Class TypedEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

org.eclipse.swt.events.TypedEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArmEvent, AuthenticationEvent, CaretEvent, ControlEvent, CTabFolderEvent, DisposeEvent, DragSourceEvent, DropTargetEvent, ExtendedModifyEvent, FocusEvent, GestureEvent, HelpEvent, KeyEvent, LineBackgroundEvent, LineStyleEvent, LocationEvent, MenuDetectEvent, MenuEvent, ModifyEvent, MouseEvent, MovementEvent, PaintEvent, PaintObjectEvent, ProgressEvent, SegmentEvent, SelectionEvent, ShellEvent, StatusTextEvent, TextChangedEvent, TextChangingEvent, TitleEvent, TouchEvent, WindowEvent

public class TypedEvent
extends EventObject

This is the super class for all typed event classes provided by SWT. Typed events contain particular information which is applicable to the event occurrence.

See Also:

• Event
• Sample code and further information
• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
Object	data	a field for application use
Display	display	the display where the event occurred
(package private) static final long	serialVersionUID
int	time	the time that the event occurred.
Widget	widget	the widget that issued the event

Fields inherited from class EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
TypedEvent(Object object)	Constructs a new instance of this class.
TypedEvent(Event e)	Constructs a new instance of this class based on the information in the argument.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
(package private) String	getName()	Returns the name of the event.
String	toString()	Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.

Methods inherited from class EventObject

getSource

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Field Details

display

public Display display

the display where the event occurred

Since:

2.0

widget

public Widget widget

the widget that issued the event

time

public int time

the time that the event occurred. NOTE: This field is an unsigned integer and should be AND'ed with 0xFFFFFFFFL so that it can be treated as a signed long.

data

public Object data

a field for application use

serialVersionUID

static final long serialVersionUID

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

TypedEvent

public TypedEvent(Object object)

Constructs a new instance of this class.

Parameters:

object - the object that fired the event

TypedEvent

public TypedEvent(Event e)

Constructs a new instance of this class based on the information in the argument.

Parameters:

e - the low level event to initialize the receiver with

Method Details

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of the event. This is the name of the class without the package name.

Returns:

the name of the event

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.

Overrides:

toString in class EventObject

Returns:

a string representation of the event