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package com.google.gwt.event.shared;

import com.google.web.bindery.event.shared.Event;

/**
 * Root of all GWT widget and dom events sourced by a {@link HandlerManager}.
 * All GWT events are considered dead and should no longer be accessed once the
 * {@link HandlerManager} which originally fired the event finishes with it.
 * That is, don't hold on to event objects outside of your handler methods.
 * 

* There is no need for an application's custom event types to extend GwtEvent. * Prefer {@link Event} instead. * * @param handler type */ public abstract class GwtEvent extends Event { /** * Type class used to register events with the {@link HandlerManager}. *

* Type is parameterized by the handler type in order to make the addHandler * method type safe. *

* * @param handler type */ public static class Type extends com.google.web.bindery.event.shared.Event.Type { } private boolean dead; /** * Constructor. */ protected GwtEvent() { } @Override public abstract GwtEvent.Type getAssociatedType(); @Override public Object getSource() { assertLive(); return super.getSource(); } /** * Asserts that the event still should be accessed. All events are considered * to be "dead" after their original handler manager finishes firing them. An * event can be revived by calling {@link GwtEvent#revive()}. */ protected void assertLive() { assert (!dead) : "This event has already finished being processed by its original handler manager, so you can no longer access it"; } /** * Should only be called by {@link HandlerManager}. In other words, do not use * or call. * * @param handler handler */ protected abstract void dispatch(H handler); /** * Is the event current live? * * @return whether the event is live */ protected final boolean isLive() { return !dead; } /** * Kill the event. After the event has been killed, users cannot really on its * values or functions being available. */ protected void kill() { dead = true; setSource(null); } /** * Revives the event. Used when recycling event instances. */ protected void revive() { dead = false; setSource(null); } void overrideSource(Object source) { super.setSource(source); } }




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