Java JComponent grab focus in window
import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.GridLayout; import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter; import java.awt.event.MouseEvent; import java.awt.event.MouseListener; import javax.swing.JButton; import javax.swing.JFrame; class MouseEnterFocusMover extends MouseAdapter { public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent mouseEvent) { Component component = mouseEvent.getComponent(); if (!component.hasFocus()) { component.requestFocusInWindow(); }//from w ww.j a va 2 s . c om } } public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame frame = new JFrame("Focus Sample"); frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); MouseListener mouseListener = new MouseEnterFocusMover(); frame.setLayout(new GridLayout(3, 3)); JButton button = new JButton("0"); button.addMouseListener(mouseListener); button.setFocusable(false); frame.add(button); button = new JButton("1"); button.addMouseListener(mouseListener); frame.add(button); button = new JButton("2"); button.addMouseListener(mouseListener); frame.add(button); frame.setSize(300, 200); frame.setVisible(true); } }