javax.portlet

public Interface Event

The Event interface represents an event that the portlet has received in the event processing phase.

The Event interface encapsulates the event name and event payload, it does not represent the event object itself.

The portlet must define the events it is able to receive in the portlet deployment descriptor with the supported-processing-event.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public String	Returns: the local part of the event, never `null`. getName() Get the local part of the event name.
public QName	Returns: the QName of the event, never `null`. getQName() Get the event QName.
public Serializable	Returns: event payload, must be serializable. May return `null` if this event has no payload. getValue() Get the event payload.

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public String getName() Get the local part of the event name. Returns:String the local part of the event, never `null`.

public String getName()

Get the local part of the event name.

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public QName getQName() Get the event QName. Returns:QName the QName of the event, never `null`.

public QName getQName()

Get the event QName.

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public Serializable getValue() Get the event payload. Returns:Serializable event payload, must be serializable. May return `null` if this event has no payload.

public Serializable getValue()

Get the event payload.

Returns:Serializable: event payload, must be serializable. May return null if this event has no payload.