com.jogamp.newt.event

Class NEWTEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

com.jogamp.newt.event.NEWTEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

InputEvent, WindowEvent

public class NEWTEvent
extends EventObject

NEWT events are provided for notification purposes ONLY;
The NEWT will automatically handle the event semantics internally, regardless of whether a program is receiving these events or not.
The actual event semantic is processed before the event is send.
Event type registry:

• WindowEvent 100..10x
• MouseEvent 200..20x
• KeyEvent 300..30x

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getAttachment()
int	getEventType() Returns the event type of this event.
long	getWhen() Returns the timestamp, in milliseconds, of this event.
boolean	isSystemEvent() Indicates whether this event was produced by the system or generated by user code.
void	setAttachment(Object attachment) Attach the passed object to this event. If an object was previously attached, it will be replaced. Attachments to NEWT events allow users to pass on information from one custom listener to another, ie custom listener to listener communication.
String	toString()
StringBuilder	toString(StringBuilder sb)

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

isSystemEvent

public final boolean isSystemEvent()

Indicates whether this event was produced by the system or generated by user code.

getEventType

public final int getEventType()

Returns the event type of this event.

getWhen

public final long getWhen()

Returns the timestamp, in milliseconds, of this event.

setAttachment

public final void setAttachment(Object attachment)

Attach the passed object to this event.
If an object was previously attached, it will be replaced.
Attachments to NEWT events allow users to pass on information from one custom listener to another, ie custom listener to listener communication.

Parameters:

attachment - User application specific object

getAttachment

public final Object getAttachment()

Returns:

The user application specific attachment, or null

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class EventObject

toString

public StringBuilder toString(StringBuilder sb)