bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/viewers/SelectionChangedEvent.java

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package org.eclipse.jface.viewers;

import java.util.EventObject;

import org.eclipse.jface.util.Assert;

/**
 * Event object describing a selection change. The source of these
 * events is a selection provider.
 *
 * @see ISelection
 * @see ISelectionProvider
 * @see ISelectionChangedListener
 */
public class SelectionChangedEvent extends EventObject {

    /**
     * Generated serial version UID for this class.
     * @since 3.1
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3835149545519723574L;
    
    /**
     * The selection.
     */
    protected ISelection selection;

    /**
     * Creates a new event for the given source and selection.
     *
     * @param source the selection provider
     * @param selection the selection
     */
    public SelectionChangedEvent(ISelectionProvider source, ISelection selection) {
        super(source);
        Assert.isNotNull(selection);
        this.selection = selection;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the selection.
     *
     * @return the selection
     */
    public ISelection getSelection() {
        return selection;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the selection provider that is the source of this event.
     *
     * @return the originating selection provider
     */
    public ISelectionProvider getSelectionProvider() {
        return (ISelectionProvider) getSource();
    }
}