Class WebEvent<T>

javafx.scene.web.WebEvent<T>

Type Parameters:: T - the type of the web event

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Cloneable

public final class WebEvent<T> extends Event

WebEvent instances are passed into EventHandlers registered with a WebEngine by JavaScript running on a Web page. An event holds a single data item of type T.

Since:

JavaFX 2.0

See Also:

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final EventType<WebEvent>`	`ALERT`	This event occurs when a script calls the JavaScript `alert` function.
`static final EventType<WebEvent>`	`ANY`	Common supertype for all Web event types.
`static final EventType<WebEvent>`	`RESIZED`	This event occurs when a script changes location of the JavaScript `window` object.
`static final EventType<WebEvent>`	`STATUS_CHANGED`	This event occurs when a script changes status line text.
`static final EventType<WebEvent>`	`VISIBILITY_CHANGED`	This event occurs when a script changes visibility of the JavaScript `window` object.

Fields declared in class javafx.event.Event

consumed, eventType, NULL_SOURCE_TARGET, target

Fields declared in class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`WebEvent(Object source, EventType<WebEvent> type, T data)`	Creates a new event object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`T`	`getData()`	Returns data item carried by this event.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of this `WebEvent` object.

Methods declared in class javafx.event.Event

clone, consume, copyFor, fireEvent, getEventType, 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<WebEvent> ANY

Common supertype for all Web event types.

RESIZED

public static final EventType<WebEvent> RESIZED

This event occurs when a script changes location of the JavaScript window object.

STATUS_CHANGED

public static final EventType<WebEvent> STATUS_CHANGED

This event occurs when a script changes status line text.

VISIBILITY_CHANGED

public static final EventType<WebEvent> VISIBILITY_CHANGED

This event occurs when a script changes visibility of the JavaScript window object.

ALERT

public static final EventType<WebEvent> ALERT

This event occurs when a script calls the JavaScript alert function.

Constructor Details

WebEvent

public WebEvent(Object source, EventType<WebEvent> type, T data)

Creates a new event object.

Parameters:: source - the event source; type - the event type; data - the data item

Method Details

getData

public T getData()

Returns data item carried by this event.

Returns:: the data item

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this WebEvent object.

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

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