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:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final EventType<WindowEvent>	ANY	Common supertype for all window event types.
static final EventType<WindowEvent>	WINDOW_CLOSE_REQUEST	This event is delivered to a window when there is an external request to close that window.
static final EventType<WindowEvent>	WINDOW_HIDDEN	This event occurs on window just after it is hidden.
static final EventType<WindowEvent>	WINDOW_HIDING	This event occurs on window just before it is hidden.
static final EventType<WindowEvent>	WINDOW_SHOWING	This event occurs on window just before it is shown.
static final EventType<WindowEvent>	WINDOW_SHOWN	This event occurs on window just after it is shown.

Fields declared in class javafx.event.Event

consumed, eventType, NULL_SOURCE_TARGET, target

Fields declared in class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
WindowEvent(Window source, EventType<? extends Event> eventType)	Construct a new Event with the specified event source, target and type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
WindowEvent	copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget)	Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target.
WindowEvent	copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget, EventType<WindowEvent> type)	Creates a copy of the given event with the given fields substituted.
EventType<WindowEvent>	getEventType()	Gets the event type of this event.
String	toString()	Returns a string representation of this WindowEvent object.

Methods declared in class javafx.event.Event

clone, consume, fireEvent, getTarget, isConsumed

Methods declared in class java.util.EventObject

getSource

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

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

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