Package java.util
Class EventObject
- java.lang.Object
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- java.util.EventObject
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Serializable
public class EventObject extends Object implements Serializable
The root class from which all event state objects shall be derived.
All Events are constructed with a reference to the object, the "source", that is logically deemed to be the object upon which the Event in question initially occurred upon.
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- Serialized Form
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor Description EventObject(Object source)Constructs a prototypical Event.
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description ObjectgetSource()The object on which the Event initially occurred.StringtoString()Returns a String representation of this EventObject.
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Constructor Detail
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EventObject
public EventObject(Object source)
Constructs a prototypical Event.- Parameters:
source- The object on which the Event initially occurred.- Throws:
IllegalArgumentException- if source is null.
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Method Detail
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getSource
public Object getSource()
The object on which the Event initially occurred.- Returns:
- The object on which the Event initially occurred.
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