Class PreferenceChangeEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

java.util.prefs.PreferenceChangeEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class PreferenceChangeEvent
extends EventObject

An event emitted by a Preferences node to indicate that a preference has been added, removed or has had its value changed.

Note, that although PreferenceChangeEvent inherits Serializable interface from EventObject, it is not intended to be Serializable. Appropriate serialization methods are implemented to throw NotSerializableException.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

• Preferences
• PreferenceChangeListener
• NodeChangeEvent

Field Summary

Fields declared in class EventObject

source

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected Object	source	The object on which the Event initially occurred.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PreferenceChangeEvent(Preferences node, String key, String newValue)	Constructs a new PreferenceChangeEvent instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getKey()	Returns the key of the preference that was changed.
String	getNewValue()	Returns the new value for the preference.
Preferences	getNode()	Returns the preference node that emitted the event.

Methods declared in class EventObject

getSource, toString

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	getSource()	The object on which the Event initially occurred.
String	toString()	Returns a String representation of this EventObject.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Object	clone()	Answers a new instance of the same class as the receiver, whose slots have been filled in with the values in the slots of the receiver.
boolean	equals(Object o)	Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
protected void	finalize()	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. May cause performance issues, deadlocks and hangs.
final Class<? extends Object>	getClass()	Answers the unique instance of java.lang.Class which represents the class of the receiver.
int	hashCode()	Answers an integer hash code for the receiver.
final void	notify()	Causes one thread which is waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
final void	notifyAll()	Causes all threads which are waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
final void	wait()	Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll).
final void	wait(long time)	Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.
final void	wait(long time, int frac)	Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.

Constructor Details

PreferenceChangeEvent

public PreferenceChangeEvent(Preferences node,
 String key,
 String newValue)

Constructs a new PreferenceChangeEvent instance.

Parameters:

node - The Preferences node that emitted the event.

key - The key of the preference that was changed.

newValue - The new value of the preference, or null if the preference is being removed.

Method Details

getNode

public Preferences getNode()

Returns the preference node that emitted the event.

Returns:

The preference node that emitted the event.

getKey

public String getKey()

Returns the key of the preference that was changed.

Returns:

The key of the preference that was changed.

getNewValue

public String getNewValue()

Returns the new value for the preference.

Returns:

The new value for the preference, or null if the preference was removed.