How to add a MouseListener to a ScrollPane?

[Lars Tode]

Hi,
if tried to add a MouseListener to a ScrollPane by this way:
ScrollPanemyScrollPane= new ScrollPane();
myScrollPane.addMouseListener(new MouseListener());
Why does it not work? Whats my mistake?
Thanks
Lars

[Roy Ben Ami]

MouseListener is an interface, it doesnt have any implementation of methods so u cant create objects from an interface.
you have some options:
1) make a class that implements MouseListener and override all the methods there.
then create an object from that class and pass it as parameter to the addMouseListener fucntion.
2) make a class that exetnds MouseAdapter and then u can override only the methods u want to. (u dont need to override all of them like before).
3) make an annonymous class by either implementning the interface MouseListener or extending MouseAdpater.

for the last option (its the easyest but not necessarily the best) ill give u a short example)
yourscrollpane.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter()
{
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
{
//do your stuff here
}
});

[Lars Tode]

Hi,
i done by the second way u explained

2) make a class that exetnds MouseAdapter and then u can override only the methods u want to. (u dont need to override all of them like before).  

but it doesn't work
Lars

[Lars Tode]

Hi,
i tried ur firstway too.
It also doesn't work.
Lars

[Roy Ben Ami]

like this:
public class MyListener extends MouseAdapter
{
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e)
{
// your code here
}
}
in your program:
MyListener x=new MyListener();
yourpanel.addMouseListener(x);

what do u mean it doesnt work?
what error are u getting?
post some code.

[Lars Tode]

Here some Code:

...
ScrollPane myPane = new ScrollPane();
MyMouseListenertest= new MyMouseListener();

myPane.setSize(x,y);
myPane.addMouseListener(test);
myWindow.getContentPane().add(myPane);
..

Here the Listener:

class MyMouseListener
implements MouseListener
{
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent event)
{
System.out.println("Key was pressed");
}

public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent event)
{
;
}
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent event)
{
;
}

public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent event)
{
;
}
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent event)
{
;
}
}

I get nothing, no error.
greetx
Lars

[Roy Ben Ami]

the code u posted works fine for me.
i just added, setVisible(true) and validate() which im sure u have .
it works pefect, so i dont know what wrong in your side.
as a side note, its not good idea to mix swing and awt. i noticed u used getContentPAne() so i assume u have a JFrame. in that case it is always best to use JScrollPane instead of scrollPane but like i said it isnt your problem in this case.

[Lars Tode]

Hi,
it seems to be that i've combinate the 2 diffrent types, after i changed from ScrollPane to JScrollPane i only saw a very small Pane (only a pixel) but when i clickt on it, i get the message.
Now i only must find out, how i get the old size back.
Thanks 4 ur help
Lars