Class InputEvent

javafx.scene.input.InputEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:: ContextMenuEvent, DragEvent, GestureEvent, InputMethodEvent, KeyEvent, MouseEvent, TouchEvent

public class InputEvent
extends Event

An event indicating a user input.

Since:: JavaFX 2.0
See Also:: Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static EventType<InputEvent>`	`ANY`	Common supertype for all input 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
`InputEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, EventType<? extends InputEvent> eventType)`	Creates new instance of InputEvent.
`InputEvent(EventType<? extends InputEvent> eventType)`	Creates new instance of InputEvent.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`EventType<? extends InputEvent>`	`getEventType()`	Gets the event type of this event.

Methods declared in class javafx.event.Event

clone, consume, copyFor, 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

ANY

public static final EventType<InputEvent> ANY

Common supertype for all input event types.

Constructor Details

InputEvent

public InputEvent(EventType<? extends InputEvent> eventType)

Creates new instance of InputEvent.

Parameters:: eventType - Type of the event

InputEvent

public InputEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, EventType<? extends InputEvent> eventType)

Creates new instance of InputEvent.

Parameters:: source - Event source; target - Event target; eventType - Type of the event

Method Details

getEventType

public EventType<? extends InputEvent> 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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