com.bea.netuix.servlets.controls
Class AbstractEvent

java.lang.Object
  com.bea.netuix.nf.events.UIEvent
      com.bea.netuix.servlets.controls.AbstractEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

PortletEvent

public abstract class AbstractEvent

extends com.bea.netuix.nf.events.UIEvent

This is a base class event used by more concrete events to provide common functionality to notify interested listeners.

To fire an event, get the event manager using the static method getEventManager and call fireEvent on it.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

static class

AbstractEvent.Manager A class that will manage AbstractEvents.

Constructor Summary

AbstractEvent()

Method Summary

static void	addGlobalListener(BackingContext backingContext, AbstractEventListener listener, Class clazz) Register a listener to be interested in this event.
static AbstractEvent.Manager	getEventManager(Object sourceObject, BackingContext backingContext, Class clazz) Get the event manager from a backing context.
static void	removeGlobalListener(BackingContext backingContext, AbstractEventListener listener, Class clazz) Unregister a listener for this event.

Methods inherited from class com.bea.netuix.nf.events.UIEvent

addGlobalListener, getGlobalListeners, removeGlobalListener

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbstractEvent

public AbstractEvent()

Method Detail

getEventManager

public static AbstractEvent.Manager getEventManager(Object sourceObject,
                                                    BackingContext backingContext,
                                                    Class clazz)

Get the event manager from a backing context.

Parameters:

sourceObject - the instance of the class calling this method

backingContext - the backing context to find the manager in

clazz - the class name of the event

addGlobalListener

public static void addGlobalListener(BackingContext backingContext,
                                     AbstractEventListener listener,
                                     Class clazz)

Register a listener to be interested in this event.

Parameters:

backingContext - any backing context.

listener - object implementing AbstractEventListener

clazz - the class name of the event

removeGlobalListener

public static void removeGlobalListener(BackingContext backingContext,
                                        AbstractEventListener listener,
                                        Class clazz)

Unregister a listener for this event.

Parameters:

backingContext - any backing context.

listener - object implementing AbstractEventListener

clazz - the class name of the event