jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.utility/src/org/eclipse/jpt/utility/model/event/ChangeEvent.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.utility.model.event;

import java.util.EventObject;

import org.eclipse.jpt.utility.internal.StringTools;
import org.eclipse.jpt.utility.model.Model;

/**
 * Abstract class for all the change events that can be fired by models.
 * 
 * Provisional API: This class is part of an interim API that is still
 * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching
 * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from
 * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API
 * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
 */
public abstract class ChangeEvent extends EventObject {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;


	/**
	 * Construct a new change event.
	 *
	 * @param source The object on which the event initially occurred.
	 */
	protected ChangeEvent(Model source) {
		super(source);
	}

	/**
	 * Covariant override.
	 */
	@Override
	public Model getSource() {
		return (Model) super.getSource();
	}

	/**
	 * Return the name of the aspect of the source that changed.
	 * May be null if inappropriate.
	 */
	public abstract String getAspectName();

	/**
	 * Return a copy of the event with the specified source
	 * replacing the current source.
	 */
	public abstract ChangeEvent cloneWithSource(Model newSource);

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return StringTools.buildToStringFor(this, this.getAspectName());
	}

}