org.westofj.wui
Class WEvent

java.lang.Object
  org.westofj.wui.WEvent

Direct Known Subclasses:

WActionEvent, WChangeEvent, WTableSelectionEvent

public abstract class WEvent

extends Object

An object capturing that an event has occurred. Events are generated by widgets to describe an interaction event. The widget then invokes its listeners, passing the event instance to the appropriate method.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

bill

Constructor Summary

WEvent(Widget source)
Constructs a change event.

Method Summary

protected abstract void	fire() Fires the event.
Widget	getSource() Returns the source of the event.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

WEvent

public WEvent(Widget source)

Constructs a change event.

Parameters:

source - the source of the event, typically a Widget.

Method Detail

getSource

public final Widget getSource()

Returns the source of the event.

Returns:

Widget the source of the event.

fire

protected abstract void fire()

Fires the event. This method should not be called by the user, but rather by the framework.