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# Class java.awt.event.InputEvent

    java.lang.Object
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       +----java.util.EventObject
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               +----java.awt.AWTEvent
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                       +----java.awt.event.ComponentEvent
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                               +----java.awt.event.InputEvent

public abstract class InputEvent
extends ComponentEvent

The root event class for all component-level input events. Input events are delivered to listeners before they are processed normally by the source where they originated. This allows listeners and component subclasses to "consume" the event so that the source will not process them in their default manner. For example, consuming mousePressed events on a Button component will prevent the Button from being activated.

##

ALT_MASK
  The alt key modifier constant.
BUTTON1_MASK
  The mouse button1 modifier constant.
BUTTON2_MASK
  The mouse button2 modifier constant.
BUTTON3_MASK
  The mouse button3 modifier constant.
CTRL_MASK
  The control key modifier constant.
META_MASK
  The meta key modifier constant.
SHIFT_MASK
  The shift key modifier constant.

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consume()
  Consumes this event so that it will not be processed in the default manner by the source which originated it.
getModifiers()
  Returns the modifiers flag for this event.
getWhen()
  Returns the timestamp of when this event occurred.
isAltDown()
  Returns whether or not the Alt modifier is down on this event.
isConsumed()
  Returns whether or not this event has been consumed.
isControlDown()
  Returns whether or not the Control modifier is down on this event.
isMetaDown()
  Returns whether or not the Meta modifier is down on this event.
isShiftDown()
  Returns whether or not the Shift modifier is down on this event.

##

SHIFT_MASK

     public static final int SHIFT_MASK

  The shift key modifier constant.

CTRL_MASK

     public static final int CTRL_MASK

  The control key modifier constant.

META_MASK

     public static final int META_MASK

  The meta key modifier constant.

ALT_MASK

     public static final int ALT_MASK

  The alt key modifier constant.

BUTTON1_MASK

     public static final int BUTTON1_MASK

  The mouse button1 modifier constant.

BUTTON2_MASK

     public static final int BUTTON2_MASK

  The mouse button2 modifier constant.

BUTTON3_MASK

     public static final int BUTTON3_MASK

  The mouse button3 modifier constant.

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isShiftDown

     public boolean isShiftDown()

  Returns whether or not the Shift modifier is down on this event.

isControlDown

     public boolean isControlDown()

  Returns whether or not the Control modifier is down on this event.

isMetaDown

     public boolean isMetaDown()

  Returns whether or not the Meta modifier is down on this event.

isAltDown

     public boolean isAltDown()

  Returns whether or not the Alt modifier is down on this event.

getWhen

     public long getWhen()

  Returns the timestamp of when this event occurred.

getModifiers

     public int getModifiers()

  Returns the modifiers flag for this event.

consume

     public void consume()

  Consumes this event so that it will not be processed in the default manner by the source which originated it.

  Overrides:
    consume in class AWTEvent

isConsumed

     public boolean isConsumed()

  Returns whether or not this event has been consumed.

  Overrides:
    isConsumed in class AWTEvent
  See Also:
    consume

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