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Class java.util.EventObject

java.lang.Object
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public class EventObject

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

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.

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

java.lang.Object

source

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getSource()
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

source

protected transient java.lang.Object source

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.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object