Class ActionEvent

javafx.event.ActionEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:: MediaMarkerEvent

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 Button has been fired, when a KeyFrame has finished, and other such usages.

Since:: JavaFX 2.0
See Also:: Serialized Form

Field Summary

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

Fields declared in class javafx.event.Event

consumed, eventType, NULL_SOURCE_TARGET, target

Fields declared in class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ActionEvent`	`copyFor(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 declared in class javafx.event.Event

clone, consume, fireEvent, getTarget, isConsumed

Methods declared in class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

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 Details

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(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 Details

copyFor

public ActionEvent copyFor(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

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