util.rmi
Class RmiEvent

java.lang.Object
  java.util.EventObject
      util.rmi.RmiEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

DataEvent, MessageEvent, SerialEvent, URLEvent, WeatherEvent

public class RmiEvent
extends EventObject

An event class to use in RMI or Serializable context. Though the source field in the event object is transient this information is not serialized. This object simply provides an additional method, getSourceName() to allow the serialization of the sources name.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected InetAddress	localHost The IP address of the host where the event was generated.
protected String	sourceName The string representation of the source.

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

RmiEvent(Object source)
Constructs a new rmi event object with the specified source.

Method Summary

InetAddress	getHost() Returns the IP address of the originating host.
String	getSourceName() Returns the name of the source.
void	setSourceName(String srcname) Sets the name of the data event source.
String	toString() Returns a string decription of this event.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

sourceName

protected String sourceName

The string representation of the source.

localHost

protected InetAddress localHost

The IP address of the host where the event was generated.

Constructor Detail

RmiEvent

public RmiEvent(Object source)

Constructs a new rmi event object with the specified source. The name of the source is immediately transfered into the sourceName field to allow object serialization.

Method Detail

getHost

public InetAddress getHost()

Returns the IP address of the originating host.

getSourceName

public String getSourceName()

Returns the name of the source. The default name is the result of the toString call on the source object, but the source name may be explicetly specified using the setSourceName(java.lang.String) method.

setSourceName

public void setSourceName(String srcname)

Sets the name of the data event source. Normally, the result of the toString call on the source object is used.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string decription of this event.

Overrides:

toString in class EventObject