org.springframework.context.event

Interface SmartApplicationListener

All Superinterfaces:

ApplicationListener<ApplicationEvent>, java.util.EventListener, Ordered

All Known Implementing Classes:

GenericApplicationListenerAdapter, SourceFilteringListener

public interface SmartApplicationListener
extends ApplicationListener<ApplicationEvent>, Ordered

Extended variant of the standard ApplicationListener interface, exposing further metadata such as the supported event type.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.core.Ordered

HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE, LOWEST_PRECEDENCE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	supportsEventType(java.lang.Class<? extends ApplicationEvent> eventType) Determine whether this listener actually supports the given event type.
boolean	supportsSourceType(java.lang.Class<?> sourceType) Determine whether this listener actually supports the given source type.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener

onApplicationEvent

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.core.Ordered

getOrder

Method Detail

supportsEventType

boolean supportsEventType(java.lang.Class<? extends ApplicationEvent> eventType)

Determine whether this listener actually supports the given event type.

supportsSourceType

boolean supportsSourceType(java.lang.Class<?> sourceType)

Determine whether this listener actually supports the given source type.