Package org.eclipse.swt.widgets

Class Event

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Event
public class Event extends Object
Instances of this class provide a description of a particular event which occurred within SWT. The SWT untyped listener API uses these instances for all event dispatching.

Note: For a given event, only the fields which are appropriate will be filled in. The contents of the fields which are not used by the event are unspecified.

Since:
1.0
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  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    int
    button
    the button that was pressed or released; 1 for the first button, 2 for the second button, and 3 for the third button, etc.
    char
    character
    depending on the event, the character represented by the key that was typed.
    int
    count
    depending on the event type, the number of following paint events which are pending which may always be zero on some platforms or the number of lines or pages to scroll using the mouse wheel
    Object
    data
    a field for application use
    int
    detail
    the event specific detail field, as defined by the detail constants in class SWT
    Display
    display
    the display where the event occurred
    boolean
    doit
    depending on the event, a flag indicating whether the operation should be allowed.
    int
    end
    depending on the event, the range of text being modified.
    GC
    gc
    the graphics context to use when painting that is configured to use the colors, font and damaged region of the control.
    int
    height
    the height of the bounding rectangle of the region that requires painting
    int
    index
    the index of the item where the event occurred
    Widget
    item
    the item that the event occurred in (can be null)
    int
    keyCode
    depending on the event, the key code of the key that was typed, as defined by the key code constants in class SWT.
    int
    start
    depending on the event, the range of text being modified.
    int
    stateMask
    depending on the event, the state of the keyboard modifier keys and mouse masks at the time the event was generated.
    String
    text
    depending on the event, the new text that will be inserted.
    int
    time
    the time that the event occurred.
    int
    type
    the type of event, as defined by the event type constants in class SWT
    Widget
    widget
    the widget that issued the event
    int
    width
    the width of the bounding rectangle of the region that requires painting
    int
    x
    depending on the event type, the x offset of the bounding rectangle of the region that requires painting or the widget-relative, x coordinate of the pointer at the time the mouse button was pressed or released
    int
    y
    depending on the event type, the y offset of the bounding rectangle of the region that requires painting or the widget-relative, y coordinate of the pointer at the time the mouse button was pressed or released

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    Event()
     

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Rectangle
    getBounds()
    Gets the bounds.
    void
    setBounds(Rectangle rect)
    Sets the bounds.
    String
    toString()
    Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

  • Field Details

    • display

      public Display display
      the display where the event occurred

    • widget

      public Widget widget
      the widget that issued the event

    • type

      public int type
      the type of event, as defined by the event type constants in class SWT
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    • detail

      public int detail
      the event specific detail field, as defined by the detail constants in class SWT
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    • item

      public Widget item
      the item that the event occurred in (can be null)

    • index

      public int index
      the index of the item where the event occurred

    • gc

      public GC gc
      the graphics context to use when painting that is configured to use the colors, font and damaged region of the control. It is valid only during the paint and must not be disposed
      Since:
      1.3

    • x

      public int x
      depending on the event type, the x offset of the bounding rectangle of the region that requires painting or the widget-relative, x coordinate of the pointer at the time the mouse button was pressed or released

    • y

      public int y
      depending on the event type, the y offset of the bounding rectangle of the region that requires painting or the widget-relative, y coordinate of the pointer at the time the mouse button was pressed or released

    • width

      public int width
      the width of the bounding rectangle of the region that requires painting

    • height

      public int height
      the height of the bounding rectangle of the region that requires painting

    • count

      public int count
      depending on the event type, the number of following paint events which are pending which may always be zero on some platforms or the number of lines or pages to scroll using the mouse wheel

    • time

      public int time
      the time that the event occurred. NOTE: This field is an unsigned integer and should be AND'ed with 0xFFFFFFFFL so that it can be treated as a signed long.

    • button

      public int button
      the button that was pressed or released; 1 for the first button, 2 for the second button, and 3 for the third button, etc.

    • character

      public char character
      depending on the event, the character represented by the key that was typed. This is the final character that results after all modifiers have been applied. For example, when the user types Ctrl+A, the character value is 0x01 (ASCII SOH). It is important that applications do not attempt to modify the character value based on a stateMask (such as SWT.CTRL) or the resulting character will not be correct.

    • keyCode

      public int keyCode
      depending on the event, the key code of the key that was typed, as defined by the key code constants in class SWT. When the character field of the event is ambiguous, this field contains the unaffected value of the original character. For example, typing Ctrl+M or Enter both result in the character '\r' but the keyCode field will also contain '\r' when Enter was typed and 'm' when Ctrl+M was typed.
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    • stateMask

      public int stateMask
      depending on the event, the state of the keyboard modifier keys and mouse masks at the time the event was generated.
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    • start

      public int start
      depending on the event, the range of text being modified. Setting these fields has no effect.

    • end

      public int end
      depending on the event, the range of text being modified. Setting these fields has no effect.

    • text

      public String text
      depending on the event, the new text that will be inserted. Setting this field will change the text that is about to be inserted or deleted.

    • doit

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

    • data

      public Object data
      a field for application use

  • Constructor Details

    • Event

      public Event()

  • Method Details

    • getBounds

      public Rectangle getBounds()
      Gets the bounds.
      Returns:
      a rectangle that is the bounds.

    • setBounds

      public void setBounds(Rectangle rect)
      Sets the bounds.
      Parameters:
      rect - the new rectangle

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
      Overrides:
      toString in class Object
      Returns:
      a string representation of the event