org.springframework.context

Interface ApplicationListener<E extends ApplicationEvent>

Type Parameters:

E - the specific ApplicationEvent subclass to listen to

All Superinterfaces:

java.util.EventListener

All Known Subinterfaces:

GenericApplicationListener, SmartApplicationListener

All Known Implementing Classes:

ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter, ApplicationListenerMethodTransactionalAdapter, DefaultSimpUserRegistry, DispatcherPortlet, FrameworkPortlet, FrameworkServlet.ContextRefreshListener, GenericApplicationListenerAdapter, MultiServerUserRegistry, MultiServerUserRegistry.NoOpSmartApplicationListener, ResourceUrlProvider, ScheduledAnnotationBeanPostProcessor, SourceFilteringListener, UserRegistryMessageHandler

public interface ApplicationListener<E extends ApplicationEvent>
extends java.util.EventListener

Interface to be implemented by application event listeners. Based on the standard java.util.EventListener interface for the Observer design pattern.

As of Spring 3.0, an ApplicationListener can generically declare the event type that it is interested in. When registered with a Spring ApplicationContext, events will be filtered accordingly, with the listener getting invoked for matching event objects only.

Author:

Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

ApplicationEventMulticaster

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	onApplicationEvent(E event) Handle an application event.

Method Detail

onApplicationEvent

void onApplicationEvent(E event)

Handle an application event.

Parameters:

event - the event to respond to