Class InputEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

javafx.event.Event

javafx.scene.input.InputEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Cloneable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ContextMenuEvent, DragEvent, GestureEvent, InputMethodEvent, KeyEvent, MouseEvent, TouchEvent

public class InputEvent
extends Event

An event indicating a user input.

Since:

JavaFX 2.0

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final EventType<InputEvent>	ANY	Common supertype for all input event types.

Fields declared in class Event

consumed, eventType, NULL_SOURCE_TARGET, target

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected boolean	consumed	Whether this event has been consumed by any filter or handler.
protected EventType<? extends Event>	eventType	Type of the event.
static final EventTarget	NULL_SOURCE_TARGET	The constant which represents an unknown event source / target.
protected EventTarget	target	Event target that defines the path through which the event will travel when posted.

Fields declared in class EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
InputEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, EventType<? extends InputEvent> eventType)	Creates new instance of InputEvent.
InputEvent(EventType<? extends InputEvent> eventType)	Creates new instance of InputEvent.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
EventType<? extends InputEvent>	getEventType()	Gets the event type of this event.

Methods declared in class Event

clone, consume, copyFor, fireEvent, getTarget, isConsumed

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Object	clone()	Creates and returns a copy of this Event.
void	consume()	Marks this Event as consumed.
Event	copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget)	Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target.
static void	fireEvent(EventTarget eventTarget, Event event)	Fires the specified event.
EventTarget	getTarget()	Returns the event target of this event.
boolean	isConsumed()	Indicates whether this Event has been consumed by any filter or handler.

Methods declared in class EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods declared in class Object

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

Field Details

ANY

public static final EventType<InputEvent> ANY

Common supertype for all input event types.

Constructor Details

InputEvent

public InputEvent(EventType<? extends InputEvent> eventType)

Creates new instance of InputEvent.

Parameters:

eventType - Type of the event

InputEvent

public InputEvent(Object source,
 EventTarget target,
 EventType<? extends InputEvent> eventType)

Creates new instance of InputEvent.

Parameters:

source - Event source

target - Event target

eventType - Type of the event

Method Details

getEventType

public EventType<? extends InputEvent> 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