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
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public interface IEvent
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An object indicating an event.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
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.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()`	A name for this event.
`java.lang.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 Detail
  - consume
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void consume()
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    Indicate that this event does not need to be propagated any further as it is already processed by some listener.
  - getName
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java.lang.String getName()
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    A name for this event.
    
    Returns:
    
    A name for this event.
  - getSource
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java.lang.Object getSource()
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    The object originating the event instance.
    
    Returns:
    
    The object originating the event instance.
  - getEventType
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EventType getEventType()
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    A type for this event.
    
    Returns:
    
    A type for this event.
  - isConsumed
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boolean isConsumed()
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    true if this event is already consumed by some listener.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this event is already consumed by some listener.
  - isVetoed
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boolean isVetoed()
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    true if this event is already vetoed by some listener.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this event is already vetoed by some listener.
  - veto
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void veto()
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    Indicate that the behavior associated with this event should not be performed by the source.