[Java] get mouse position

Question

Hi !

I would like to simulate a natural mouse movement in Java (going from here to there pixel by pixel). To do that I need to know the starting coordinates.

I've found the method event.getX() and event.getY() but I need an event...

How can I know the positions without doing anything (or something not visible) ?

Thank you

Answer 1

If you're using Swing as your UI layer, you can use a Mouse-Motion Listener for this.

Answer 2

MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation() might be helpful. It returns a Point object corresponding to current mouse position.

Answer 3

Try looking at the java.awt.Robot class. It allows you to move the mouse programatically.

Answer 4

If you're using SWT, you might want to look at adding a MouseMoveListener as explained here.