using the mousedrag in a conditional loop

[trishtren]

Hey, iv been struggling trying to find a way to use the MOUSE_DRAGGED event in an if condition. I dont want to access it in the function that has to be declared below :

public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) 
	{		
	}

Id like to access the mouse dragged event from an if condition like below :

if (e.MOUSE_DRAGGED == 506)
{
 //do something, im using 506 as its the only drag event value i have found
}

So if anyone could show me a better way of using the drag event in an if condition id be very grateful :)

[Fubarable]

Can you clarify your question greatly? What overall problem are you trying to solve and why won't a mouse listener and its mouseDragged method help you?

[trishtren]

Part of the problem is that the mouse listener doesent seem to recognise there has been a mouse dragged event when i drag the mouse using the method below :

public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) 
	{
		System.out.println("mouse dragged");
	
	}

Iv added the listener, as shown below:

PaintCanvas()
	{
        //constructor
	addMouseListener(this);
        }

and this method works for the mouseclicked function but not mouse dragged, if i drag the mouse nothing happens at all. So im trying to achieve the same result using an if condition. Any advice would be great.

[Fubarable]

That's because you have to add it as a MouseMotionListener to capture mouseDragged, not a MouseListener. Have you gone through the tutorials and API? It's all explained there.

[trishtren]

ah i never realized thanks for the tips ill read through them now.