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FocusEvent.java

/*
 * @(#)FocusEvent.java	1.33 06/04/18
 *
 * Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */

package java.awt.event;

import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Event;

import sun.awt.AppContext;
import sun.awt.SunToolkit;

/**
 * A low-level event which indicates that a Component has gained or lost the
 * input focus. This low-level event is generated by a Component (such as a
 * TextField). The event is passed to every <code>FocusListener</code> or
 * <code>FocusAdapter</code> object which registered to receive such events
 * using the Component's <code>addFocusListener</code> method. (<code>
 * FocusAdapter</code> objects implement the <code>FocusListener</code>
 * interface.) Each such listener object gets this <code>FocusEvent</code> when
 * the event occurs.
 * <p>
 * There are two levels of focus events: permanent and temporary. Permanent
 * focus change events occur when focus is directly moved from one Component to
 * another, such as through a call to requestFocus() or as the user uses the
 * TAB key to traverse Components. Temporary focus change events occur when
 * focus is temporarily lost for a Component as the indirect result of another
 * operation, such as Window deactivation or a Scrollbar drag. In this case,
 * the original focus state will automatically be restored once that operation
 * is finished, or, for the case of Window deactivation, when the Window is
 * reactivated. Both permanent and temporary focus events are delivered using
 * the FOCUS_GAINED and FOCUS_LOST event ids; the level may be distinguished in
 * the event using the isTemporary() method.
 *  
 * @see FocusAdapter
 * @see FocusListener
 * @see <a href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/post1.0/ui/focuslistener.html">Tutorial: Writing a Focus Listener</a>
 *
 * @author Carl Quinn
 * @author Amy Fowler
 * @version 1.33 04/18/06
 * @since 1.1
 */
public class FocusEvent extends ComponentEvent {

    /**
     * The first number in the range of ids used for focus events.
     */    
    public static final int FOCUS_FIRST		= 1004;

    /**
     * The last number in the range of ids used for focus events.
     */
    public static final int FOCUS_LAST		= 1005;

    /**
     * This event indicates that the Component is now the focus owner.
     */
    public static final int FOCUS_GAINED = FOCUS_FIRST; //Event.GOT_FOCUS

    /**
     * This event indicates that the Component is no longer the focus owner.
     */
    public static final int FOCUS_LOST = 1 + FOCUS_FIRST; //Event.LOST_FOCUS

    /**
     * A focus event can have two different levels, permanent and temporary.
     * It will be set to true if some operation takes away the focus
     * temporarily and intends on getting it back once the event is completed.
     * Otherwise it will be set to false.
     *
     * @serial
     * @see #isTemporary
     */
    boolean temporary;

    /**
     * The other Component involved in this focus change. For a FOCUS_GAINED
     * event, this is the Component that lost focus. For a FOCUS_LOST event,
     * this is the Component that gained focus. If this focus change occurs
     * with a native application, a Java application in a different VM, or with
     * no other Component, then the opposite Component is null.
     *
     * @see #getOppositeComponent
     * @since 1.4
     */
    transient Component opposite;
  
    /*
     * JDK 1.1 serialVersionUID 
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 523753786457416396L;

    /**
     * Constructs a <code>FocusEvent</code> object with the
     * specified temporary state and opposite <code>Component</code>.
     * The opposite <code>Component</code> is the other
     * <code>Component</code> involved in this focus change.
     * For a <code>FOCUS_GAINED</code> event, this is the
     * <code>Component</code> that lost focus. For a
     * <code>FOCUS_LOST</code> event, this is the <code>Component</code>
     * that gained focus. If this focus change occurs with a native
     * application, with a Java application in a different VM,
     * or with no other <code>Component</code>, then the opposite
     * <code>Component</code> is <code>null</code>.
     * <p>Note that passing in an invalid <code>id</code> results in
     * unspecified behavior. This method throws an
     * <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> if <code>source</code>
     * is <code>null</code>.
     * 
     * @param source     the <code>Component</code> that originated the event
     * @param id         <code>FOCUS_GAINED</code> or <code>FOCUS_LOST</code>
     * @param temporary  <code>true</code> if the focus change is temporary;
     *                   <code>false</code> otherwise
     * @param opposite   the other Component involved in the focus change,
     *                   or <code>null</code>
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>source</code> is null
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public FocusEvent(Component source, int id, boolean temporary,
                      Component opposite) {
        super(source, id);
	this.temporary = temporary;
	this.opposite = opposite;
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a <code>FocusEvent</code> object and identifies
     * whether or not the change is temporary.
     * <p>Note that passing in an invalid <code>id</code> results in
     * unspecified behavior. This method throws an
     * <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> if <code>source</code>
     * is <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param source    the <code>Component</code> that originated the event
     * @param id        an integer indicating the type of event
     * @param temporary <code>true</code> if the focus change is temporary;
     *                  <code>false</code> otherwise
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>source</code> is null
     */
    public FocusEvent(Component source, int id, boolean temporary) {
        this(source, id, temporary, null);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a <code>FocusEvent</code> object and identifies it
     * as a permanent change in focus.
     * <p>Note that passing in an invalid <code>id</code> results in
     * unspecified behavior. This method throws an
     * <code>IllegalArgumentException</code> if <code>source</code>
     * is <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param source    the <code>Component</code> that originated the event
     * @param id        an integer indicating the type of event
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>source</code> is null
     */
    public FocusEvent(Component source, int id) {
        this(source, id, false);
    }

    /**
     * Identifies the focus change event as temporary or permanent.
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if the focus change is temporary;
     *         <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    public boolean isTemporary() {
        return temporary;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the other Component involved in this focus change. For a
     * FOCUS_GAINED event, this is the Component that lost focus. For a
     * FOCUS_LOST event, this is the Component that gained focus. If this
     * focus change occurs with a native application, with a Java application
     * in a different VM or context, or with no other Component, then null is
     * returned.
     *
     * @return the other Component involved in the focus change, or null
     * @since 1.4
     */
    public Component getOppositeComponent() {
        if (opposite == null) {
	    return null;
	}

        return (SunToolkit.targetToAppContext(opposite) ==
		AppContext.getAppContext())
	    ? opposite
	    : null;
    }

    /**
     * Returns a parameter string identifying this event.
     * This method is useful for event-logging and for debugging.
     *
     * @return a string identifying the event and its attributes
     */
    public String paramString() {
        String typeStr;
        switch(id) {
          case FOCUS_GAINED:
              typeStr = "FOCUS_GAINED";
              break;
          case FOCUS_LOST:
              typeStr = "FOCUS_LOST";
              break;
          default:
              typeStr = "unknown type";
        }
	return typeStr + (temporary ? ",temporary" : ",permanent") +
	    ",opposite=" + getOppositeComponent();
    }

}