Interface EventFilter

All Known Implementing Classes:
ActionClassEventFilter, AllEventsFilter, CombiningEventFilter, EventTypeFilter, ExtensionEventFilter, ExtensionPointEventFilter

public interface EventFilter
A filter for events before they are sent to an EventHandler.
Version:
2.8
Author:
nicklas
Last modified
$Date: 2008-09-11 22:08:14 +0200 (to, 11 sep 2008) $
  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type Method Description
    boolean shouldSend​(EventType event, ExtensionPoint<?> extensionPoint, Extension<?> extension)
    Determine if the event should be sent to the event handler or not.
  • Method Details

    • shouldSend

      boolean shouldSend​(EventType event, ExtensionPoint<?> extensionPoint, Extension<?> extension)
      Determine if the event should be sent to the event handler or not.
      Parameters:
      event - The event that happend
      extensionPoint - The extension point that the extension extends, or that the event happened to
      extension - The extension the event happend to, or null if the event happended to the extension point
      Returns:
      TRUE to send the event to the event handler, or FALSE otherwise