de.uka.ipd.consensus.foundation.ontology
Class OntologyEvent

java.lang.Object
  java.util.EventObject
      de.uka.ipd.consensus.foundation.AbstractConsensusFoundationEvent
          de.uka.ipd.consensus.foundation.ontology.OntologyEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

ConsensusFoundationManager, Serializable

public class OntologyEvent

extends AbstractConsensusFoundationEvent

Event objects of this type are passed to OntologyListeners.

Version:

2006-06-14

Author:

Thomas Much

See Also:

OntologyListener, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

OntologyEvent(ConsensusFoundationManager cfm, Concept source, User user)

OntologyEvent(ConsensusFoundationManager cfm, Concept source, User user, String oldValue, Topic oldType, Topic topic, Occurrence occurrence, Synonym synonym)

Method Summary

Concept	getConcept() All ontology events happen on a base concept that is returned by this method.
Occurrence	getOccurrence() Returns the occurrence for occurrence events (creating, changing, removing).
Topic	getOldType() If the type of a concept changes, this method returns the old type.
String	getOldValue() If a string value (like a concept name or an occurrence value) was changed, this method returns the old value.
Synonym	getSynonym() If a synonym is added or removed, this method returns the Synonym object.
Topic	getTopic() If an event happens on a topic aditionally to the base concept (e.g. if a topic is added to a base association), this method returns the topic.
User	getUser() Returns the user who caused the event, i.e. the user who created or removed an element etc.

Methods inherited from class de.uka.ipd.consensus.foundation.AbstractConsensusFoundationEvent

getDynamicRightsManager, getEvolutionManager, getIncentiveManager, getLoggingManager, getOntologyManager, getRatingManager, getUserManager, getVersion

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

OntologyEvent

public OntologyEvent(ConsensusFoundationManager cfm,
                     Concept source,
                     User user,
                     String oldValue,
                     Topic oldType,
                     Topic topic,
                     Occurrence occurrence,
                     Synonym synonym)

OntologyEvent

public OntologyEvent(ConsensusFoundationManager cfm,
                     Concept source,
                     User user)

Method Detail

getConcept

public Concept getConcept()

All ontology events happen on a base concept that is returned by this method.

Returns:

the base concept that the event happened on

getUser

public User getUser()

Returns the user who caused the event, i.e. the user who created or removed an element etc.

Returns:

the user who caused the event

getOldValue

public String getOldValue()

If a string value (like a concept name or an occurrence value) was changed, this method returns the old value.

Returns:

the old string value

getOldType

public Topic getOldType()

If the type of a concept changes, this method returns the old type. null is returned if the concept did not have a type before.

Returns:

the old type topic

getTopic

public Topic getTopic()

If an event happens on a topic aditionally to the base concept (e.g. if a topic is added to a base association), this method returns the topic.

Returns:

the topic if the event includes a topic in addition to another base concept

See Also:

getConcept()

getOccurrence

public Occurrence getOccurrence()

Returns the occurrence for occurrence events (creating, changing, removing).

Returns:

an occurrence

getSynonym

public Synonym getSynonym()

If a synonym is added or removed, this method returns the Synonym object.

Returns:

the Synonym object