org.apache.wiki.event

Class WikiEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

org.apache.wiki.event.WikiEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

WikiEngineEvent, WikiPageEvent, WikiSecurityEvent, WorkflowEvent

public abstract class WikiEvent
extends EventObject

Abstract parent class for wiki events.

Since:

2.3.79

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	ERROR Indicates a exception or error state.
static int	UNDEFINED Indicates an undefined state.

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WikiEvent(Object src, int type) Constructs an instance of this event.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	eventName() Returns a textual representation of an event type.
<T> T	getSrc() Convenience method that returns the typed object to which the event applied.
int	getType() Returns the type of this event.
String	getTypeDescription() Returns a String (human-readable) description of an event type.
long	getWhen() Returns the timestamp of when this WikiEvent occurred.
static boolean	isValidType(int type) Returns true if the int value is a valid WikiEvent type.
protected void	setType(int type) Sets the type of this event.
String	toString() Prints a String (human-readable) representation of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

ERROR

public static final int ERROR

Indicates a exception or error state.

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Constant Field Values

UNDEFINED

public static final int UNDEFINED

Indicates an undefined state.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

WikiEvent

public WikiEvent(Object src,
                 int type)

Constructs an instance of this event.

Parameters:

src - the Object that is the source of the event.

type - the event type.

Method Detail

getSrc

public <T> T getSrc()

Convenience method that returns the typed object to which the event applied.

Returns:

the typed object to which the event applied.

getWhen

public long getWhen()

Returns the timestamp of when this WikiEvent occurred.

Returns:

this event's timestamp

Since:

2.4.74

setType

protected void setType(int type)

Sets the type of this event. Validation of acceptable type values is the responsibility of each subclass.

Parameters:

type - the type of this WikiEvent.

getType

public int getType()

Returns the type of this event.

Returns:

the type of this WikiEvent. See the enumerated values defined in WikiEvent).

getTypeDescription

public String getTypeDescription()

Returns a String (human-readable) description of an event type. This should be subclassed as necessary.

Returns:

the String description

isValidType

public static boolean isValidType(int type)

Returns true if the int value is a valid WikiEvent type. Because the WikiEvent class does not itself any event types, this method returns true if the event type is anything except ERROR or UNDEFINED. This method is meant to be subclassed as appropriate.

Parameters:

type - The value to test.

Returns:

true, if the value is a valid WikiEvent type.

eventName

public String eventName()

Returns a textual representation of an event type.

Returns:

the String representation

toString

public String toString()

Prints a String (human-readable) representation of this object. This should be subclassed as necessary.

Overrides:

toString in class EventObject

Returns:

the String representation

See Also:

Object.toString()