org.apache.tapestry5.runtime
Interface ComponentEvent

All Superinterfaces:

Event

All Known Implementing Classes:

ComponentEventImpl

public interface ComponentEvent
extends Event

An event that may originate in application logic, or as a result of a client interaction (a GET or POST from the client).

See Also:

ComponentResourcesCommon.triggerEvent(String, Object[], org.apache.tapestry5.ComponentEventCallback), ComponentEventCallback

Method Summary

Object	coerceContext(int index, String desiredTypeName) Coerces a context value to a particular type.
Object[]	getContext() Returns the underlying EventContext as a (possibly empty) array.
EventContext	getEventContext() Returns the underlying event context.
boolean	matches(String eventType, String componentId, int parameterCount) Returns true if the event matches the provided criteria and the event has not yet been aborted.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.tapestry5.runtime.Event

isAborted, setMethodDescription, storeResult

Method Detail

matches

boolean matches(String eventType,
                String componentId,
                int parameterCount)

Returns true if the event matches the provided criteria and the event has not yet been aborted.

Parameters:

eventType - the type of event (case insensitive match)

componentId - component is to match against (case insensitive), or the empty string

parameterCount - minimum number of context values

Returns:

true if the event matches (and has not yet been aborted)

coerceContext

Object coerceContext(int index,
                     String desiredTypeName)

Coerces a context value to a particular type. The context is an array of objects; typically it is an array of strings of extra path information encoded into the action URL.

Parameters:

index - the index of the context value

desiredTypeName - the desired type

Returns:

the coerced value (a wrapper type if the desired type is a primitive)

getContext

Object[] getContext()

Returns the underlying EventContext as a (possibly empty) array.

getEventContext

EventContext getEventContext()

Returns the underlying event context.