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The HyperlinkEvent.java Java example source code

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package javax.swing.event;

import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
import java.util.EventObject;
import java.net.URL;
import javax.swing.text.Element;


/**
 * HyperlinkEvent is used to notify interested parties that
 * something has happened with respect to a hypertext link.
 * <p>
 * <strong>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 <code>java.beans package.
 * Please see {@link java.beans.XMLEncoder}.
 *
 * @author  Timothy Prinzing
 */
public class HyperlinkEvent extends EventObject {

    /**
     * Creates a new object representing a hypertext link event.
     * The other constructor is preferred, as it provides more
     * information if a URL could not be formed.  This constructor
     * is primarily for backward compatibility.
     *
     * @param source the object responsible for the event
     * @param type the event type
     * @param u the affected URL
     */
    public HyperlinkEvent(Object source, EventType type, URL u) {
        this(source, type, u, null);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new object representing a hypertext link event.
     *
     * @param source the object responsible for the event
     * @param type the event type
     * @param u the affected URL.  This may be null if a valid URL
     *   could not be created.
     * @param desc the description of the link.  This may be useful
     *   when attempting to form a URL resulted in a MalformedURLException.
     *   The description provides the text used when attempting to form the
     *   URL.
     */
    public HyperlinkEvent(Object source, EventType type, URL u, String desc) {
        this(source, type, u, desc, null);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new object representing a hypertext link event.
     *
     * @param source the object responsible for the event
     * @param type the event type
     * @param u the affected URL.  This may be null if a valid URL
     *   could not be created.
     * @param desc the description of the link.  This may be useful
     *   when attempting to form a URL resulted in a MalformedURLException.
     *   The description provides the text used when attempting to form the
     *   URL.
     * @param sourceElement Element in the Document representing the
     *   anchor
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public HyperlinkEvent(Object source, EventType type, URL u, String desc,
                          Element sourceElement) {
        super(source);
        this.type = type;
        this.u = u;
        this.desc = desc;
        this.sourceElement = sourceElement;
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new object representing a hypertext link event.
     *
     * @param source the object responsible for the event
     * @param type the event type
     * @param u the affected URL.  This may be null if a valid URL
     *   could not be created.
     * @param desc the description of the link.  This may be useful
     *   when attempting to form a URL resulted in a MalformedURLException.
     *   The description provides the text used when attempting to form the
     *   URL.
     * @param sourceElement Element in the Document representing the
     *   anchor
     * @param inputEvent  InputEvent that triggered the hyperlink event
     * @since 1.7
     */
    public HyperlinkEvent(Object source, EventType type, URL u, String desc,
                          Element sourceElement, InputEvent inputEvent) {
        super(source);
        this.type = type;
        this.u = u;
        this.desc = desc;
        this.sourceElement = sourceElement;
        this.inputEvent = inputEvent;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the type of event.
     *
     * @return the type
     */
    public EventType getEventType() {
        return type;
    }

    /**
     * Get the description of the link as a string.
     * This may be useful if a URL can't be formed
     * from the description, in which case the associated
     * URL would be null.
     */
    public String getDescription() {
        return desc;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the URL that the link refers to.
     *
     * @return the URL
     */
    public URL getURL() {
        return u;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <code>Element that corresponds to the source of the
     * event. This will typically be an <code>Element representing
     * an anchor. If a constructor that is used that does not specify a source
     * <code>Element, or null was specified as the source
     * <code>Element, this will return null.
     *
     * @return Element indicating source of event, or null
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public Element getSourceElement() {
        return sourceElement;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the {@code InputEvent} that triggered the hyperlink event.
     * This will typically be a {@code MouseEvent}.  If a constructor is used
     * that does not specify an {@code InputEvent}, or @{code null}
     * was specified as the {@code InputEvent}, this returns {@code null}.
     *
     * @return  InputEvent that triggered the hyperlink event, or null
     * @since 1.7
     */
    public InputEvent getInputEvent() {
        return inputEvent;
    }

    private EventType type;
    private URL u;
    private String desc;
    private Element sourceElement;
    private InputEvent inputEvent;


    /**
     * Defines the ENTERED, EXITED, and ACTIVATED event types, along
     * with their string representations, returned by toString().
     */
    public static final class EventType {

        private EventType(String s) {
            typeString = s;
        }

        /**
         * Entered type.
         */
        public static final EventType ENTERED = new EventType("ENTERED");

        /**
         * Exited type.
         */
        public static final EventType EXITED = new EventType("EXITED");

        /**
         * Activated type.
         */
        public static final EventType ACTIVATED = new EventType("ACTIVATED");

        /**
         * Converts the type to a string.
         *
         * @return the string
         */
        public String toString() {
            return typeString;
        }

        private String typeString;
    }
}