Package javafx.stage

Class WindowEvent

java.lang.Object
java.util.EventObject
javafx.event.Event
javafx.stage.WindowEvent
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Cloneable
public class WindowEvent extends Event
Event related to window showing/hiding actions.
Since:
JavaFX 2.0
See Also:

  • Field Details

    • ANY

      public static final EventType<WindowEvent> ANY
      Common supertype for all window event types.

    • WINDOW_SHOWING

      public static final EventType<WindowEvent> WINDOW_SHOWING
      This event occurs on window just before it is shown.

    • WINDOW_SHOWN

      public static final EventType<WindowEvent> WINDOW_SHOWN
      This event occurs on window just after it is shown.

    • WINDOW_HIDING

      public static final EventType<WindowEvent> WINDOW_HIDING
      This event occurs on window just before it is hidden.

    • WINDOW_HIDDEN

      public static final EventType<WindowEvent> WINDOW_HIDDEN
      This event occurs on window just after it is hidden.

    • WINDOW_CLOSE_REQUEST

      public static final EventType<WindowEvent> WINDOW_CLOSE_REQUEST
      This event is delivered to a window when there is an external request to close that window. If the event is not consumed by any installed window event handler, the default handler for this event closes the corresponding window.

  • Constructor Details

    • WindowEvent

      public WindowEvent(Window source, EventType<? extends Event> eventType)
      Construct a new Event with the specified event source, target and type. If the source or target is set to null, it is replaced by the NULL_SOURCE_TARGET value.
      Parameters:
      source - the event source which sent the event
      eventType - the event type

  • Method Details

    • toString

      public String toString()
      Returns a string representation of this WindowEvent object.
      Overrides:
      toString in class EventObject
      Returns:
      a string representation of this WindowEvent object.

    • copyFor

      public WindowEvent 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

    • copyFor

      public WindowEvent copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget, EventType<WindowEvent> type)
      Creates a copy of the given event with the given fields substituted.
      Parameters:
      newSource - the new source of the copied event
      newTarget - the new target of the copied event
      type - the new eventType
      Returns:
      the event copy with the fields substituted
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

    • duplicate

      public Event 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<WindowEvent> 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