javax.faces.event
Class FacesEvent

java.lang.Object
  java.util.EventObject
      javax.faces.event.FacesEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ActionEvent, ValueChangedEvent

public class FacesEvent

extends java.util.EventObject

FacesEvent is the base class for user interface and application events that can be fired by UIComponents. Concrete event classes must subclass FacesEvent in order to be supported by the request processing lifecycle.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

FacesEvent(UIComponent source)
Construct a new event object from the specified source component.

Method Summary

UIComponent

getComponent() Return the source UIComponent that sent this event.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FacesEvent

public FacesEvent(UIComponent source)

Construct a new event object from the specified source component.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if component is null

Method Detail

getComponent

public UIComponent getComponent()

Return the source UIComponent that sent this event.