SelectedGUIElementChangedEvent (AristaFlow Business Process Platform API)

java.lang.Object
- de.aristaflow.adept2.core.client.SelectedGUIElementChangedEvent

Direct Known Subclasses:

SelectedEBPChangedEvent
```
public abstract class SelectedGUIElementChangedEvent
extends Object
```
An object for signalling the change in a graphical selection of a model element, for instance selecting a worklist item representing an executable business process. This class has to be specialised for the various client platforms and the corresponding GUI-frameworks. The corresponding selected element and the source object have to be casted appropriately.
An empty selected element indicates that no valid elements is currently selected, an empty source indicates that the graphical representation has been closed for the appropriate element.

Author:

Ulrich Kreher

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected Object selectedElement
The element which is selected now.

protected Object source
The graphical object where the selection occurred.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	`SelectedGUIElementChangedEvent(Object selectedElement, Object source)`	Creates a new event for signalling that the designated element has been selected at the designated source.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`getElement()`	Returns the element that has been selected or null in case the selection has been removed but the graphical representation continues to exist.
`Object`	`getSource()`	Returns the graphical object that signaled this event or null in case the graphical object has been closed/destroyed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - selectedElement
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protected final Object selectedElement
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    The element which is selected now.
  - source
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protected final Object source
```
    The graphical object where the selection occurred.
- Constructor Detail
  - SelectedGUIElementChangedEvent
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protected SelectedGUIElementChangedEvent(Object selectedElement,
                                         Object source)
```
    Creates a new event for signalling that the designated element has been selected at the designated source.
    
    Parameters:
    
    selectedElement - The element that has been selected at the designated source.
    
    source - The graphical element where the element has been selected.
- Method Detail
  - getElement
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public Object getElement()
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    Returns the element that has been selected or null in case the selection has been removed but the graphical representation continues to exist.
    
    Returns:
    
    The element that has been selected or null in case the selection has been removed but the graphical representation continues to exist.
  - getSource
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public Object getSource()
```
    Returns the graphical object that signaled this event or null in case the graphical object has been closed/destroyed.
    
    Returns:
    
    The graphical object that signaled this event or null in case the graphical object has been closed/destroyed.