private void mouseHelper(int codeNeg, int codePos,
        int amount)
    {
        GameAction gameAction;
        if (amount < 0) {
            gameAction = mouseActions[codeNeg];
        }
        else {
            gameAction = mouseActions[codePos];
        }
        if (gameAction != null) {
            gameAction.press(Math.abs(amount));
            gameAction.release();
        }
    }