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class:EventObject [NONE]

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AppEvent, AWTEvent, BeanContextEvent, CaretEvent, ChangeEvent, ConnectionEvent, DragGestureEvent, DragSourceEvent, DropTargetEvent, FlavorEvent, HandshakeCompletedEvent, HyperlinkEvent, LineEvent, ListDataEvent, ListSelectionEvent, MenuEvent, NamingEvent, NamingExceptionEvent, NodeChangeEvent, Notification, PopupMenuEvent, PreferenceChangeEvent, PrintEvent, PropertyChangeEvent, RowSetEvent, RowSorterEvent, SSLSessionBindingEvent, StatementEvent, TableColumnModelEvent, TableModelEvent, TreeExpansionEvent, TreeModelEvent, TreeSelectionEvent, UndoableEditEvent, UnsolicitedNotificationEvent
```
public class EventObject
extends Object
implements Serializable
```
The root class from which all event state objects shall be derived.

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:

1.1

See Also:

Serialized Form

field:source [NONE]

source
```
protected transient Object source
```
The object on which the Event initially occurred.

constructor:<init>(java.lang.Object) [NONE]

EventObject
```
public EventObject(Object source)
```
Constructs a prototypical Event.

Parameters:

source - the object on which the Event initially occurred

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if source is null

method:getSource() [NONE]

getSource
```
public Object getSource()
```
The object on which the Event initially occurred.

Returns:

the object on which the Event initially occurred

method:toString() [NONE]

toString
```
public String toString()
```
Returns a String representation of this EventObject.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a String representation of this EventObject

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