Java JTree is mouse event on tree root
import java.awt.Container; import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.event.MouseEvent; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JScrollPane; import javax.swing.JTree; import javax.swing.tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode; import javax.swing.tree.TreePath; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { final JFrame f = new JFrame("JTree Demo"); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Container c = f.getContentPane(); c.setLayout(new FlowLayout()); DefaultMutableTreeNode root = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("Root"); DefaultMutableTreeNode c1 = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("A"); DefaultMutableTreeNode c2 = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("B"); DefaultMutableTreeNode c3 = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("C"); root.add(c1);/*from ww w . j a v a2s. com*/ root.add(c2); root.add(c3); c1.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode("1")); c1.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode("2")); c2.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode("3")); c2.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode("4")); c3.add(new DefaultMutableTreeNode("5")); DefaultMutableTreeNode n6 = new DefaultMutableTreeNode("6"); c3.add(n6); JTree t = new JTree(root); c.add(new JScrollPane(t)); f.pack(); f.setVisible(true); } public static boolean isRootItemPosition(MouseEvent evt) { if (evt == null) { throw new NullPointerException("evt == null"); } if (evt.getSource() instanceof JTree) { JTree tree = (JTree) evt.getSource(); TreePath mousePath = tree.getPathForLocation(evt.getX(), evt.getY()); if (mousePath != null) { Object root = tree.getModel().getRoot(); Object mouseItem = mousePath.getLastPathComponent(); if ((root != null) && (mouseItem != null)) { return root.equals(mouseItem); } } } return false; } }