Package org.zkoss.zk.ui.event

Interface EventListener<T extends Event>

All Known Subinterfaces:
CloneableEventListener<T>, SerializableEventListener<T>
All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultScriptErrorListener, GenericAutowireComposer, GenericComposer, GenericEventListener, GenericForwardComposer, Selectors.ComposerEventListener
public interface EventListener<T extends Event>
An event listener that will be notified when an event occurs, if it is registered to Component.addEventListener(int, java.lang.String, org.zkoss.zk.ui.event.EventListener<? extends org.zkoss.zk.ui.event.Event>).

If an event listener also implements Deferrable and Deferrable.isDeferrable() returns true, the event for the listener will NOT be sent to the server immediately (when it is fired at the client). It is called the deferrable event listener. It helps to improve the performance since the deferred events will be 'packed' together and sent to the server at once. It is usually used for event listeners that maintains the application states, rather than generating visual responses.

By default (i.e., if Deferrable is not implemented), the event listener is not deferrable. It is also called the ASAP event listener.

By default, The event listener is invoked after the event handlers registered in a ZUML page (i.e., the onXXX attribute). If you prefer a listener to invoke earlier than the ZUML's event handlers, you could register it with a priority equaling or higher than 1000 (with Component.addEventListener(int, String, EventListener)).

Author:
tomyeh
See Also:

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    onEvent(T event)
    Notifies this listener that an event occurs.