javafx.event

Class ActionEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

javafx.event.Event

javafx.event.ActionEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public class ActionEvent
extends Event

An Event representing some type of action. This event type is widely used to represent a variety of things, such as when a javafx.scene.control.Button has been fired, when a javafx.animation.KeyFrame has finished, and other such usages.

Since:

JavaFX 2.0

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static EventType<ActionEvent>	ACTION The only valid EventType for the ActionEvent.
static EventType<ActionEvent>	ANY Common supertype for all action event types.
private static long	serialVersionUID

Fields inherited from class javafx.event.Event

consumed, eventType, NULL_SOURCE_TARGET, target

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ActionEvent() Creates a new ActionEvent with an event type of ACTION.
ActionEvent(java.lang.Object source, EventTarget target) Construct a new ActionEvent with the specified event source and target.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ActionEvent	copyFor(java.lang.Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget) Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target.
EventType<? extends ActionEvent>	getEventType() Gets the event type of this event.

Methods inherited from class javafx.event.Event

clone, consume, fireEvent, getTarget, isConsumed

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

private static final long serialVersionUID

See Also:

Constant Field Values

ACTION

public static final EventType<ActionEvent> ACTION

The only valid EventType for the ActionEvent.

ANY

public static final EventType<ActionEvent> ANY

Common supertype for all action event types.

Since:

JavaFX 8.0

Constructor Detail

ActionEvent

public ActionEvent()

Creates a new ActionEvent with an event type of ACTION. The source and target of the event is set to NULL_SOURCE_TARGET.

ActionEvent

public ActionEvent(java.lang.Object source,
                   EventTarget target)

Construct a new ActionEvent with the specified event source and target. If the source or target is set to null, it is replaced by the NULL_SOURCE_TARGET value. All ActionEvents have their type set to ACTION.

Parameters:

source - the event source which sent the event

target - the event target to associate with the event

Method Detail

copyFor

public ActionEvent copyFor(java.lang.Object newSource,
                           EventTarget newTarget)

Description copied from class: Event

Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target. If the source or target is set to null, it is replaced by the NULL_SOURCE_TARGET value.

Overrides:

copyFor in class Event

Parameters:

newSource - the new source of the copied event

newTarget - the new target of the copied event

Returns:

the event copy with the new source and target

getEventType

public EventType<? extends ActionEvent> getEventType()

Description copied from class: Event

Gets the event type of this event. Objects of the same Event class can have different event types. These event types further specify what kind of event occurred.

Overrides:

getEventType in class Event

Returns:

the event type