Type Parameters:

T - the event type

public interface ObserverMethod<T>

Author:

Gavin King, David Allen

• Method Summary

  All Methods

  Modifier and Type	Method and Description
  Class<?>	getBeanClass () Obtains the class of the type that declares the observer method.
  Set<Annotation>	getObservedQualifiers () Obtains the set of observed event qualifiers.
  Type	getObservedType () Obtains the observed event type.
  Reception	getReception () Obtains the specified Reception for the observer method.
  TransactionPhase	getTransactionPhase () Obtains the specified TransactionPhase for the observer method.
  void	notify (T event) Calls the observer method, passing the given event object.

• Method Detail

  • getBeanClass

    Class<?> getBeanClass()

    Obtains the class of the type that declares the observer method.

    Returns:

    the defining class

  • getObservedType

    Type getObservedType()

    Obtains the observed event type.

    Returns:

    the observed event type

  • getObservedQualifiers

    Set<Annotation> getObservedQualifiers()

    Obtains the set of observed event qualifiers.

    Returns:

    the observed event qualifiers

  • getReception

    Reception getReception()

    Obtains the specified Reception for the observer method. This indicates if the observer is conditional or not.

    Returns:

    the Reception

  • getTransactionPhase

    TransactionPhase getTransactionPhase()

    Obtains the specified TransactionPhase for the observer method.

    Returns:

    the TransactionPhase

  • notify

    void notify(T event)

    Calls the observer method, passing the given event object.

    The implementation of notify(Object) for a custom observer method is responsible for deciding whether to call the method if the getReception() returns Reception.IF_EXISTS.

    Parameters:

    event - the event object