Package javafx.event

Class ActionEvent

java.lang.Object
java.util.EventObject
javafx.event.Event
javafx.event.ActionEvent
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable
public class ActionEvent extends Event
An Event representing some type of action. This event type is widely used to represent a variety of things, such as when a Button has been fired, when a KeyFrame has finished, and other such usages.
Since:
JavaFX 2.0
See Also:

  • Field Details

    • ACTION

      public static final EventType<ActionEvent> ACTION
      The only valid EventType for the ActionEvent.

    • ANY

      public static final EventType<ActionEvent> ANY
      Common supertype for all action event types.
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

  • Constructor Details

    • ActionEvent

      public ActionEvent()
      Creates a new ActionEvent with an event type of ACTION. The source and target of the event is set to NULL_SOURCE_TARGET.

    • ActionEvent

      public ActionEvent(Object source, EventTarget target)
      Construct a new ActionEvent with the specified event source and target. If the source or target is set to null, it is replaced by the NULL_SOURCE_TARGET value. All ActionEvents have their type set to ACTION.
      Parameters:
      source - the event source which sent the event
      target - the event target to associate with the event

  • Method Details

    • copyFor

      public ActionEvent copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget)
      Description copied from class: Event
      Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target. If the source or target is set to null, it is replaced by the NULL_SOURCE_TARGET value.
      Overrides:
      copyFor in class Event
      Parameters:
      newSource - the new source of the copied event
      newTarget - the new target of the copied event
      Returns:
      the event copy with the new source and target

    • duplicate

      public ActionEvent duplicate()
      Description copied from class: Event
      Creates and returns a copy of this Event.
      Overrides:
      duplicate in class Event
      Returns:
      a new instance of Event with all values copied from this Event.

    • getEventType

      public EventType<? extends ActionEvent> getEventType()
      Description copied from class: Event
      Gets the event type of this event. Objects of the same Event class can have different event types. These event types further specify what kind of event occurred.
      Overrides:
      getEventType in class Event
      Returns:
      the event type