bundles/org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core/src/org/eclipse/wst/jsdt/launching/PropertyChangeEvent.java

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package org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.launching;


import java.util.EventObject;
/**
 * An event object describing a change to a named property.
 * <p>
 * JavaRuntime provides change notification for properties of VM installs
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Clients may instantiate this class; not intended to be subclassed.
 * </p>
 * 
 * Provisional API: This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to 
 * change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made 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 class PropertyChangeEvent extends EventObject {
    
    /**
     * All serializable objects should have a stable serialVersionUID
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

	/**
	 * The name of the changed property.
	 */
	private String propertyName;
	
	/**
	 * The old value of the changed property, or <code>null</code> if
	 * not known or not relevant.
	 */
	private Object oldValue;
	
	/**
	 * The new value of the changed property, or <code>null</code> if
	 * not known or not relevant.
	 */
	private Object newValue;
	
	/**
	 * Creates a new property change event.
	 *
	 * @param source the object whose property has changed
	 * @param property the property that has changed (must not be 
	 *    <code>null</code>)
	 * @param oldValue the old value of the property, or 
	 *    <code>null</code> if none
	 * @param newValue the new value of the property, or 
	 *    <code>null</code> if none
	 */
	public PropertyChangeEvent(
		Object source,
		String property,
		Object oldValue,
		Object newValue) {
	
		super(source);
		if (property == null) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
		}
		this.propertyName = property;
		this.oldValue = oldValue;
		this.newValue = newValue;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Returns the name of the property that changed.
	 *
	 * @return the name of the property that changed
	 */
	public String getProperty() {
		return propertyName;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Returns the new value of the property.
	 *
	 * @return the new value, or <code>null</code> if not known
	 *  or not relevant
	 */
	public Object getNewValue() {
		return newValue;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Returns the old value of the property.
	 *
	 * @return the old value, or <code>null</code> if not known
	 *  or not relevant
	 */
	public Object getOldValue() {
		return oldValue;
	}
}