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public  class  java.awt.Event
    extends  java.lang.Object  (I-§1.12)
{
        // Fields
    public Object arg;	§1.14.1
    public int clickCount;	§1.14.2
    public Event evt;	§1.14.3
    public int id;	§1.14.4
    public int key;	§1.14.5
    public int modifiers;	§1.14.6
    public Object target;	§1.14.7
    public long when;	§1.14.8
    public int x;	§1.14.9
    public int y;	§1.14.10

      // possible values for the id field	
    public final static int ACTION_EVENT;	§1.14.11
    public final static int GOT_FOCUS;	§1.14.12
    public final static int KEY_ACTION;	§1.14.13
    public final static int KEY_ACTION_RELEASE;	§1.14.14
    public final static int KEY_PRESS;	§1.14.15
    public final static int KEY_RELEASE;	§1.14.16
    public final static int LIST_DESELECT;	§1.14.17
    public final static int LIST_SELECT;	§1.14.18
    public final static int LOAD_FILE;	§1.14.19
    public final static int LOST_FOCUS;	§1.14.20
    public final static int MOUSE_DOWN;	§1.14.21
    public final static int MOUSE_DRAG;	§1.14.22
    public final static int MOUSE_ENTER;	§1.14.23
    public final static int MOUSE_EXIT;	§1.14.24
    public final static int MOUSE_MOVE;	§1.14.25
    public final static int MOUSE_UP;	§1.14.26
    public final static int SAVE_FILE;	§1.14.27
    public final static int SCROLL_ABSOLUTE;	§1.14.28
    public final static int SCROLL_LINE_DOWN;	§1.14.29
    public final static int SCROLL_LINE_UP;	§1.14.30
    public final static int SCROLL_PAGE_DOWN;	§1.14.31
    public final static int SCROLL_PAGE_UP;	§1.14.32
    public final static int WINDOW_DEICONIFY;	§1.14.33
    public final static int WINDOW_DESTROY;	§1.14.34
    public final static int WINDOW_EXPOSE;	§1.14.35
    public final static int WINDOW_ICONIFY;	§1.14.36
    public final static int WINDOW_MOVED;	§1.14.37

      // possible values for the key field when the
        // action is KEY_ACTION or KEY_ACTION_RELEASE	
    public final static int DOWN;	§1.14.38
    public final static int END;	§1.14.39
    public final static int F1;	§1.14.40
    public final static int F2;	§1.14.41
    public final static int F3;	§1.14.42
    public final static int F4;	§1.14.43
    public final static int F5;	§1.14.44
    public final static int F6;	§1.14.45
    public final static int F7;	§1.14.46
    public final static int F8;	§1.14.47
    public final static int F9;	§1.14.48
    public final static int F10;	§1.14.49
    public final static int F11;	§1.14.50
    public final static int F12;	§1.14.51
    public final static int HOME;	§1.14.52
    public final static int LEFT;	§1.14.53
    public final static int PGDN;	§1.14.54
    public final static int PGUP;	§1.14.55
    public final static int RIGHT;	§1.14.56
    public final static int UP;	§1.14.57

        // possible masks for the modifiers field 
    public final static int ALT_MASK	§1.14.58
    public final static int CTRL_MASK;	§1.14.59
    public final static int META_MASK;	§1.14.61
    public final static int SHIFT_MASK;	§1.14.60

        // Constructors
    public Event(Object  target, int  id, Object  arg);	§1.14.62
    public Event(Object  target, long  when, int id,	§1.14.63
              int  x, int  y, int  key, int  modifiers);
    public Event(Object  target, long  when, int id, 	§1.14.64
                   int  x, int  y, int  key,
                   int  modifiers, Object  arg);

        // Methods
    public boolean controlDown();	§1.14.65
    public boolean metaDown();	§1.14.66
    protected String paramString();	§1.14.67
    public boolean shiftDown();	§1.14.68
    public String toString();	§1.14.69
    public void translate(int  dX, int  dY);	§1.14.70
}

An arbitrary argument of the event. The value of this field depends on the type of event.

For MOUSE_DOWN events, this field indicates the number of consecutive clicks. For other events, it is zero.

The next event. This field is set when putting events into a linked list.

The type of the event.

The key that was pressed in a keyboard event.

The state of the modifier keys.

The target component. This indicates the component over which the event occurred or with which the event is associated.

The time stamp of the event.

The x coordinate of the event.

The y coordinate of the event.

This event indicates that the user wants some action to occur.

A component gained the focus.

The user has pressed an "action" key. The key field contains one of the special values indicated in §1.14.38 to §1.14.57.

The user has released an "action" key. The key field contains one of the special values indicated in §1.14.38 to §1.14.57.

The user has pressed a normal key.

The user has released a normal key.

An item in a list has been deselected.

An item in a list has been selected.

A file loading event.

A component lost the focus.

The user has pressed the mouse button. The ALT_MASK (II-§1.14.58) flag indicates that the middle button has been pushed. The META_MASK (II-§1.14.61) flag indicates that the right button has been pushed.

The user has moved the mouse with a button pushed. The ALT_MASK (II-§1.14.58) flag indicates that the middle button is being pushed. The META_MASK (II-§1.14.61) flag indicates that the right button is pushed pushed.

The mouse has entered a component.

The mouse has exited a component.

The mouse has moved with no button pressed.

The user has released the mouse button. The ALT_MASK (II-§1.14.58) flag indicates that the middle button has been pushed. The META_MASK (II-§1.14.61) flag indicates that the right button has been pushed.

A file saving event.

The user has moved the bubble in a scroll bar.

The user has pushed the "line down" area of a scroll bar.

The user has pushed the "line up" area of a scroll bar.

The user has pushed the "page down" area of a scroll bar.

The user has pushed the "page up" area of a scroll bar.

The user has asked the window manager to deiconify the window.

The user has asked the window manager to kill the window.

A window has becom exposed.

The user has asked the window manager to iconify the window.

The window has moved.

The down key.

The end key.

The F1 function key.

The F2 function key.

The F3 function key.

The F4 function key.

The F5 function key.

The F6 function key.

The F7 function key.

The F8 function key.

The F9 function key.

The F10 function key.

The F11 function key.

The F12 function key.

The home key.

The left arrow key.

The page down key.

The page up key.

The right arrow key.

The up arrow key.

This flag indicates that the "alt" key was down when the event occurred. For mouse events, this flag indicates that the middle button was pressed or released.

This flag indicates that the control key was down when the event occurred.

This flag indicates that the shift key was down when the event occurred.

This flag indicates that the meta key was down when the event occurred. For mouse events, this flag indicates that the right button was pressed or released.

Creates an Event with the specified target component, event type, and argument.

Parameters:

target - the target component

id - the event type

arg - the specified argument

Creates an Event with the specified target component, time stamp, event type, x and y coordinates, keyboard key, state of the modifier keys, and an argument set to null.

Parameters:

target - the target component

when - the time stamp

id - the event type

x - the x coordinate

y - the y coordinate

key - the key pressed in a keyboard event

modifiers - the state of the modifier keys

Creates an Event with the specified target component, time stamp, event type, x and y coordinates, keyboard key, state of the modifier keys, and argument.

Parameters:

target - the target component

when - the time stamp

id - the event type

x - the x coordinate

y - the y coordinate

key - the key pressed in a keyboard event

modifiers - the state of the modifier keys

arg - the specified argument

Returns:

true if this event indicates that the control key was down; false otherwise.

See Also:

modifiers (II-§1.14.6)
shiftDown (II-§1.14.68)
metaDown (II-§1.14.66).

Returns:

true if this event indicates that the meta key was down; false otherwise.

See Also:

modifiers (II-§1.14.6)
shiftDown (II-§1.14.68)
controlDown (II-§1.14.65).

Returns the parameter string representing this event. This string is useful for debugging.

Returns:

the parameter string of this event.

Returns:

true if this event indicates that the shift key was down; false otherwise.

See Also:

modifiers (II-§1.14.6)
controlDown (II-§1.14.65)
metaDown (II-§1.14.66).

Returns:

a string representation of this event.

Overrides:n

toString in class Object (I-§1.12.9).

Translates this event so that its x and y position are increased by dx and dy respectively.

Parameters:

dX - the amount to translate the x coordinate

dY - the amount to translate the y coordinate

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