Package jakarta.mail.event

Class MailEvent

java.lang.Object

java.util.EventObject

jakarta.mail.event.MailEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConnectionEvent, FolderEvent, MessageChangedEvent, MessageCountEvent, StoreEvent, TransportEvent

public abstract class MailEvent
extends EventObject

Common base class for mail events, defining the dispatch method.

Author:

Bill Shannon

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
MailEvent(Object source)	Construct a MailEvent referring to the given source.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract void	dispatch(Object listener)	This method invokes the appropriate method on a listener for this event.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

MailEvent

public MailEvent(Object source)

Construct a MailEvent referring to the given source.

Parameters:

source - the source of the event

Method Details

dispatch

public abstract void dispatch(Object listener)

This method invokes the appropriate method on a listener for this event. Subclasses provide the implementation.

Parameters:

listener - the listener to invoke on