Module java.desktop
Package 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 | Description
    --- | ---
    `LinkController()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | 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.

    - ### Methods declared in class java.awt.event.MouseAdapter

      `mouseDragged, mouseMoved, mouseWheelMoved`

    - ### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

    - ### Methods declared in interface java.awt.event.MouseListener

      `mouseEntered, mouseExited, mousePressed, mouseReleased`

    - ### Methods declared in interface java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener

      `mouseDragged, mouseMoved`

- - ### 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`
      Parameters:
        `e` - the mouse event
      See Also:
        `MouseListener.mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent)`

    - #### 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