Uses of Interface java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-22

## Uses of Interface
java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener

- Packages that use MouseMotionListener
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  java.awt.dnd | Drag and Drop is a direct manipulation gesture found in many Graphical User Interface systems that provides a mechanism to transfer information between two entities logically associated with presentation elements in the GUI.
  java.awt.event | Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different types of events fired by AWT components.
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
  javax.swing.event | Provides for events fired by Swing components.
  javax.swing.plaf.basic | Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look and feel.
  javax.swing.plaf.metal | Provides user interface objects built according to the Java look and feel (once codenamed Metal), which is the default look and feel.
  javax.swing.text | Provides classes and interfaces that deal with editable and noneditable text components.
  javax.swing.text.html | Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.

- - ### Uses of MouseMotionListener in java.awt

    Classes in java.awt that implement MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `AWTEventMulticaster` `AWTEventMulticaster` implements efficient and thread-safe multi-cast event dispatching for the AWT events defined in the `java.awt.event` package.

    Methods in java.awt that return MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static MouseMotionListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`add(MouseMotionListener a, MouseMotionListener b)` Adds mouse-motion-listener-a with mouse-motion-listener-b and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `MouseMotionListener[]` | TrayIcon.`getMouseMotionListeners()` Returns an array of all the mouse-motion listeners registered on this `TrayIcon`.
    `MouseMotionListener[]` | Component.`getMouseMotionListeners()` Returns an array of all the mouse motion listeners registered on this component.
    `static MouseMotionListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`remove(MouseMotionListener l, MouseMotionListener oldl)` Removes the old mouse-motion-listener from mouse-motion-listener-l and returns the resulting multicast listener.

    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static MouseMotionListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`add(MouseMotionListener a, MouseMotionListener b)` Adds mouse-motion-listener-a with mouse-motion-listener-b and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `void` | TrayIcon.`addMouseMotionListener(MouseMotionListener listener)` Adds the specified mouse listener to receive mouse-motion events from this `TrayIcon`.
    `void` | Component.`addMouseMotionListener(MouseMotionListener l)` Adds the specified mouse motion listener to receive mouse motion events from this component.
    `static MouseMotionListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`remove(MouseMotionListener l, MouseMotionListener oldl)` Removes the old mouse-motion-listener from mouse-motion-listener-l and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `void` | TrayIcon.`removeMouseMotionListener(MouseMotionListener listener)` Removes the specified mouse-motion listener.
    `void` | Component.`removeMouseMotionListener(MouseMotionListener l)` Removes the specified mouse motion listener so that it no longer receives mouse motion events from this component.

  - ### Uses of MouseMotionListener in java.awt.dnd

    Classes in java.awt.dnd that implement MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `MouseDragGestureRecognizer` This abstract subclass of `DragGestureRecognizer` defines a `DragGestureRecognizer` for mouse-based gestures.

  - ### Uses of MouseMotionListener in java.awt.event

    Classes in java.awt.event that implement MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `MouseAdapter` An abstract adapter class for receiving mouse events.
    `class` | `MouseMotionAdapter` An abstract adapter class for receiving mouse motion events.

  - ### Uses of MouseMotionListener in javax.swing

    Classes in javax.swing that implement MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `ToolTipManager` Manages all the `ToolTips` in the system.

  - ### Uses of MouseMotionListener in javax.swing.event

    Subinterfaces of MouseMotionListener in javax.swing.event
    Modifier and Type | Interface and Description
    --- | ---
    `interface` | `MouseInputListener` A listener implementing all the methods in both the `MouseListener` and `MouseMotionListener` interfaces.

    Classes in javax.swing.event that implement MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `MouseInputAdapter` An empty implementation of the `MouseInputListener` interface, provided as a convenience to simplify the task of creating listeners, by extending and implementing only the methods of interest.

  - ### Uses of MouseMotionListener in javax.swing.plaf.basic

    Classes in javax.swing.plaf.basic that implement MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `BasicButtonListener` Button Listener
    `protected class` | `BasicComboPopup.InvocationMouseHandler` A listener to be registered upon the combo box (not its popup menu) to handle mouse events that affect the state of the popup menu.
    `protected class` | `BasicComboPopup.InvocationMouseMotionHandler` This listener watches for dragging and updates the current selection in the list if it is dragging over the list.
    `protected class` | `BasicComboPopup.ListMouseHandler` This listener hides the popup when the mouse is released in the list.
    `protected class` | `BasicComboPopup.ListMouseMotionHandler` This listener changes the selected item as you move the mouse over the list.
    `class` | `BasicDesktopIconUI.MouseInputHandler` Listens for mouse movements and acts on them.
    `protected class` | `BasicFileChooserUI.DoubleClickListener`
    `protected class` | `BasicInternalFrameUI.BorderListener` Listens for border adjustments.
    `protected class` | `BasicInternalFrameUI.GlassPaneDispatcher`
    `class` | `BasicListUI.MouseInputHandler` Mouse input, and focus handling for JList.
    `protected class` | `BasicMenuItemUI.MouseInputHandler`
    `protected class` | `BasicMenuUI.MouseInputHandler` Instantiated and used by a menu item to handle the current menu selection from mouse events.
    `protected class` | `BasicScrollBarUI.ArrowButtonListener` Listener for cursor keys.
    `protected class` | `BasicScrollBarUI.TrackListener` Track mouse drags.
    `class` | `BasicSliderUI.TrackListener` Track mouse movements.
    `protected class` | `BasicSplitPaneDivider.MouseHandler` MouseHandler is responsible for converting mouse events (released, dragged...) into the appropriate DragController methods.
    `class` | `BasicTabbedPaneUI.MouseHandler` This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class.
    `class` | `BasicTableHeaderUI.MouseInputHandler` This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class.
    `class` | `BasicTableUI.MouseInputHandler` This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class.
    `static class` | `BasicTextUI.BasicCaret`
    `class` | `BasicToolBarUI.DockingListener` This class should be treated as a "protected" inner class.
    `class` | `BasicTreeUI.MouseHandler` TreeMouseListener is responsible for updating the selection based on mouse events.
    `class` | `BasicTreeUI.MouseInputHandler` MouseInputHandler handles passing all mouse events, including mouse motion events, until the mouse is released to the destination it is constructed with.

    Fields in javax.swing.plaf.basic declared as MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected MouseMotionListener` | BasicComboPopup.`listMouseMotionListener` This protected field is implementation specific.
    `protected MouseMotionListener` | BasicComboPopup.`mouseMotionListener` This protected field is implementation specific.
    `protected MouseMotionListener` | BasicComboBoxUI.`popupMouseMotionListener`

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf.basic that return MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected MouseMotionListener` | BasicComboPopup.`createListMouseMotionListener()` Creates a mouse motion listener that watches for mouse motion events in the popup's list.
    `protected MouseMotionListener` | BasicComboPopup.`createMouseMotionListener()` Creates the mouse motion listener which will be added to the combo box.
    `MouseMotionListener` | BasicComboPopup.`getMouseMotionListener()` Implementation of ComboPopup.getMouseMotionListener().
    `MouseMotionListener` | ComboPopup.`getMouseMotionListener()` Returns a mouse motion listener that will be added to the combo box or null.

  - ### Uses of MouseMotionListener in javax.swing.plaf.metal

    Classes in javax.swing.plaf.metal that implement MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected class` | `MetalFileChooserUI.SingleClickListener`
    `protected class` | `MetalToolBarUI.MetalDockingListener`

  - ### Uses of MouseMotionListener in javax.swing.text

    Classes in javax.swing.text that implement MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `DefaultCaret` A default implementation of Caret.

  - ### Uses of MouseMotionListener in javax.swing.text.html

    Classes in javax.swing.text.html that implement MouseMotionListener
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected class` | `FormView.MouseEventListener` MouseEventListener class to handle form submissions when an input with type equal to image is clicked on.
    `static class` | `HTMLEditorKit.LinkController` Class to watch the associated component and fire hyperlink events on it when appropriate.

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