Module java.desktop

Package java.awt.desktop

Class OpenFilesEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

java.awt.desktop.AppEvent

java.awt.desktop.FilesEvent

java.awt.desktop.OpenFilesEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public final class OpenFilesEvent
extends FilesEvent

Event sent when the app is asked to open a list of files.

Since:

9

See Also:

OpenFilesHandler.openFiles(java.awt.desktop.OpenFilesEvent), Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
OpenFilesEvent(List<File> files, String searchTerm)	Constructs an OpenFilesEvent

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getSearchTerm()	Gets the search term.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.awt.desktop.FilesEvent

getFiles

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

OpenFilesEvent

public OpenFilesEvent(List<File> files,
                      String searchTerm)

Constructs an OpenFilesEvent

Parameters:

files - files

searchTerm - searchTerm

Method Detail

getSearchTerm

public String getSearchTerm()

Gets the search term. The platform may optionally provide the search term that was used to find the files. This is for example the case on Mac OS X, when the files were opened using the Spotlight search menu or a Finder search window. This is useful for highlighting the search term in the documents when they are opened.

Returns:

the search term used to find the files