Class NodeChangeEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

java.util.prefs.NodeChangeEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class NodeChangeEvent
extends EventObject

An event emitted by a Preferences node to indicate that a child of that node has been added or removed.

Note, that although NodeChangeEvent inherits Serializable interface from java.util.EventObject, it is not intended to be Serializable. Appropriate serialization methods are implemented to throw NotSerializableException.

Since:

1.4

See Also:

• Preferences
• NodeChangeListener
• PreferenceChangeEvent

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
NodeChangeEvent(Preferences parent, Preferences child)	Constructs a new NodeChangeEvent instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Preferences	getChild()	Returns the node that was added or removed.
Preferences	getParent()	Returns the parent of the node that was added or removed.

Methods inherited from class EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Constructor Details

NodeChangeEvent

public NodeChangeEvent(Preferences parent,
 Preferences child)

Constructs a new NodeChangeEvent instance.

Parameters:

parent - The parent of the node that was added or removed.

child - The node that was added or removed.

Method Details

getParent

public Preferences getParent()

Returns the parent of the node that was added or removed.

Returns:

The parent Preferences node whose child was added or removed

getChild

public Preferences getChild()

Returns the node that was added or removed.

Returns:

The node that was added or removed.