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

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 * Contributors:
 *     Oracle - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.jpt.utility.model.event;

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

/**
 * A "collection clear" event gets delivered whenever a model clears
 * a "bound" or "constrained" collection. A <code>CollectionClearEvent</code> is sent
 * as an argument to the {@link org.eclipse.jpt.utility.model.listener.CollectionChangeListener}.
 * <p>
 * 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 final class CollectionClearEvent extends CollectionEvent {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;


	// ********** constructors **********

	/**
	 * Construct a new collection clear event.
	 *
	 * @param source The object on which the event initially occurred.
	 * @param collectionName The programmatic name of the collection that was changed.
	 */
	public CollectionClearEvent(Model source, String collectionName) {
		super(source, collectionName);
	}


	// ********** cloning **********

	/**
	 * Return a copy of the event with the specified source
	 * replacing the current source.
	 */
	public CollectionClearEvent clone(Model newSource) {
		return this.clone(newSource, this.collectionName);
	}

	/**
	 * Return a copy of the event with the specified source and collection name
	 * replacing the current source and collection name.
	 */
	public CollectionClearEvent clone(Model newSource, String newCollectionName) {
		return new CollectionClearEvent(newSource, newCollectionName);
	}

}