/*
* @(#)EventObject.java 1.21 05/11/17
*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package java.util;
/**
* <p>
* The root class from which all event state objects shall be derived.
* <p>
* All Events are constructed with a reference to the object, the "source",
* that is logically deemed to be the object upon which the Event in question
* initially occurred upon.
*
* @since JDK1.1
*/
public class EventObject implements java.io.Serializable {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 5516075349620653480L;
/**
* The object on which the Event initially occurred.
*/
protected transient Object source;
/**
* Constructs a prototypical Event.
*
* @param source The object on which the Event initially occurred.
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if source is null.
*/
public EventObject(Object source) {
if (source == null)
throw new IllegalArgumentException("null source");
this.source = source;
}
/**
* The object on which the Event initially occurred.
*
* @return The object on which the Event initially occurred.
*/
public Object getSource() {
return source;
}
/**
* Returns a String representation of this EventObject.
*
* @return A a String representation of this EventObject.
*/
public String toString() {
return getClass().getName() + "[source=" + source + "]";
}
}