Java AWT Event Class

Java AWT Event Class

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It is the root event class for all AWTEvent events. This class and its subclasses supercede the original java.awt.Event class. This class is defined in java.awt package. This class has a method named getID() that can be used to determine the type of event.

Class declaration

Following is the declaration for java.awt.AWTEvent class:
public class AWTEvent
   extends EventObject

Field

Following are the fields for java.awt.AWTEvent class:
  • static int ACTION_FIRST -- The first number in the range of ids used for action events.
  • static long ACTION_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting action events.
  • static long ADJUSTMENT_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting adjustment events.
  • static long COMPONENT_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting component events.
  • protected boolean consumed -- Controls whether or not the event is sent back down to the peer once the source has processed it - false means it's sent to the peer; true means it's not.
  • static long CONTAINER_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting container events.
  • static long FOCUS_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting focus events.
  • static long HIERARCHY_BOUNDS_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting hierarchy bounds events.
  • static long HIERARCHY_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting hierarchy events.
  • protected int id -- The event's id.
  • static long INPUT_METHOD_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting input method events.
  • static long INVOCATION_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting invocation events.
  • static long ITEM_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting item events.
  • static long KEY_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting key events.
  • static long MOUSE_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting mouse events.
  • static long MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting mouse motion events.
  • static long MOUSE_WHEEL_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting mouse wheel events.
  • static long PAINT_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting paint events.
  • static int RESERVED_ID_MAX -- The maximum value for reserved SWING event IDs.
  • static long TEXT_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting text events.
  • static long WINDOW_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting window events.
  • static long WINDOW_FOCUS_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting window focus events.
  • static long WINDOW_STATE_EVENT_MASK -- The event mask for selecting window state events.

Class constructors

S.N. Constructor & Description
1 AWTEvent(Event event) Constructs an AWTEvent object from the parameters of a 1.0-style event.
2 AWTEvent(java.lang.Object source, int id) Constructs an AWTEvent object with the specified source object and type.

Class methods

S.N. Method & Description
1 protected void consume()Consumes this event, if this event can be consumed.
2 int getID()Returns the event type.
3 protected boolean isConsumed()Returns whether this event has been consumed.
4 java.lang.String paramString()Returns a string representing the state of this Event.
5 void setSource(java.lang.Object newSource)Retargets an event to a new source.
6 java.lang.String toString()Returns a String representation of this object.

Methods inherited

This class inherits methods from the following classes:
  • java.util.EventObject
  • java.lang.Object
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