| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user
interfaces and for painting graphics and images. | 
| Modifier and Type | Field | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| Event | Event. evtThe next event. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| boolean | Component. action(Event evt,
      Object what)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 should register this component as ActionListener on component
 which fires action events. | |
| void | Component. deliverEvent(Event e)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by  dispatchEvent(AWTEvent e). | |
| void | Container. deliverEvent(Event e)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by  dispatchEvent(AWTEvent e) | |
| boolean | Component. gotFocus(Event evt,
        Object what)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by processFocusEvent(FocusEvent). | |
| boolean | Component. handleEvent(Event evt)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1
 replaced by processEvent(AWTEvent). | |
| boolean | Component. keyDown(Event evt,
       int key)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by processKeyEvent(KeyEvent). | |
| boolean | Component. keyUp(Event evt,
     int key)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by processKeyEvent(KeyEvent). | |
| boolean | Component. lostFocus(Event evt,
         Object what)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by processFocusEvent(FocusEvent). | |
| boolean | Component. mouseDown(Event evt,
         int x,
         int y)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent). | |
| boolean | Component. mouseDrag(Event evt,
         int x,
         int y)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by processMouseMotionEvent(MouseEvent). | |
| boolean | Component. mouseEnter(Event evt,
          int x,
          int y)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent). | |
| boolean | Component. mouseExit(Event evt,
         int x,
         int y)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent). | |
| boolean | Component. mouseMove(Event evt,
         int x,
         int y)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by processMouseMotionEvent(MouseEvent). | |
| boolean | Component. mouseUp(Event evt,
       int x,
       int y)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by processMouseEvent(MouseEvent). | |
| boolean | MenuComponent. postEvent(Event evt)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1, replaced by  dispatchEvent. | |
| boolean | MenuContainer. postEvent(Event evt)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1
 replaced by dispatchEvent(AWTEvent). | |
| boolean | Component. postEvent(Event e)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1,
 replaced by dispatchEvent(AWTEvent). | |
| boolean | Window. postEvent(Event e)Deprecated. 
 As of JDK version 1.1
 replaced by  dispatchEvent(AWTEvent). | 
| Constructor | Description | 
|---|---|
| AWTEvent(Event event)Constructs an AWTEvent object from the parameters of a 1.0-style event. | 
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