Package de.intarsys.tools.event

Interface IEvent

All Known Subinterfaces:
IRequestEvent
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractEventFacade, ActivatedEvent, AttributeChangedEvent, CancelEvent, CancelRequestedEvent, CreatedEvent, DeactivatedEvent, DestroyedEvent, Event, OkEvent, OkRequestedEvent, PreferencesChangeEvent, RequestEvent, RequestEventFacade, ResumedEvent, SelectionEvent, StartedEvent, StoppedEvent, StopRequestedEvent, SuspendedEvent
public interface IEvent
An object indicating an event.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    consume()
    Indicate that this event does not need to be propagated any further as it is already processed by some listener.
    EventType
    getEventType()
    A type for this event.
    String
    getName()
    A name for this event.
    Object
    getSource()
    The object originating the event instance.
    boolean
    isConsumed()
    true if this event is already consumed by some listener.
    boolean
    isVetoed()
    true if this event is already vetoed by some listener.
    void
    veto()
    Indicate that the behavior associated with this event should not be performed by the source.

  • Method Details

    • consume

      void consume()
      Indicate that this event does not need to be propagated any further as it is already processed by some listener.

    • getName

      String getName()
      A name for this event.
      Returns:
      A name for this event.

    • getSource

      Object getSource()
      The object originating the event instance.
      Returns:
      The object originating the event instance.

    • getEventType

      EventType getEventType()
      A type for this event.
      Returns:
      A type for this event.

    • isConsumed

      boolean isConsumed()
      true if this event is already consumed by some listener.
      Returns:
      true if this event is already consumed by some listener.

    • isVetoed

      boolean isVetoed()
      true if this event is already vetoed by some listener.
      Returns:
      true if this event is already vetoed by some listener.

    • veto

      void veto()
      Indicate that the behavior associated with this event should not be performed by the source.