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/* NodeChangeEvent - ObjectEvent fired when a Preference node is added/removed
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package java.util.prefs;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.NotSerializableException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.util.EventObject;
/**
* ObjectEvent fired when a Preference node is added/removed.
* This event is only generated when a new subnode is added or a subnode is
* removed from a preference node. Changes in the entries of a preference node
* are indicated with a <code>PreferenceChangeEvent</code>.
* <p>
* Note that although this class is marked as serializable, attempts to
* serialize it will fail with NotSerializableException.
*
* @since 1.4
* @author Mark Wielaard (mark@klomp.org)
*/
public class NodeChangeEvent extends EventObject {
// We have this to placate the compiler.
private static final long serialVersionUID =8068949086596572957L;
/**
* The sub node that was added or removed.
* Defined transient just like <code>EventObject.source</code> since
* this object should be serializable, but Preferences is in general not
* serializable.
*/
private final transient Preferences child;
/**
* Creates a new NodeChangeEvent.
*
* @param parentNode The source preference node from which a subnode was
* added or removed
* @param childNode The preference node that was added or removed
*/
public NodeChangeEvent(Preferences parentNode, Preferences childNode) {
super(parentNode);
child = childNode;
}
/**
* Returns the source parent preference node from which a subnode was
* added or removed.
*/
public Preferences getParent() {
return (Preferences) source;
}
/**
* Returns the child preference subnode that was added or removed.
* To see wether it is still a valid preference node one has to call
* <code>event.getChild().nodeExists("")</code>.
*/
public Preferences getChild() {
return child;
}
private void readObject(ObjectInputStream ois)
throws IOException
{
throw new NotSerializableException("LineEvent is not serializable");
}
private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream oos)
throws IOException
{
throw new NotSerializableException("LineEvent is not serializable");
}
}