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Class RemoteListener

java.lang.Object

repicea.net.RemoteListener

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

RemoteActionListener, RemotePropertyChangeListener

public abstract class RemoteListener
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.io.Serializable

The RemoteListener class is an abstract class for all listeners that work from a remote location. It includes the hashcode of the local listener, its class name and a socket. Whenever the listener receives an EventObject instance from any class it listens to, it sends this instance through the socket to the local listener.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	RemoteListener(int remoteOwnerHashCode, java.lang.Class<?> remoteOwnerClass)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static RemoteListener	getInstanceFromThisListener(java.util.EventListener listener) This static method identifies and returns an instance from the appropriate RemoteListener derived class.
protected int	getOwnerHashCode()
protected java.lang.String	getRemoteOwnerClassName()
boolean	isTheOwnerOfThisClass(java.lang.Class<?> clazz) This method returns true if the owner of this remote listener is of the class of the clazz parameter.
protected void	sendEventToOriginalListener(java.util.EventObject evt)
void	setConnector(RemoteEventManager connector) This method sets the connector through which the events are sent to the local class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RemoteListener

protected RemoteListener(int remoteOwnerHashCode,
                         java.lang.Class<?> remoteOwnerClass)

Method Detail

setConnector

public void setConnector(RemoteEventManager connector)

This method sets the connector through which the events are sent to the local class.

Parameters:

connector - a RemoteEventManager instance

getOwnerHashCode

protected int getOwnerHashCode()

getRemoteOwnerClassName

protected java.lang.String getRemoteOwnerClassName()

getInstanceFromThisListener

public static RemoteListener getInstanceFromThisListener(java.util.EventListener listener)

This static method identifies and returns an instance from the appropriate RemoteListener derived class.

Parameters:

listener - an EventListener class

Returns:

the appropriate RemoteListener instance

sendEventToOriginalListener

protected final void sendEventToOriginalListener(java.util.EventObject evt)

isTheOwnerOfThisClass

public boolean isTheOwnerOfThisClass(java.lang.Class<?> clazz)

This method returns true if the owner of this remote listener is of the class of the clazz parameter.

Parameters:

clazz - a Class instance

Returns:

true if the class match or false otherwise