Timers

This or something like it may or may or not be ... useful-to-you/ what-you're-looking-for ? You say 'moving the mouse', that's a bit vague ...

import java.util.Random;

import javax.swing.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

public class junk extends JFrame implements ActionListener {

JButton a,b;

JLabel l;

java.text.DecimalFormat d = new java.text.DecimalFormat("#0.##");

double r,s;

String result ="";

public junk(){

super("Timer Buttons");

JPanel p = new JPanel();

p.setSize(200,200);

p.setOpaque(false);

p.setLayout(new java.awt.FlowLayout() );

a = new JButton("first");

a.addActionListener(this);

p.add(a);

b = new JButton("last");

b.addActionListener(this);

p.add(b);

l = new JLabel(result);

p.add(l);

getContentPane().add(p);

}

public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){

if(e.getSource()==a) r = System.currentTimeMillis();

if(e.getSource()==b) {

s = System.currentTimeMillis();

s -=r;

s /=1000;

l.setText("That took "+d.format(s)+" seconds");

}

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

junk frame = new junk();

frame.setSize(200,200);

frame.setDefaultCloseOperation( EXIT_ON_CLOSE );

frame.setVisible(true);

}

}

Sum-shusSuea at 2007-7-9 18:44:54 >

> I mean when I click on a position with my mouse, the

> animation will start (using timer object)

You will need a MouseListener for that (or MouseAdapter if you are lazy, but adapters are evil !) and override the mouseClicked method. This mouseClicked method should then start your Timer. Question remains: does the animation needs to be canceled and restarted every time you click ? If yes, then stop the timer and start of a new one. If no, just ignore the clicks until the animation is finished.

It would be a lot easier for me to answer if you gave more information ...

jpwinne

jpw35a at 2007-7-9 18:44:55 >