com.neeve.event
Interface IEventDispatcher

All Superinterfaces:

IEventHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

EventDispatcher

public interface IEventDispatcher
extends IEventHandler

Represents an event dispatcher.

This interface serves as the base interface for all dispatchers. It supports dispatch by event type.

Threading:

This class is not safe for concurrent access by multiple threads.

Method Summary

void	addEventHandler(Class<? extends Event> type, IEventHandler handler) Add an event type handler.
void	removeEventHandler(Class<? extends Event> type, IEventHandler handler) Remove an event type handler.

Methods inherited from interface com.neeve.event.IEventHandler

onEvent

Method Detail

addEventHandler

void addEventHandler(Class<? extends Event> type,
                     IEventHandler handler)

Add an event type handler.

Parameters:

type - The event type for which the handler is being installed.

handler - The handler being added.

Threading:

The thread safety of this method is determined by the dispatcher implementation. Refer to the implementation documentation for thread safety information pertaining to this method.

removeEventHandler

void removeEventHandler(Class<? extends Event> type,
                        IEventHandler handler)

Remove an event type handler.

Parameters:

type - The event type for which the handler is being removed.

handler - The handler being removed.

Threading:

The thread safety of this method is determined by the dispatcher implementation. Refer to the implementation documentation for thread safety information pertaining to this method.