net.sf.cuf.appevent

Class AppEventManager

java.lang.Object

net.sf.cuf.appevent.AppEventManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

AppEventSupport

public class AppEventManager
extends Object
implements AppEventSupport

A AppEventManager object can be used to dispatch events to registered listeners. The binding between the event class and the listener is done via a BindEvent. Usually a AppEventManger object is the last responder in a chain of responsibility, and called to dispatch the event if somebody has shown interest.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AppEventManager() The constructor creates a new AppEventManager.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isBound(AppEvent pAppEvent) Small helper method to check if a given Event-class is bound.
void	postAppEvent(AppEvent pAppEvent) The method handles first BindEvent/UnbindEvent objects, and dispatches all other objects to registered targets.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AppEventManager

public AppEventManager()

The constructor creates a new AppEventManager.

Method Detail

postAppEvent

public void postAppEvent(AppEvent pAppEvent)

The method handles first BindEvent/UnbindEvent objects, and dispatches all other objects to registered targets. If no dispatcher is found, the event is not consumed.

Specified by:

postAppEvent in interface AppEventSupport

Parameters:

pAppEvent - the event that should be dispatched

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if pAppEvent is null

isBound

public boolean isBound(AppEvent pAppEvent)

Small helper method to check if a given Event-class is bound.

Parameters:

pAppEvent - event that should be checked

Returns:

true, if the event class has one or more targets, false otherwise

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if pAppEvent is null