Uses of Class java.awt.event.InputEvent (Java Platform SE 7 )

## Uses of Class
java.awt.event.InputEvent

- Packages that use InputEvent
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  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.text.html | Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.

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

    Fields in java.awt.dnd with type parameters of type InputEvent
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected ArrayList<InputEvent>` | DragGestureRecognizer.`events` The list of events (in order) that the `DragGestureRecognizer` "recognized" as a "gesture" that triggers a drag.

    Methods in java.awt.dnd that return InputEvent
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `InputEvent` | DragGestureRecognizer.`getTriggerEvent()` This method returns the first event in the series of events that initiated the Drag and Drop operation.
    `InputEvent` | DragGestureEvent.`getTriggerEvent()` Returns the initial event that triggered the gesture.

    Methods in java.awt.dnd that return types with arguments of type InputEvent
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Iterator<InputEvent>` | DragGestureEvent.`iterator()` Returns an `Iterator` for the events comprising the gesture.

    Methods in java.awt.dnd with parameters of type InputEvent
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected void` | DragGestureRecognizer.`appendEvent(InputEvent awtie)` Listeners registered on the Component by this Recognizer shall record all Events that are recognized as part of the series of Events that go to comprise a Drag and Drop initiating gesture via this API.

    Constructor parameters in java.awt.dnd with type arguments of type InputEvent
    Constructor and Description
    `DragGestureEvent(DragGestureRecognizer dgr, int act, Point ori, List<? extends InputEvent> evs)` Constructs a `DragGestureEvent` object given by the `DragGestureRecognizer` instance firing this event, an `act` parameter representing the user's preferred action, an `ori` parameter indicating the origin of the drag, and a `List` of events that comprise the gesture(`evs` parameter).

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

    Subclasses of InputEvent in java.awt.event
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `KeyEvent` An event which indicates that a keystroke occurred in a component.
    `class` | `MouseEvent` An event which indicates that a mouse action occurred in a component.
    `class` | `MouseWheelEvent` An event which indicates that the mouse wheel was rotated in a component.

  - ### Uses of InputEvent in javax.swing

    Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type InputEvent
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | TransferHandler.`exportAsDrag(JComponent comp, InputEvent e, int action)` Causes the Swing drag support to be initiated.

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

    Subclasses of InputEvent in javax.swing.event
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `MenuDragMouseEvent` MenuDragMouseEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a MouseEvent forwarded to it under drag conditions.
    `class` | `MenuKeyEvent` MenuKeyEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a KeyEvent forwarded to it in a menu tree.

    Methods in javax.swing.event that return InputEvent
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `InputEvent` | HyperlinkEvent.`getInputEvent()` Returns the `InputEvent` that triggered the hyperlink event.

    Constructors in javax.swing.event with parameters of type InputEvent
    Constructor and Description
    `HyperlinkEvent(Object source, HyperlinkEvent.EventType type, URL u, String desc, Element sourceElement, InputEvent inputEvent)` Creates a new object representing a hypertext link event.

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

    Constructors in javax.swing.text.html with parameters of type InputEvent
    Constructor and Description
    `HTMLFrameHyperlinkEvent(Object source, HyperlinkEvent.EventType type, URL targetURL, String desc, Element sourceElement, InputEvent inputEvent, String targetFrame)` Creates a new object representing a hypertext link event.

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