Module java.desktop

Package javax.swing.event

Class AncestorEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

java.awt.AWTEvent

javax.swing.event.AncestorEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class AncestorEvent
extends AWTEvent

An event reported to a child component that originated from an ancestor in the component hierarchy.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans has been added to the java.beans package. Please see XMLEncoder.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final int	ANCESTOR_ADDED	An ancestor-component was added to the hierarchy of visible objects (made visible), and is currently being displayed.
static final int	ANCESTOR_MOVED	An ancestor-component changed its position on the screen.
static final int	ANCESTOR_REMOVED	An ancestor-component was removed from the hierarchy of visible objects (hidden) and is no longer being displayed.

Fields declared in class java.awt.AWTEvent

ACTION_EVENT_MASK, ADJUSTMENT_EVENT_MASK, COMPONENT_EVENT_MASK, consumed, CONTAINER_EVENT_MASK, FOCUS_EVENT_MASK, HIERARCHY_BOUNDS_EVENT_MASK, HIERARCHY_EVENT_MASK, id, INPUT_METHOD_EVENT_MASK, INVOCATION_EVENT_MASK, ITEM_EVENT_MASK, KEY_EVENT_MASK, MOUSE_EVENT_MASK, MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK, MOUSE_WHEEL_EVENT_MASK, PAINT_EVENT_MASK, RESERVED_ID_MAX, TEXT_EVENT_MASK, WINDOW_EVENT_MASK, WINDOW_FOCUS_EVENT_MASK, WINDOW_STATE_EVENT_MASK

Fields declared in class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AncestorEvent(JComponent source, int id, Container ancestor, Container ancestorParent)	Constructs an AncestorEvent object to identify a change in an ancestor-component's display-status.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Container	getAncestor()	Returns the ancestor that the event actually occurred on.
Container	getAncestorParent()	Returns the parent of the ancestor the event actually occurred on.
JComponent	getComponent()	Returns the component that the listener was added to.

Methods declared in class java.awt.AWTEvent

consume, getID, isConsumed, paramString, setSource, toString

Methods declared in class java.util.EventObject

getSource

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

ANCESTOR_ADDED

public static final int ANCESTOR_ADDED

An ancestor-component was added to the hierarchy of visible objects (made visible), and is currently being displayed.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ANCESTOR_REMOVED

public static final int ANCESTOR_REMOVED

An ancestor-component was removed from the hierarchy of visible objects (hidden) and is no longer being displayed.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

ANCESTOR_MOVED

public static final int ANCESTOR_MOVED

An ancestor-component changed its position on the screen.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

AncestorEvent

public AncestorEvent(JComponent source,
 int id,
 Container ancestor,
 Container ancestorParent)

Constructs an AncestorEvent object to identify a change in an ancestor-component's display-status.

Parameters:

source - the JComponent that originated the event (typically this)

id - an int specifying ANCESTOR_ADDED, ANCESTOR_REMOVED or ANCESTOR_MOVED

ancestor - a Container object specifying the ancestor-component whose display-status changed

ancestorParent - a Container object specifying the ancestor's parent

Method Details

getAncestor

public Container getAncestor()

Returns the ancestor that the event actually occurred on.

Returns:

the Container object specifying the ancestor component

getAncestorParent

public Container getAncestorParent()

Returns the parent of the ancestor the event actually occurred on. This is most interesting in an ANCESTOR_REMOVED event, as the ancestor may no longer be in the component hierarchy.

Returns:

the Container object specifying the ancestor's parent

getComponent

public JComponent getComponent()

Returns the component that the listener was added to.

Returns:

the JComponent on which the event occurred