Interacting With The Mouse

The MouseMotionListener interface allows a program to respond to mouse movements and dragging events. In this example, we’ll display the mouse’s x and y coordinates on the screen as you move or drag the mouse.

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Mouse Position Example");
        JLabel positionLabel = new JLabel("Move the mouse to see position");

        // Set up the GUI
        frame.setSize(400, 300);
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.setLayout(null); // Absolute positioning
        positionLabel.setBounds(20, 20, 300, 20);
        frame.add(positionLabel);

        // Add a MouseMotionListener to track mouse movements
        frame.addMouseMotionListener(new MouseMotionListener() {
            @Override
            public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {
                positionLabel.setText("Mouse Moved Position: X = " + e.getX() + ", Y = " + e.getY());
            }

            @Override
            public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
                positionLabel.setText("Mouse Dragged Position: X = " + e.getX() + ", Y = " + e.getY());
            }
        });

        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}