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javax.swing.event
Class HyperlinkEvent
java.lang.Object | +--java.util.EventObject | +--javax.swing.event.HyperlinkEvent
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable
- Direct Known Subclasses:
- HTMLFrameHyperlinkEvent
- public class HyperlinkEvent
- extends EventObject
HyperlinkEvent is used to notify interested parties that something has happened with respect to a hypertext link.
Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. A future release of Swing will provide support for long term persistence.
- See Also:
- Serialized Form
| Inner Class Summary | |
static class |
HyperlinkEvent.EventType
Defines the ENTERED, EXITED, and ACTIVATED event types, along with their string representations, returned by toString(). |
| Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject |
source |
| Constructor Summary | |
HyperlinkEvent(Object source,
HyperlinkEvent.EventType type,
URL u)
Creates a new object representing a hypertext link event. |
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HyperlinkEvent(Object source,
HyperlinkEvent.EventType type,
URL u,
String desc)
Creates a new object representing a hypertext link event. |
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| Method Summary | |
String |
getDescription()
Get the description of the link as a string. |
HyperlinkEvent.EventType |
getEventType()
Gets the type of event. |
URL |
getURL()
Gets the URL that the link refers to. |
| 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 |
HyperlinkEvent
public HyperlinkEvent(Object source, HyperlinkEvent.EventType type, URL u)
- Creates a new object representing a hypertext link event.
The other constructor is preferred, as it provides more
information if a URL could not be formed. This constructor
is primarily for backward compatibility.
- Parameters:
source- the object responsible for the eventtype- the event typeu- the affected URL
HyperlinkEvent
public HyperlinkEvent(Object source, HyperlinkEvent.EventType type, URL u, String desc)
- Creates a new object representing a hypertext link event.
- Parameters:
source- the object responsible for the eventtype- the event typeu- the affected URL. This may be null if a valid URL could not be created.desc- the description of the link. This may be useful when attempting to form a URL resulted in a MalformedURLException. The description provides the text used when attempting to form the URL.
| Method Detail |
getEventType
public HyperlinkEvent.EventType getEventType()
- Gets the type of event.
- Returns:
- the type
getDescription
public String getDescription()
- Get the description of the link as a string. This may be useful if a URL can't be formed from the description, in which case the associated URL would be null.
getURL
public URL getURL()
- Gets the URL that the link refers to.
- Returns:
- the URL
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