java.util
Class EventObject

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

BridgeTesterEvent, EncapsulatedEvent, sunw.util.EventObject, HttpProxyChangedEvent, QuoteEvent

public abstract class EventObject

extends java.lang.Object

The Event class is the abstract root class from which all event state objects shall be derived.

All Event's 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.

Constructor Summary

EventObject(java.lang.Object source)
Constructs a prototypical Event

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

getSource()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EventObject

public EventObject(java.lang.Object source)

Constructs a prototypical Event

Parameters:

source - The object that the Event occurred upon.

Method Detail

getSource

public java.lang.Object getSource()

Returns:

The object that the Event initially occurred upon.