Xerces 3.1.1

## org.apache.xerces.dom.events
Class EventImpl

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--org.apache.xerces.dom.events.EventImpl

Direct Known Subclasses:
  MutationEventImpl

public class EventImpl
extends java.lang.Object
implements Event

EventImpl is an implementation of the basic "generic" DOM Level 2 Event object. It may be subclassed by more specialized event sets. Note that in our implementation, events are re-dispatchable (dispatch clears the stopPropagation and preventDefault flags before it starts); I believe that is the DOM's intent but I don't see an explicit statement to this effect.

Field Summary
`boolean` `bubbles`
`boolean` `cancelable`
`EventTarget` `currentTarget`
`short` `eventPhase`
`boolean` `initialized`
`boolean` `preventDefault`
`boolean` `stopPropagation`
`EventTarget` `target`
`protected long` `timeStamp`
`java.lang.String` `type`

Fields inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.events.Event
`AT_TARGET, BUBBLING_PHASE, CAPTURING_PHASE`

Constructor Summary
`EventImpl()`

Method Summary
`boolean` `getBubbles()` Used to indicate whether or not an event is a bubbling event.
`boolean` `getCancelable()` Used to indicate whether or not an event can have its default action prevented.
`EventTarget` `getCurrentTarget()` Used to indicate the `EventTarget` whose `EventListeners` are currently being processed.
`short` `getEventPhase()` Used to indicate which phase of event flow is currently being evaluated.
`EventTarget` `getTarget()` Used to indicate the `EventTarget` to which the event was originally dispatched.
`long` `getTimeStamp()` Used to specify the time (in milliseconds relative to the epoch) at which the event was created.
`java.lang.String` `getType()` The name of the event (case-insensitive).
`void` `initEvent(java.lang.String eventTypeArg, boolean canBubbleArg, boolean cancelableArg)` The DOM doesn't deal with constructors, so instead we have an initializer call to set most of the read-only fields.
`void` `preventDefault()` Prevents any default processing built into the target node from occurring.
`void` `stopPropagation()` Causes exit from in-progress event dispatch before the next currentTarget is selected.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### type

    public java.lang.String type

### target

    public EventTarget target

### currentTarget

    public EventTarget currentTarget

### eventPhase

    public short eventPhase

### initialized

    public boolean initialized

### bubbles

    public boolean bubbles

### cancelable

    public boolean cancelable

### stopPropagation

    public boolean stopPropagation

### preventDefault

    public boolean preventDefault

### timeStamp

    protected long timeStamp

Constructor Detail

### EventImpl

    public EventImpl()

Method Detail

### initEvent

    public void initEvent(java.lang.String eventTypeArg,
                          boolean canBubbleArg,
                          boolean cancelableArg)

  The DOM doesn't deal with constructors, so instead we have an initializer call to set most of the read-only fields. The others are set, and reset, by the event subsystem during dispatch.

  Note that init() -- and the subclass-specific initWhatever() calls -- may be reinvoked. At least one initialization is required; repeated initializations overwrite the event with new values of their parameters.

  Specified by:
    initEvent in interface Event
  Tags copied from interface: Event
  Parameters:
    `eventTypeArgSpecifies` - the event type. This type may be any event type currently defined in this specification or a new event type.. The string must be an XML name. Any new event type must not begin with any upper, lower, or mixed case version of the string "DOM". This prefix is reserved for future DOM event sets. It is also strongly recommended that third parties adding their own events use their own prefix to avoid confusion and lessen the probability of conflicts with other new events.
    `canBubbleArgSpecifies` - whether or not the event can bubble.
    `cancelableArgSpecifies` - whether or not the event's default action can be prevented.

### getBubbles

    public boolean getBubbles()

  Description copied from interface: Event
  Used to indicate whether or not an event is a bubbling event. If the event can bubble the value is true, else the value is false.
  Specified by:
    getBubbles in interface Event
  Returns:
    true iff this Event is of a class and type which supports bubbling. In the generic case, this is True.

### getCancelable

    public boolean getCancelable()

  Description copied from interface: Event
  Used to indicate whether or not an event can have its default action prevented. If the default action can be prevented the value is true, else the value is false.
  Specified by:
    getCancelable in interface Event
  Returns:
    true iff this Event is of a class and type which (a) has a Default Behavior in this DOM, and (b)allows cancellation (blocking) of that behavior. In the generic case, this is False.

### getCurrentTarget

    public EventTarget getCurrentTarget()

  Description copied from interface: Event
  Used to indicate the `EventTarget` whose `EventListeners` are currently being processed. This is particularly useful during capturing and bubbling.
  Specified by:
    getCurrentTarget in interface Event
  Returns:
    the Node (EventTarget) whose EventListeners are currently being processed. During capture and bubble phases, this may not be the target node.

### getEventPhase

    public short getEventPhase()

  Description copied from interface: Event
  Used to indicate which phase of event flow is currently being evaluated.
  Specified by:
    getEventPhase in interface Event
  Returns:
    the current processing phase for this event -- CAPTURING_PHASE, AT_TARGET, BUBBLING_PHASE. (There may be an internal DEFAULT_PHASE as well, but the users won't see it.)

### getTarget

    public EventTarget getTarget()

  Description copied from interface: Event
  Used to indicate the `EventTarget` to which the event was originally dispatched.
  Specified by:
    getTarget in interface Event
  Returns:
    the EventTarget (Node) to which the event was originally dispatched.

### getType

    public java.lang.String getType()

  Description copied from interface: Event
  The name of the event (case-insensitive). The name must be an XML name.
  Specified by:
    getType in interface Event
  Returns:
    event name as a string

### getTimeStamp

    public long getTimeStamp()

  Description copied from interface: Event
  Used to specify the time (in milliseconds relative to the epoch) at which the event was created. Due to the fact that some systems may not provide this information the value of `timeStamp` may be not available for all events. When not available, a value of 0 will be returned. Examples of epoch time are the time of the system start or 0:0:0 UTC 1st January 1970.
  Specified by:
    getTimeStamp in interface Event

### stopPropagation

    public void stopPropagation()

  Causes exit from in-progress event dispatch before the next currentTarget is selected. Replaces the preventBubble() and preventCapture() methods which were present in early drafts; they may be reintroduced in future levels of the DOM.
  Specified by:
    stopPropagation in interface Event

### preventDefault

    public void preventDefault()

  Prevents any default processing built into the target node from occurring.
  Specified by:
    preventDefault in interface Event

Xerces 3.1.1