java.util
Class EventObject

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.util.EventObject
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable
Direct Known Subclasses:
AppsDatabaseEvent, AppStateChangeEvent, AsynchronousLoadingEvent, AWTEvent, ClosedCaptioningEvent, ConnectionRCEvent, ContentListEvent, ControllerEvent, EASEvent, GainChangeEvent, HandshakeCompletedEvent, HBackgroundImageEvent, HScreenConfigurationEvent, HScreenLocationModifiedEvent, MediaSelectEvent, MultiScreenEvent, NetActionEvent, NetModuleEvent, NetworkInterfaceEvent, NPTRateChangeEvent, NPTStatusEvent, ObjectChangeEvent, PropertyChangeEvent, RecordingAlertEvent, RecordingChangedEvent, ResourceStatusEvent, SectionFilterEvent, ServiceContextEvent, SIChangeEvent, SSLSessionBindingEvent, StorageManagerEvent, StreamEvent, SubtitleAvailableEvent, SubtitleNotAvailableEvent, SubtitleNotSelectedEvent, SubtitleSelectedEvent, TVTimerWentOffEvent, UserEvent, UserPreferenceChangeEvent, VBIFilterEvent, VideoFormatEvent

public class EventObject
extends Object
implements Serializable

The root class from which all event state objects shall be derived.

All Events are constructed with a reference to the object, the "source", that is logically deemed to be the object upon which the Event in question initially occurred upon.

Since:
JDK1.1
See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
EventObject(Object source)
          Constructs a prototypical Event.
 
Method Summary
 Object getSource()
          The object on which the Event initially occurred.
 String toString()
          Returns a String representation of this EventObject.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

EventObject

public EventObject(Object source)
Constructs a prototypical Event.

Parameters:
source - The object on which the Event initially occurred.
Method Detail

getSource

public Object getSource()
The object on which the Event initially occurred.

Returns:
The object on which the Event initially occurred.

toString

public String toString()
Returns a String representation of this EventObject.

Overrides:
toString in class Object
Returns:
A a String representation of this EventObject.