org.springframework.context.event

Interface GenericApplicationListener

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Implementing Classes:

ApplicationListenerMethodAdapter, ApplicationListenerMethodTransactionalAdapter, GenericApplicationListenerAdapter, SourceFilteringListener

public interface GenericApplicationListener
extends ApplicationListener<ApplicationEvent>, Ordered

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

As of Spring Framework 4.2, supersedes SmartApplicationListener with proper handling of generics-based event.

Since:

4.2

Author:

Stephane Nicoll

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.core.Ordered

HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE, LOWEST_PRECEDENCE

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	supportsEventType(ResolvableType 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(ResolvableType 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.