com.itextpdf.kernel.events

Class EventDispatcher

java.lang.Object

com.itextpdf.kernel.events.EventDispatcher

All Implemented Interfaces:

IEventDispatcher, Serializable

public class EventDispatcher
extends Object
implements IEventDispatcher, Serializable

IEventDispatcher implementation that forwards Events to registered IEventHandler implementations.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Map<String,List<IEventHandler>>	eventHandlers

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EventDispatcher()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addEventHandler(String type, IEventHandler handler) Adds new event handler.
void	dispatchEvent(Event event) Dispatches an event.
void	dispatchEvent(Event event, boolean delayed) Dispatches a delayed event.
boolean	hasEventHandler(String type) Checks if event dispatcher as an event handler assigned for a certain event type.
void	removeAllHandlers() Remove all event handlers.
void	removeEventHandler(String type, IEventHandler handler) Removes event handler.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

eventHandlers

protected Map<String,List<IEventHandler>> eventHandlers

Constructor Detail

EventDispatcher

public EventDispatcher()

Method Detail

addEventHandler

public void addEventHandler(String type,
                            IEventHandler handler)

Description copied from interface: IEventDispatcher

Adds new event handler.

Specified by:

addEventHandler in interface IEventDispatcher

Parameters:

type - a type of event to be handled.

handler - event handler.

dispatchEvent

public void dispatchEvent(Event event)

Description copied from interface: IEventDispatcher

Dispatches an event.

Specified by:

dispatchEvent in interface IEventDispatcher

dispatchEvent

public void dispatchEvent(Event event,
                          boolean delayed)

Description copied from interface: IEventDispatcher

Dispatches a delayed event. Sometimes event cannot be handled immediately because event handler has not been set yet. In this case event is placed into event ques of dispatcher and is waiting until handler is assigned.

Specified by:

dispatchEvent in interface IEventDispatcher

hasEventHandler

public boolean hasEventHandler(String type)

Description copied from interface: IEventDispatcher

Checks if event dispatcher as an event handler assigned for a certain event type.

Specified by:

hasEventHandler in interface IEventDispatcher

Returns:

removeEventHandler

public void removeEventHandler(String type,
                               IEventHandler handler)

Description copied from interface: IEventDispatcher

Removes event handler.

Specified by:

removeEventHandler in interface IEventDispatcher

removeAllHandlers

public void removeAllHandlers()

Description copied from interface: IEventDispatcher

Remove all event handlers.

Specified by:

removeAllHandlers in interface IEventDispatcher