Tip: Mouse pointer in Java

Repetition is the mother of all learning!
Even you knew already or it is old news to you, I feel like repeating this tip: how to handle mouse pointer in Java. For doing this in a framework like Swing or SWT you have all these kind of mouse events associated with the components, but what I’m interested in is a more global view. To get (and set!) the mouse coordinates at the entire desktop level.
For getting the mouse coordinates you have the MouseInfo class. For x coordinate just call MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation().getX(). Similarly, for y is MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation().getY().
On the other hand for setting the mouse coordinates on screen, you have the Robot class and its mouseMove method.
Now putting all together and write a method that moves the mouse with a certain amount on screen:

void mouseRelMove(int dx, int dy) {
    new Robot().mouseMove(MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation().getX() + dx, MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation().getY() + dy);
}

Now you can play with your mouse. But carefully, not to get it (or you!) dizzy .