { Robot r = new Robot(); int xi, yi, xi1, yi1; // get x and y points xi = Integer.parseInt(x.getText()); yi = Integer.parseInt(y.getText()); xi1 = Integer.parseInt(x1.getText()); yi1 = Integer.parseInt(y1.getText()); // move the mouse to that point r.mouseMove(xi, yi); // press the mouse r.mousePress(InputEvent.BUTTON1_MASK); int i = xi, j = yi; // slowly drag the mouse to defined location while (i < xi1 || j < yi1) { // move the mouse to the other point r.mouseMove(i, j); if (i < xi1) i++; if (j < yi1) j++; // wait Thread.sleep(30); } // wait Thread.sleep(4000); // press the mouse r.mouseRelease(InputEvent.BUTTON1_MASK); } catch (Exception evt) { System.err.println(evt.getMessage()); } }} |
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Note: the code might not run in an online compiler please use an offline IDE.
