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41 import java
.io
.Serializable
;
44 * Represents Events fired by Objects.
46 * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
49 * @status updated to 1.4
51 public class EventObject
implements Serializable
54 * Compatible with JDK 1.1+.
56 private static final long serialVersionUID
= 5516075349620653480L;
59 * The source object; in other words, the object which this event takes
62 protected transient Object source
;
65 * Constructs an EventObject with the specified source.
67 * @param source the source of the event
68 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if source is null (This is not
69 * specified, but matches the behavior of the JDK)
71 public EventObject(Object source
)
73 // This check for null is stupid, if you ask me, since source is
74 // protected and non-final, so a subclass can set it to null later on.
76 throw new IllegalArgumentException();
81 * Returns the source of the event.
83 * @return the event source
85 public Object
getSource()
91 * Converts the event to a String. The format is not specified, but by
92 * observation, the JDK uses:
93 * <code>getClass().getName() + "[source=" + source + "]";</code>.
95 * @return String representation of the Event
97 public String
toString()
99 return getClass().getName() + "[source=" + source
+ "]";
101 } // class EventObject