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AnimatedCursor.javaAPI DocExample2081Mon Jan 09 11:02:00 GMT 2006None

AnimatedCursor

public class AnimatedCursor extends Object implements ActionListener, Runnable

Fields Summary
private boolean
animate
private Cursor[]
cursors
private JFrame
frame
Constructors Summary
public AnimatedCursor(JFrame frame)

        animate = false;        
        cursors = new Cursor[8];
        this.frame = frame;
        cursors[0] = Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.N_RESIZE_CURSOR);
        cursors[1] = Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.NE_RESIZE_CURSOR);
        cursors[2] = Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.E_RESIZE_CURSOR);
        cursors[3] = Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.SE_RESIZE_CURSOR);
        cursors[4] = Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.S_RESIZE_CURSOR);
        cursors[5] = Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.SW_RESIZE_CURSOR);
        cursors[6] = Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.W_RESIZE_CURSOR);
        cursors[7] = Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.NW_RESIZE_CURSOR);
Methods Summary
public voidactionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt)

        JButton button = (JButton)evt.getSource();
        if(animate) {
            button.setText("Start Animation");
            animate = false;
        } else {
            animate = true;
            button.setText("Stop Animation");
            new Thread(this).start();
        }
public static voidmain(java.lang.String[] args)

        JFrame frame = new JFrame("Animated Cursor Hack");

        JButton button = new JButton("Start Animation");
        button.addActionListener(new AnimatedCursor(frame));

        frame.getContentPane().add(button);
        frame.pack();
        frame.show();
public static voidp(java.lang.String str)

        System.out.println(str);
public voidrun()

        int count = 0;
        while(animate) {
            try {
                Thread.currentThread().sleep(200);
            } catch (Exception ex) {
            }
            
            frame.setCursor(cursors[count % cursors.length]);
            count++;
        }
        frame.setCursor(Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.DEFAULT_CURSOR));