java.util
Class EventObject

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AWTEvent, CaretEvent, ChangeEvent, DragGestureEvent, DragSourceEvent, DropTargetEvent, Event, HyperlinkEvent, ListDataEvent, ListSelectionEvent, MenuEvent, PopupMenuEvent, org.eclipse.swt.internal.SWTEventObject, TableColumnModelEvent, TableModelEvent, TreeExpansionEvent, TreeModelEvent, TreeSelectionEvent, UndoableEditEvent

public class EventObject

extends Object

implements Serializable

Unsafe:

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

source

protected transient Object source

The object on which the Event initially occurred.

EventObject

public EventObject(Object source)

Enabled: Constructs a prototypical Event.

Parameters:

source - The object on which the Event initially occurred.

getSource

public Object getSource()

Enabled: The object on which the Event initially occurred.

Returns:

The object on which the Event initially occurred.

toString

public String toString()

Suppressed: Returns a String representation of this EventObject.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

A a String representation of this EventObject.