Capturing desktop mouse events in java

hi,
i want to capture mouse events running outside JVM,how do i get
it.example if click on some application for opening it.how will i get it in my java prog.
bye

There is an example,it works well .
import java.awt.*;
public class CatchMouse {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
          int limit=10;
          Point mp=null;
          for(int i=0;i<limit;i++){
               mp=MouseInfo.getPointerInfo().getLocation();
               System.out.println(mp.x+","+mp.y);
               try{
                    Thread.sleep(500);
               }catch(InterruptedException ie){
}I hope it can help you.

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