/*
 * Class to handle drag from a text field.
 */

import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.TransferHandler;

public class TextFieldMouseAdapter extends MouseAdapter {
    /*
     * Handle mousePressed event specially
     * TODO: does not check for types
     */
    public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
        JComponent c = (JComponent)e.getSource();

        // make all content to be selection so that
        // all content will be part of drag
        JTextField t = (JTextField)c;
        t.selectAll();
      
        // get transfer handler of the component
        TransferHandler handler = c.getTransferHandler();

        // start actual transfer
        handler.exportAsDrag(c, e, TransferHandler.COPY);

        // remove selection
        t.select(0, 0);
    }
}