ApplicationEvent (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.context

## Class ApplicationEvent

- java.lang.Object
- - java.util.EventObject
  - - org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    ApplicationContextEvent, RequestHandledEvent

      public abstract class ApplicationEvent
      extends EventObject

  Class to be extended by all application events. Abstract as it doesn't make sense for generic events to be published directly.
  Author:
    Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject

      `source`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ApplicationEvent(Object source)` Create a new ApplicationEvent.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `long` | `getTimestamp()` Return the system time in milliseconds when the event happened.

    - ### 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

    - #### ApplicationEvent

          public ApplicationEvent(Object source)

      Create a new ApplicationEvent.
      Parameters:
        `source` - the component that published the event (never `null`)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getTimestamp

          public final long getTimestamp()

      Return the system time in milliseconds when the event happened.