Module uk.co.caprica.vlcj

Package uk.co.caprica.vlcj.support.eventmanager

Class NativeEventManager<E,L>

java.lang.Object

uk.co.caprica.vlcj.support.eventmanager.NativeEventManager<E,L>

Type Parameters:

E - type of the event object

L - type of the event listener

Direct Known Subclasses:

MediaListPlayerNativeEventManager

public abstract class NativeEventManager<E,L>
extends Object

Common implementation for a component that deals with a native LibVlc event manager.

Native events will only be delivered if there is at least one event listener.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final void	addEventListener(L listener)	Add a component to be notified of events.
final void	raiseEvent(EventNotification<L> event)	Raise a new event (dispatch it to listeners).
final void	release()	Release this component.
final void	removeEventListener(L listener)	Remove a component that was previously interested in notifications of events.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

addEventListener

public final void addEventListener(L listener)

Add a component to be notified of events.

Parameters:

listener - component to notify

removeEventListener

public final void removeEventListener(L listener)

Remove a component that was previously interested in notifications of events.

Parameters:

listener - component to stop notifying

raiseEvent

public final void raiseEvent(EventNotification<L> event)

Raise a new event (dispatch it to listeners).

Events are processed on the native callback thread, so must execute quickly and certainly must never block.

It is also generally forbidden for an event handler to call back into LibVLC.

Parameters:

event - event to raise, may be null and if so will be ignored

release

public final void release()

Release this component.