# Methods Details

## mouseClickAt

```java
public void mouseClickAt(int x, int y)
```

*Perform a left click at the specified coordinates with the mouse.*

### Parameters:

*Coordinates (x, y) where to click :*\
 **x** - X position\
&#x20;**y** - Y position<br>

[*Find out how to get the coordinates of a specific point on a screen*](https://github.com/obrassard/exbot/tree/f2c885bdf237d73b313482e1d1d06695309d6b65/get-screen-coordinate.md)

## mouseRightClickAt

```java
public void mouseRightClickAt(int x, int y)
```

*Perform a right click at the specified coordinates with the mouse.*

### Parameters:

*Coordinates (x, y) where to click :*\
&#x20;**x** - X position\
&#x20;**y** - Y position<br>

[*Find out how to get the coordinates of a specific point on a screen*](https://exbot.obrassard.ca/get-screen-coordinate)

## mouseDoubleClick

```java
public void mouseDoubleClick(int x, int y)
```

*Perform a double click at the specified coordinates with the mouse.*

### Parameters:

*Coordinates (x, y):*\
&#x20;**x** - X position\
&#x20;**y** - Y position<br>

[*Find out how to get the coordinates of a specific point on a screen*](https://exbot.obrassard.ca/get-screen-coordinate)

## mouseDragAndDrop

```java
public void mouseDragAndDrop(int srcX, int srcY, int destX, int destY)
```

*Perform a drag and drop movement from a source coordinate to a destination coordinate with the mouse.*

### Parameters:

**srcX** - X source position\
&#x20;**srcY** - Y source position\
&#x20;**destX** - X destination position\
&#x20;**destY** - Y destination position

[*Find out how to get the coordinates of a specific point on a screen*](https://exbot.obrassard.ca/get-screen-coordinate)

**Details** : The robot will press the mouse right-button at source coordinates, move the cursor to destination index and release the button\*

## pressEnter

```java
public void pressEnter()
```

*Perform a keyPress/keyRelease on the ENTER key.*

## typeText

```java
public void typeText(String text)
```

*Write text as direct keyboard input.*

### Parameters:

**text** - Text to write *(Work with A-Z letters, space, numbers and dot)*

## writeText <a href="#writetext" id="writetext"></a>

```java
public void writeText(String text)
```

*Write text with the bot by pasting a given string from the clipboard.*<br>

### Parameters:

**text** - Text to write (to paste)

## closeCurrentWindows <a href="#closecurrentwindows" id="closecurrentwindows"></a>

```java
public void closeCurrentWindows()
```

*Close the current windows*\
&#x20;*(Equivalent of `closeCurrentWindows(false)`)*

```java
public void closeCurrentWindows(boolean quit)
```

*Close the current windows or quit an app*<br>

### Parameters:

**quit** - `true` completely quit the current app (on macOS only)

## shortcut <a href="#shortcut" id="shortcut"></a>

```java
public void shortcut(int keycode)
```

*Perform a keyboard shortcut with the cmd or ctrl key (depending of the os) and another specified key*

### Parameters:

**keycode** - Second key to press<br>

*We recommend you to* `import java.awt.event.KeyEvent`, *to enumerate the possible keycodes (e.g. KeyEvent.VK\_A)*

## macShowSpotlight   ![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Exclusive_to-macOS-blue.svg) <a href="#macshowspotlight" id="macshowspotlight"></a>

```java
public void macShowSpotlight()
```

*Do a "cmd + space" to show the Spotlight search box on macOS.*

## windowsShowStart   ![](https://img.shields.io/badge/Exclusive_to-Windows-blue.svg) <a href="#windowsshowstart" id="windowsshowstart"></a>

```java
public void windowsShowStart(String text)
```

*Perform a keyPress/keyRelease on the Windows key to show the start menu.*

## messageSender <a href="#messagesender" id="messagesender"></a>

```java
public void messageSender(int x, int y, String text)
```

*Write text in a text box and "send" it one time (by pressing enter).*<br>

### Parameters:

**x** - X Position of the text box\
&#x20;**y** - Y Position of the text box\
&#x20;**text** - Text to send

```java
public void messageSender(int x, int y, String text, int frequency)
```

*Write text in a text box and "send" it several times (by pressing enter).*<br>

### Parameters:

**x** - X Position of the text box\
&#x20;**y** - Y Position of the text box\
&#x20;**text** - Text to send\
&#x20;**frequency** - Number of repetitions

```java
public void messageSender(int x, int y, String text, int frequency, int interval)
```

*Write string in a text box and "send" it several times (by pressing enter), at a given interval.*<br>

### Parameters:

**x** - X Position of the text box\
&#x20;**y** - Y Position of the text box\
&#x20;**text** - Text to send\
&#x20;**frequency** - Number of repetitions\
&#x20;**interval** - Delay between each sending (in ms)<br>

[*Find out how to get the coordinates of a specific point on a screen*](https://exbot.obrassard.ca/get-screen-coordinate)