JavaFX 27 · javafx.event.ActionEvent · APIdia, the JavaDoc alternative

An Event representing some type of action. This event type is widely used to represent a variety of things, such as when a javafx.scene.control.Button has been fired, when a javafx.animation.KeyFrame has finished, and other such usages.

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
public static final EventType<ActionEvent>	ACTION The only valid EventType for the ActionEvent.
public static final EventType<ActionEvent>	ANY Hides javafx.event.Event.ANY. Common supertype for all action event types.
private static final long	serialVersionUID Hides javafx.event.Event.serialVersionUID.

Inherited from javafx.event.Event:: consumed eventType NULL_SOURCE_TARGET target

Constructor Summary

Access	Constructor and Description
public	ActionEvent() Creates a new `ActionEvent` with an event type of `ACTION`.
public	ActionEvent(Object the event source which sent the event source, EventTarget the event target to associate with the event target) Construct a new `ActionEvent` with the specified event source and target.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public ActionEvent	copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget) Overrides javafx.event.Event.copyFor. Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target.
public EventType<? extends ActionEvent>	getEventType() Overrides javafx.event.Event.getEventType. Gets the event type of this event.

Inherited from javafx.event.Event:: clone consume fireEvent getTarget isConsumed

Field Detail

ACTION	back to summary
public static final EventType<ActionEvent> ACTION The only valid EventType for the ActionEvent.

ANY	back to summary
public static final EventType<ActionEvent> ANY Hides javafx.event.Event.ANY. Common supertype for all action event types. Since JavaFX 8.0

ANY

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public static final EventType<ActionEvent> ANY

Hides javafx.event.Event.ANY.

Common supertype for all action event types.

Since: JavaFX 8.0

serialVersionUID	back to summary
private static final long serialVersionUID Hides javafx.event.Event.serialVersionUID.

Constructor Detail

ActionEvent	back to summary
public ActionEvent() Creates a new `ActionEvent` with an event type of `ACTION`. The source and target of the event is set to `NULL_SOURCE_TARGET`.

ActionEvent back to summary

ActionEvent	back to summary
public ActionEvent(Object source, EventTarget target) Construct a new `ActionEvent` with the specified event source and target. If the source or target is set to `null`, it is replaced by the `NULL_SOURCE_TARGET` value. All ActionEvents have their type set to `ACTION`. Parameters source:Object the event source which sent the event target:EventTarget the event target to associate with the event

public ActionEvent(Object source, EventTarget target)

Construct a new ActionEvent with the specified event source and target. If the source or target is set to null, it is replaced by the NULL_SOURCE_TARGET value. All ActionEvents have their type set to ACTION.

Parameters

source:Object: the event source which sent the event
target:EventTarget: the event target to associate with the event

Method Detail

copyFor back to summary

copyFor	back to summary
public ActionEvent copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget) Overrides javafx.event.Event.copyFor. Doc from javafx.event.Event.copyFor. Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target. If the source or target is set to `null`, it is replaced by the `NULL_SOURCE_TARGET` value. Annotations @Override

public ActionEvent copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget)

Overrides javafx.event.Event.copyFor.

Doc from javafx.event.Event.copyFor.

Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target. If the source or target is set to null, it is replaced by the NULL_SOURCE_TARGET value.

Annotations

@Override

getEventType back to summary

getEventType	back to summary
public EventType<? extends ActionEvent> getEventType() Overrides javafx.event.Event.getEventType. Doc from javafx.event.Event.getEventType. Gets the event type of this event. Objects of the same `Event` class can have different event types. These event types further specify what kind of event occurred. Annotations @Override

public EventType<? extends ActionEvent> getEventType()

Overrides javafx.event.Event.getEventType.

Doc from javafx.event.Event.getEventType.

Gets the event type of this event. Objects of the same Event class can have different event types. These event types further specify what kind of event occurred.