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Class java.awt.AWTEvent

java.lang.Object
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    +----java.util.EventObject
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            +----java.awt.AWTEvent
Subclasses:
ActionEvent, AdjustmentEvent, AncestorEvent, ComponentEvent, InputMethodEvent, InternalFrameEvent, ItemEvent, TextEvent

public abstract class AWTEvent
extends EventObject
The root event class for all AWT events. This class and its subclasses supercede the original java.awt.Event class. Subclasses of this root AWTEvent class defined outside of the java.awt.event package should define event ID values greater than the value defined by RESERVED_ID_MAX. The event masks defined in this class are needed ONLY by component subclasses which are using Component.enableEvents() to select for event types not selected by registered listeners. If a listener is registered on a component, the appropriate event mask is already set internally by the component.

See Also:
enableEvents, ComponentEvent, FocusEvent, KeyEvent, MouseEvent, WindowEvent, ActionEvent, AdjustmentEvent, ItemEvent, TextEvent

Field Summary
static long  ACTION_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting action events.
static long  ADJUSTMENT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting adjustment events.
static long  COMPONENT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting component events.
boolean  consumed
 
static long  CONTAINER_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting container events.
static long  FOCUS_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting focus events.
int  id
 
static long  INPUT_METHOD_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting input method events.
static long  ITEM_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting item events.
static long  KEY_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting key events.
static long  MOUSE_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting mouse events.
static long  MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting mouse motion events.
static int  RESERVED_ID_MAX
The maximum value for reserved AWT event IDs.
static long  TEXT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting text events.
static long  WINDOW_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting window events.
 
Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject
 source
 

Constructor Summary
 AWTEvent(Event event)
Constructs an AWTEvent object from the parameters of a 1.0-style event.
 AWTEvent(Object source, int id)
Constructs an AWTEvent object with the specified source object and type.
 

Method Summary
void  consume()
 
int  getID()
Returns the event type.
boolean  isConsumed()
 
String  paramString()
 
String  toString()
 
 
Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject
 getSource, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
 clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

id

protected int id

consumed

protected boolean consumed

COMPONENT_EVENT_MASK

public static final long COMPONENT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting component events.

CONTAINER_EVENT_MASK

public static final long CONTAINER_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting container events.

FOCUS_EVENT_MASK

public static final long FOCUS_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting focus events.

KEY_EVENT_MASK

public static final long KEY_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting key events.

MOUSE_EVENT_MASK

public static final long MOUSE_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting mouse events.

MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK

public static final long MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting mouse motion events.

WINDOW_EVENT_MASK

public static final long WINDOW_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting window events.

ACTION_EVENT_MASK

public static final long ACTION_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting action events.

ADJUSTMENT_EVENT_MASK

public static final long ADJUSTMENT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting adjustment events.

ITEM_EVENT_MASK

public static final long ITEM_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting item events.

TEXT_EVENT_MASK

public static final long TEXT_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting text events.

INPUT_METHOD_EVENT_MASK

public static final long INPUT_METHOD_EVENT_MASK
The event mask for selecting input method events.

RESERVED_ID_MAX

public static final int RESERVED_ID_MAX
The maximum value for reserved AWT event IDs. Programs defining their own event IDs should use IDs greater than this value.
Constructor Detail

AWTEvent

public AWTEvent(Event event)
Constructs an AWTEvent object from the parameters of a 1.0-style event.
Parameters:
event - the old-style event

AWTEvent

public AWTEvent(Object source,
                int id)
Constructs an AWTEvent object with the specified source object and type.
Parameters:
source - the object where the event originated
Method Detail

getID

public int getID()
Returns the event type.

toString

public String toString()
Overrides:
toString in class EventObject

paramString

public String paramString()

consume

protected void consume()

isConsumed

protected boolean isConsumed()

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