HTMLEditorKit.LinkController (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.swing.text.html.HTMLEditorKit.LinkController class
Date: 2026-06-25

javax.swing.text.html

## Class HTMLEditorKit.LinkController

- java.lang.Object
- - java.awt.event.MouseAdapter
  - - javax.swing.text.html.HTMLEditorKit.LinkController

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    MouseListener, MouseMotionListener, MouseWheelListener, Serializable, EventListener
  Enclosing class:
    HTMLEditorKit

      public static class HTMLEditorKit.LinkController
      extends MouseAdapter
      implements MouseMotionListener, Serializable

  Class to watch the associated component and fire hyperlink events on it when appropriate.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `LinkController()`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected void` | `activateLink(int pos, JEditorPane editor)` Calls linkActivated on the associated JEditorPane if the given position represents a link.
    `void` | `mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)` Called for a mouse click event.
    `void` | `mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)` Invoked when a mouse button is pressed on a component and then dragged.
    `void` | `mouseMoved(MouseEvent e)` Invoked when the mouse cursor has been moved onto a component but no buttons have been pushed.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.awt.event.MouseAdapter

      `mouseEntered, mouseExited, mousePressed, mouseReleased, mouseWheelMoved`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### LinkController

          public LinkController()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### mouseClicked

          public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e)

      Called for a mouse click event. If the component is read-only (ie a browser) then the clicked event is used to drive an attempt to follow the reference specified by a link.
      Specified by:
        `mouseClicked` in interface `MouseListener`
      Overrides:
        `mouseClicked` in class `MouseAdapter`
      Parameters:
        `e` - the mouse event
      See Also:
        `MouseListener.mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent)`

    - #### mouseDragged

          public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e)

      Description copied from class: `MouseAdapter`
      Invoked when a mouse button is pressed on a component and then dragged. `MOUSE_DRAGGED` events will continue to be delivered to the component where the drag originated until the mouse button is released (regardless of whether the mouse position is within the bounds of the component).

      Due to platform-dependent Drag&Drop implementations, `MOUSE_DRAGGED` events may not be delivered during a native Drag&Drop operation.

      Specified by:
        `mouseDragged` in interface `MouseMotionListener`
      Overrides:
        `mouseDragged` in class `MouseAdapter`

    - #### mouseMoved

          public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e)

      Description copied from class: `MouseAdapter`
      Invoked when the mouse cursor has been moved onto a component but no buttons have been pushed.
      Specified by:
        `mouseMoved` in interface `MouseMotionListener`
      Overrides:
        `mouseMoved` in class `MouseAdapter`

    - #### activateLink

          protected void activateLink(int pos,
                                      JEditorPane editor)

      Calls linkActivated on the associated JEditorPane if the given position represents a link.

      This is implemented to forward to the method with the same name, but with the following args both == -1.

      Parameters:
        `pos` - the position
        `editor` - the editor pane

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