java.beans.beancontext

Class BeanContextEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BeanContextMembershipEvent, BeanContextServiceAvailableEvent, BeanContextServiceRevokedEvent

public abstract class BeanContextEvent
extends EventObject

Generic superclass for events fired by BeanContexts.

Since:

1.2

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected BeanContext	propagatedFrom The BeanContext that most recently passed this event on.

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	BeanContextEvent(BeanContext source) Create a new event, from the specified BeanContext.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
BeanContext	getBeanContext() Get the BeanContext that originated this event.
BeanContext	getPropagatedFrom() Get the most recent propagator of this event.
boolean	isPropagated() Tell whether this event has been propagated.
void	setPropagatedFrom(BeanContext propagator) Set the most recent propagator of this event.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

propagatedFrom

protected BeanContext propagatedFrom

The BeanContext that most recently passed this event on.

Constructor Detail

BeanContextEvent

protected BeanContextEvent(BeanContext source)

Create a new event, from the specified BeanContext. propagatedFrom will be initialized to null.

Parameters:

source - the source of the event.

Method Detail

getBeanContext

public BeanContext getBeanContext()

Get the BeanContext that originated this event.

Returns:

the originator of this event.

getPropagatedFrom

public BeanContext getPropagatedFrom()

Get the most recent propagator of this event. If this value is null, you have received the event straight from the source.

Returns:

the most recent propagator of this event.

isPropagated

public boolean isPropagated()

Tell whether this event has been propagated.

Returns:

true iff getPropagatedFrom() != null.

setPropagatedFrom

public void setPropagatedFrom(BeanContext propagator)

Set the most recent propagator of this event.

Parameters:

propagator - the most recent propagator of this event.