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

org.springframework.context.event

## Class ApplicationContextEvent

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

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    ContextClosedEvent, ContextRefreshedEvent, ContextStartedEvent, ContextStoppedEvent

      public abstract class ApplicationContextEvent
      extends ApplicationEvent

  Base class for events raised for an `ApplicationContext`.
  Since:
    2.5
  Author:
    Juergen Hoeller
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

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

      `source`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ApplicationContextEvent(ApplicationContext source)` Create a new ContextStartedEvent.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ApplicationContext` | `getApplicationContext()` Get the `ApplicationContext` that the event was raised for.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.context.ApplicationEvent

      `getTimestamp`

    - ### 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

    - #### ApplicationContextEvent

          public ApplicationContextEvent(ApplicationContext source)

      Create a new ContextStartedEvent.
      Parameters:
        `source` - the `ApplicationContext` that the event is raised for (must not be `null`)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getApplicationContext

          public final ApplicationContext getApplicationContext()

      Get the `ApplicationContext` that the event was raised for.