Java EE 5 SDK

javax.faces.event
Class ValueChangeEvent

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.util.EventObject
      extended by javax.faces.event.FacesEvent
          extended by javax.faces.event.ValueChangeEvent
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable

public class ValueChangeEvent
extends FacesEvent

A ValueChangeEvent is a notification that the local value of the source component has been change as a result of user interface activity. It is not fired unless validation of the new value was completed successfully.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Field Summary
 
Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject
source
 
Constructor Summary
ValueChangeEvent(UIComponent component, Object oldValue, Object newValue)
          Construct a new event object from the specified source component, old value, and new value.
 
Method Summary
 Object getNewValue()
          Return the current local value of the source UIComponent.
 Object getOldValue()
          Return the previous local value of the source UIComponent.
 boolean isAppropriateListener(FacesListener listener)
          Return true if this FacesListener is an instance of a listener class that this event supports.
 void processListener(FacesListener listener)
          Broadcast this FacesEvent to the specified FacesListener, by whatever mechanism is appropriate.
 
Methods inherited from class javax.faces.event.FacesEvent
getComponent, getPhaseId, queue, setPhaseId
 
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 Detail

ValueChangeEvent

public ValueChangeEvent(UIComponent component,
                        Object oldValue,
                        Object newValue)

Construct a new event object from the specified source component, old value, and new value.

The default PhaseId for this event is PhaseId.ANY_PHASE.

Parameters:
component - Source UIComponent for this event
oldValue - The previous local value of this UIComponent
newValue - The new local value of thie UIComponent
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if component is null
Method Detail

getOldValue

public Object getOldValue()

Return the previous local value of the source UIComponent.


getNewValue

public Object getNewValue()

Return the current local value of the source UIComponent.


isAppropriateListener

public boolean isAppropriateListener(FacesListener listener)
Description copied from class: FacesEvent

Return true if this FacesListener is an instance of a listener class that this event supports. Typically, this will be accomplished by an "instanceof" check on the listener class.

Specified by:
isAppropriateListener in class FacesEvent
Parameters:
listener - FacesListener to evaluate

processListener

public void processListener(FacesListener listener)
Description copied from class: FacesEvent

Broadcast this FacesEvent to the specified FacesListener, by whatever mechanism is appropriate. Typically, this will be accomplished by calling an event processing method, and passing this FacesEvent as a paramter.

Specified by:
processListener in class FacesEvent
Parameters:
listener - FacesListener to send this FacesEvent to
Throws:
AbortProcessingException - Signal the JavaServer Faces implementation that no further processing on the current event should be performed

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