org.springframework.security.authentication.event
Class AbstractAuthenticationEvent

java.lang.Object
  java.util.EventObject
      org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent
          org.springframework.security.authentication.event.AbstractAuthenticationEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractAuthenticationFailureEvent, AuthenticationSuccessEvent, AuthenticationSwitchUserEvent, InteractiveAuthenticationSuccessEvent

public abstract class AbstractAuthenticationEvent
extends ApplicationEvent

Represents an application authentication event.

The ApplicationEvent's source will be the Authentication object.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

AbstractAuthenticationEvent(Authentication authentication)

Method Summary

Authentication

getAuthentication() Getters for the Authentication request that caused the event.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent

getTimestamp

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractAuthenticationEvent

public AbstractAuthenticationEvent(Authentication authentication)

Method Detail

getAuthentication

public Authentication getAuthentication()

Getters for the Authentication request that caused the event. Also available from super.getSource().

Returns:

the authentication request