Package org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences

Class IEclipsePreferences.NodeChangeEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.IEclipsePreferences.NodeChangeEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Enclosing interface:

IEclipsePreferences

public static final class IEclipsePreferences.NodeChangeEvent
extends EventObject

An event object which describes the details of a change in the preference node hierarchy. The child node is the one which was added or removed.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

• IEclipsePreferences.INodeChangeListener
• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NodeChangeEvent(Preferences parent, Preferences child)	Constructor for a new node change event object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Preferences	getChild()	Return the child node for this event.
Preferences	getParent()	Return the parent node for 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 Details

NodeChangeEvent

public NodeChangeEvent(Preferences parent,
 Preferences child)

Constructor for a new node change event object.

Parameters:

parent - the parent node

child - the child node

Method Details

getParent

public Preferences getParent()

Return the parent node for this event. This is the parent of the node which was added or removed.

Returns:

the parent node

getChild

public Preferences getChild()

Return the child node for this event. This is the node which was added or removed.

Note: The child node may have been removed as a result of the bundle supplying its implementation being un-installed. In this case the only method which can safely be called on the child is #name().

Returns:

the child node