Package org.eclipse.swt.events

Class SelectionEvent

java.lang.Object
SWTEventObject
org.eclipse.swt.events.TypedEvent
org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionEvent
Direct Known Subclasses:
ExpandEvent, TreeEvent
public class SelectionEvent extends TypedEvent
Instances of this class are sent as a result of widgets being selected.

Note: The fields that are filled in depend on the widget.

IMPORTANT: All public static members of this class are not part of the RWT public API. They are marked public only so that they can be shared within the packages provided by RWT. They should never be accessed from application code.

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  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    int
    detail
    Extra detail information about the selection, depending on the widget.
    boolean
    doit
    A flag indicating whether the operation should be allowed.
    int
    height
    The height of selected area.
    Widget
    item
    The item that was selected.
    int
    stateMask
    The state of the keyboard modifier keys at the time the event was generated.
    String
    text
    The text of the hyperlink that was selected.
    int
    width
    The width of selected area.
    int
    x
    The x location of the selected area.
    int
    y
    The y location of selected area.

    Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.events.TypedEvent

    data, display, time, widget

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    SelectionEvent(Event e)
    Constructs a new instance of this class based on the information in the given untyped event.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    toString()
     

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

  • Field Details

    • x

      public int x
      The x location of the selected area.

    • y

      public int y
      The y location of selected area.

    • width

      public int width
      The width of selected area.

    • height

      public int height
      The height of selected area.

    • stateMask

      public int stateMask
      The state of the keyboard modifier keys at the time the event was generated.
      Since:
      1.3

    • text

      public String text
      The text of the hyperlink that was selected. This will be either the text of the hyperlink or the value of its HREF, if one was specified. If the hyperlink was embedded in a widget using RWT.MARKUP_ENABLED, the client (especially Internet Explorer) may re-write the value to be an absolute URL.
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    • doit

      public boolean doit
      A flag indicating whether the operation should be allowed. Setting this field to false will cancel the operation, depending on the widget.

    • item

      public Widget item
      The item that was selected.

    • detail

      public int detail
      Extra detail information about the selection, depending on the widget.

    Table and Tree

    CoolItem and ToolItem