Class WindowEvent

javafx.stage.WindowEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Cloneable

public class WindowEvent
extends Event

Event related to window showing/hiding actions.

Since:: JavaFX 2.0
See Also:: Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static EventType<WindowEvent>`	`ANY`	Common supertype for all window event types.
`static EventType<WindowEvent>`	`WINDOW_CLOSE_REQUEST`	This event is delivered to a window when there is an external request to close that window.
`static EventType<WindowEvent>`	`WINDOW_HIDDEN`	This event occurs on window just after it is hidden.
`static EventType<WindowEvent>`	`WINDOW_HIDING`	This event occurs on window just before it is hidden.
`static EventType<WindowEvent>`	`WINDOW_SHOWING`	This event occurs on window just before it is shown.
`static EventType<WindowEvent>`	`WINDOW_SHOWN`	This event occurs on window just after it is shown.

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
`WindowEvent(Window source, EventType<? extends Event> eventType)`	Construct a new `Event` with the specified event source, target and type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`WindowEvent`	`copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget)`	Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target.
`WindowEvent`	`copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget, EventType<WindowEvent> type)`	Creates a copy of the given event with the given fields substituted.
`EventType<WindowEvent>`	`getEventType()`	Gets the event type of this event.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of this `WindowEvent` object.

Methods declared in class javafx.event.Event

clone, consume, fireEvent, getTarget, isConsumed

Methods declared in class java.util.EventObject

getSource

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

ANY

public static final EventType<WindowEvent> ANY

Common supertype for all window event types.

WINDOW_SHOWING

public static final EventType<WindowEvent> WINDOW_SHOWING

This event occurs on window just before it is shown.

WINDOW_SHOWN

public static final EventType<WindowEvent> WINDOW_SHOWN

This event occurs on window just after it is shown.

WINDOW_HIDING

public static final EventType<WindowEvent> WINDOW_HIDING

This event occurs on window just before it is hidden.

WINDOW_HIDDEN

public static final EventType<WindowEvent> WINDOW_HIDDEN

This event occurs on window just after it is hidden.

WINDOW_CLOSE_REQUEST

public static final EventType<WindowEvent> WINDOW_CLOSE_REQUEST

This event is delivered to a window when there is an external request to close that window. If the event is not consumed by any installed window event handler, the default handler for this event closes the corresponding window.

Constructor Details

WindowEvent

public WindowEvent(Window source, EventType<? extends Event> eventType)

Construct a new Event with the specified event source, target and type. If the source or target is set to null, it is replaced by the NULL_SOURCE_TARGET value.

Parameters:: source - the event source which sent the event; eventType - the event type

Method Details

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this WindowEvent object.

Overrides:: toString in class EventObject
Returns:: a string representation of this WindowEvent object.

copyFor

public WindowEvent 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

copyFor

public WindowEvent copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget, EventType<WindowEvent> type)

Creates a copy of the given event with the given fields substituted.

Parameters:: newSource - the new source of the copied event; newTarget - the new target of the copied event; type - the new eventType
Returns:: the event copy with the fields substituted
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

getEventType

public EventType<WindowEvent> 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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