Uses of Class java.util.EventObject (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2016-07-28

## Uses of Class
java.util.EventObject

- Packages that use EventObject
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  java.awt.datatransfer | Provides interfaces and classes for transferring data between and within applications.
  java.awt.dnd | Drag and Drop is a direct manipulation gesture found in many Graphical User Interface systems that provides a mechanism to transfer information between two entities logically associated with presentation elements in the GUI.
  java.awt.event | Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different types of events fired by AWT components.
  java.beans | Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeans™ architecture.
  java.beans.beancontext | Provides classes and interfaces relating to bean context.
  java.util.prefs | This package allows applications to store and retrieve user and system preference and configuration data.
  javax.management | Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions.
  javax.management.monitor | Provides the definition of the monitor classes.
  javax.management.relation | Provides the definition of the Relation Service.
  javax.management.remote | Interfaces for remote access to JMX MBean servers.
  javax.management.timer | Provides the definition of the Timer MBean.
  javax.naming.event | Provides support for event notification when accessing naming and directory services.
  javax.naming.ldap | Provides support for LDAPv3 extended operations and controls.
  javax.net.ssl | Provides classes for the secure socket package.
  javax.print.event | Package javax.print.event contains event classes and listener interfaces.
  javax.sound.sampled | Provides interfaces and classes for capture, processing, and playback of sampled audio data.
  javax.sql | Provides the API for server side data source access and processing from the JavaTM programming language.
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
  javax.swing.event | Provides for events fired by Swing components.
  javax.swing.text.html | Provides the class `HTMLEditorKit` and supporting classes for creating HTML text editors.
  javax.swing.tree | Provides classes and interfaces for dealing with `javax.swing.JTree`.

- - ### Uses of EventObject in java.awt

    Subclasses of EventObject in java.awt
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `AWTEvent` The root event class for all AWT events.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in java.awt.datatransfer

    Subclasses of EventObject in java.awt.datatransfer
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `FlavorEvent` `FlavorEvent` is used to notify interested parties that available `DataFlavor`s have changed in the `Clipboard` (the event source).

  - ### Uses of EventObject in java.awt.dnd

    Subclasses of EventObject in java.awt.dnd
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `DragGestureEvent` A `DragGestureEvent` is passed to `DragGestureListener`'s dragGestureRecognized() method when a particular `DragGestureRecognizer` detects that a platform dependent drag initiating gesture has occurred on the `Component` that it is tracking.
    `class` | `DragSourceDragEvent` The `DragSourceDragEvent` is delivered from the `DragSourceContextPeer`, via the `DragSourceContext`, to the `DragSourceListener` registered with that `DragSourceContext` and with its associated `DragSource`.
    `class` | `DragSourceDropEvent` The `DragSourceDropEvent` is delivered from the `DragSourceContextPeer`, via the `DragSourceContext`, to the `dragDropEnd` method of `DragSourceListener`s registered with that `DragSourceContext` and with its associated `DragSource`.
    `class` | `DragSourceEvent` This class is the base class for `DragSourceDragEvent` and `DragSourceDropEvent`.
    `class` | `DropTargetDragEvent` The `DropTargetDragEvent` is delivered to a `DropTargetListener` via its dragEnter() and dragOver() methods.
    `class` | `DropTargetDropEvent` The `DropTargetDropEvent` is delivered via the `DropTargetListener` drop() method.
    `class` | `DropTargetEvent` The `DropTargetEvent` is the base class for both the `DropTargetDragEvent` and the `DropTargetDropEvent`.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in java.awt.event

    Subclasses of EventObject in java.awt.event
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `ActionEvent` A semantic event which indicates that a component-defined action occurred.
    `class` | `AdjustmentEvent` The adjustment event emitted by Adjustable objects like `Scrollbar` and `ScrollPane`.
    `class` | `ComponentEvent` A low-level event which indicates that a component moved, changed size, or changed visibility (also, the root class for the other component-level events).
    `class` | `ContainerEvent` A low-level event which indicates that a container's contents changed because a component was added or removed.
    `class` | `FocusEvent` A low-level event which indicates that a Component has gained or lost the input focus.
    `class` | `HierarchyEvent` An event which indicates a change to the `Component` hierarchy to which `Component` belongs.
    `class` | `InputEvent` The root event class for all component-level input events.
    `class` | `InputMethodEvent` Input method events contain information about text that is being composed using an input method.
    `class` | `InvocationEvent` An event which executes the `run()` method on a `Runnable` when dispatched by the AWT event dispatcher thread.
    `class` | `ItemEvent` A semantic event which indicates that an item was selected or deselected.
    `class` | `KeyEvent` An event which indicates that a keystroke occurred in a component.
    `class` | `MouseEvent` An event which indicates that a mouse action occurred in a component.
    `class` | `MouseWheelEvent` An event which indicates that the mouse wheel was rotated in a component.
    `class` | `PaintEvent` The component-level paint event.
    `class` | `TextEvent` A semantic event which indicates that an object's text changed.
    `class` | `WindowEvent` A low-level event that indicates that a window has changed its status.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in java.beans

    Subclasses of EventObject in java.beans
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `IndexedPropertyChangeEvent` An "IndexedPropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a component that conforms to the JavaBeans™ specification (a "bean") changes a bound indexed property.
    `class` | `PropertyChangeEvent` A "PropertyChange" event gets delivered whenever a bean changes a "bound" or "constrained" property.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in java.beans.beancontext

    Subclasses of EventObject in java.beans.beancontext
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `BeanContextEvent` `BeanContextEvent` is the abstract root event class for all events emitted from, and pertaining to the semantics of, a `BeanContext`.
    `class` | `BeanContextMembershipEvent` A `BeanContextMembershipEvent` encapsulates the list of children added to, or removed from, the membership of a particular `BeanContext`.
    `class` | `BeanContextServiceAvailableEvent` This event type is used by the BeanContextServicesListener in order to identify the service being registered.
    `class` | `BeanContextServiceRevokedEvent` This event type is used by the `BeanContextServiceRevokedListener` in order to identify the service being revoked.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in java.util.prefs

    Subclasses of EventObject in java.util.prefs
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `NodeChangeEvent` An event emitted by a `Preferences` node to indicate that a child of that node has been added or removed.
    `class` | `PreferenceChangeEvent` An event emitted by a `Preferences` node to indicate that a preference has been added, removed or has had its value changed.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.management

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.management
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `AttributeChangeNotification` Provides definitions of the attribute change notifications sent by MBeans.
    `class` | `MBeanServerNotification` Represents a notification emitted by the MBean Server through the MBeanServerDelegate MBean.
    `class` | `Notification` The Notification class represents a notification emitted by an MBean.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.management.monitor

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.management.monitor
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `MonitorNotification` Provides definitions of the notifications sent by monitor MBeans.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.management.relation

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.management.relation
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `RelationNotification` A notification of a change in the Relation Service.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.management.remote

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.management.remote
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `JMXConnectionNotification` Notification emitted when a client connection is opened or closed or when notifications are lost.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.management.timer

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.management.timer
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `TimerNotification` This class provides definitions of the notifications sent by timer MBeans.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.naming.event

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.naming.event
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `NamingEvent` This class represents an event fired by a naming/directory service.
    `class` | `NamingExceptionEvent` This class represents an event fired when the procedures/processes used to collect information for notifying listeners of `NamingEvent`s threw a `NamingException`.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.naming.ldap

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.naming.ldap
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `UnsolicitedNotificationEvent` This class represents an event fired in response to an unsolicited notification sent by the LDAP server.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.net.ssl

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.net.ssl
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `HandshakeCompletedEvent` This event indicates that an SSL handshake completed on a given SSL connection.
    `class` | `SSLSessionBindingEvent` This event is propagated to a SSLSessionBindingListener.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.print.event

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.print.event
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `PrintEvent` Class PrintEvent is the super class of all Print Service API events.
    `class` | `PrintJobAttributeEvent` Class PrintJobAttributeEvent encapsulates an event a PrintService reports to let the client know that one or more printing attributes for a PrintJob have changed.
    `class` | `PrintJobEvent` Class `PrintJobEvent` encapsulates common events a print job reports to let a listener know of progress in the processing of the `DocPrintJob`.
    `class` | `PrintServiceAttributeEvent` Class PrintServiceAttributeEvent encapsulates an event a Print Service instance reports to let the client know of changes in the print service state.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.sound.sampled

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.sound.sampled
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `LineEvent` The `LineEvent` class encapsulates information that a line sends its listeners whenever the line opens, closes, starts, or stops.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.sql

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.sql
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `ConnectionEvent` An `Event` object that provides information about the source of a connection-related event.
    `class` | `RowSetEvent` An `Event` object generated when an event occurs to a `RowSet` object.
    `class` | `StatementEvent` A `StatementEvent` is sent to all `StatementEventListener`s which were registered with a `PooledConnection`.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.swing

    Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type EventObject
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | JTable.`editCellAt(int row, int column, EventObject e)` Programmatically starts editing the cell at `row` and `column`, if those indices are in the valid range, and the cell at those indices is editable.
    `boolean` | AbstractCellEditor.`isCellEditable(EventObject e)` Returns true.
    `boolean` | CellEditor.`isCellEditable(EventObject anEvent)` Asks the editor if it can start editing using `anEvent`.
    `boolean` | DefaultCellEditor.`isCellEditable(EventObject anEvent)` Forwards the message from the `CellEditor` to the `delegate`.
    `boolean` | DefaultCellEditor.EditorDelegate.`isCellEditable(EventObject anEvent)` Returns true if `anEvent` is not a `MouseEvent`.
    `boolean` | AbstractCellEditor.`shouldSelectCell(EventObject anEvent)` Returns true.
    `boolean` | CellEditor.`shouldSelectCell(EventObject anEvent)` Returns true if the editing cell should be selected, false otherwise.
    `boolean` | DefaultCellEditor.`shouldSelectCell(EventObject anEvent)` Forwards the message from the `CellEditor` to the `delegate`.
    `boolean` | DefaultCellEditor.EditorDelegate.`shouldSelectCell(EventObject anEvent)` Returns true to indicate that the editing cell may be selected.
    `boolean` | DefaultCellEditor.EditorDelegate.`startCellEditing(EventObject anEvent)` Returns true to indicate that editing has begun.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.swing.event

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.swing.event
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `AncestorEvent` An event reported to a child component that originated from an ancestor in the component hierarchy.
    `class` | `CaretEvent` CaretEvent is used to notify interested parties that the text caret has changed in the event source.
    `class` | `ChangeEvent` ChangeEvent is used to notify interested parties that state has changed in the event source.
    `class` | `HyperlinkEvent` HyperlinkEvent is used to notify interested parties that something has happened with respect to a hypertext link.
    `class` | `InternalFrameEvent` An `AWTEvent` that adds support for `JInternalFrame` objects as the event source.
    `class` | `ListDataEvent` Defines an event that encapsulates changes to a list.
    `class` | `ListSelectionEvent` An event that characterizes a change in selection.
    `class` | `MenuDragMouseEvent` MenuDragMouseEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a MouseEvent forwarded to it under drag conditions.
    `class` | `MenuEvent` MenuEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu which is the event source has been posted, selected, or canceled.
    `class` | `MenuKeyEvent` MenuKeyEvent is used to notify interested parties that the menu element has received a KeyEvent forwarded to it in a menu tree.
    `class` | `PopupMenuEvent` PopupMenuEvent only contains the source of the event which is the JPoupMenu sending the event
    `class` | `RowSorterEvent` `RowSorterEvent` provides notification of changes to a `RowSorter`.
    `class` | `TableColumnModelEvent` TableColumnModelEvent is used to notify listeners that a table column model has changed, such as a column was added, removed, or moved.
    `class` | `TableModelEvent` TableModelEvent is used to notify listeners that a table model has changed.
    `class` | `TreeExpansionEvent` An event used to identify a single path in a tree.
    `class` | `TreeModelEvent` Encapsulates information describing changes to a tree model, and used to notify tree model listeners of the change.
    `class` | `TreeSelectionEvent` An event that characterizes a change in the current selection.
    `class` | `UndoableEditEvent` An event indicating that an operation which can be undone has occurred.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.swing.text.html

    Subclasses of EventObject in javax.swing.text.html
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `FormSubmitEvent` FormSubmitEvent is used to notify interested parties that a form was submitted.
    `class` | `HTMLFrameHyperlinkEvent` HTMLFrameHyperlinkEvent is used to notify interested parties that link was activated in a frame.

  - ### Uses of EventObject in javax.swing.tree

    Methods in javax.swing.tree with parameters of type EventObject
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected boolean` | DefaultTreeCellEditor.`canEditImmediately(EventObject event)` Returns true if `event` is `null`, or it is a `MouseEvent` with a click count > 2 and `inHitRegion` returns true.
    `boolean` | DefaultTreeCellEditor.`isCellEditable(EventObject event)` If the `realEditor` returns true to this message, `prepareForEditing` is messaged and true is returned.
    `boolean` | DefaultTreeCellEditor.`shouldSelectCell(EventObject event)` Messages the `realEditor` for the return value.
    `protected boolean` | DefaultTreeCellEditor.`shouldStartEditingTimer(EventObject event)` Returns true if `event` is a `MouseEvent` and the click count is 1.

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