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package org.eclipse.swt.widgets;


import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.*;

/**
 * Instances of this class provide a description of a particular
 * event which occurred within SWT. The SWT <em>untyped listener</em>
 * API uses these instances for all event dispatching.
 * <p>
 * Note: For a given event, only the fields which are appropriate
 * will be filled in. The contents of the fields which are not used
 * by the event are unspecified.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @see Listener
 * @see org.eclipse.swt.events.TypedEvent
 * @see <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/swt/examples.php">SWT Example: ControlExample, Listeners</a>
 * @see <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/swt/">Sample code and further information</a>
 */

public class Event {
	
	/**
	 * the display where the event occurred
	 * 
	 * @since 2.0 
	 */	
	public Display display;
		
	/**
	 * the widget that issued the event
	 */
	public Widget widget;
	
	/**
	 * the type of event, as defined by the event type constants
	 * in class <code>SWT</code>
	 *
	 * @see org.eclipse.swt.SWT
	 */
	public int type;
	
	/**
	 * the event specific detail field, as defined by the detail constants
	 * in class <code>SWT</code>
	 * 
	 * @see org.eclipse.swt.SWT
	 */
	public int detail;
	
	/**
	 * the item that the event occurred in (can be null)
	 */
	public Widget item;
	
	/**
	 * the index of the item where the event occurred
	 * 
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	public int index;
	
	/**
	 * the graphics context to use when painting
	 * that is configured to use the colors, font and
	 * damaged region of the control.  It is valid
	 * only during the paint and must not be disposed
	 */
	public GC gc;
	
	/**
	 * depending on the event type, the x offset of the bounding
	 * rectangle of the region that requires painting or the
	 * widget-relative, x coordinate of the pointer at the
	 * time the mouse button was pressed or released
	 */
	public int x;
	
	/**
	 * depending on the event type, the y offset of the bounding
	 * rectangle of the  region that requires painting or the
	 * widget-relative, y coordinate of the pointer at the
	 * time the mouse button was pressed or released
	 */
	public int y;
	
	/**
	 * the width of the bounding rectangle of the 
	 * region that requires painting
	 */
	public int width;
	
	/**
	 * the height of the bounding rectangle of the 
	 * region that requires painting
	 */
	public int height;

	/**
	 * depending on the event type, the number of following
	 * paint events that are pending which may always be zero
	 * on some platforms, or the number of lines or pages to
	 * scroll using the mouse wheel, or the number of times the
	 * mouse has been clicked
	 */
	public int count;
	
	/**
	 * the time that the event occurred.
	 * 
	 * NOTE: This field is an unsigned integer and should
	 * be AND'ed with 0xFFFFFFFFL so that it can be treated
	 * as a signed long.
	 */	
	public int time;
	
	/**
	 * the button that was pressed or released; 1 for the
	 * first button, 2 for the second button, and 3 for the
	 * third button, etc.
	 */	
	public int button;
	
	/**
	 * depending on the event, the character represented by the key
	 * that was typed.  This is the final character that results
	 * after all modifiers have been applied.  For example, when the
	 * user types Ctrl+A, the character value is 0x01 (ASCII SOH).
	 * It is important that applications do not attempt to modify the
	 * character value based on a stateMask (such as SWT.CTRL) or the
	 * resulting character will not be correct.
	 */
	public char character;
	
	/**
	 * depending on the event, the key code of the key that was typed,
	 * as defined by the key code constants in class <code>SWT</code>.
	 * When the character field of the event is ambiguous, this field
	 * contains the unaffected value of the original character.  For
	 * example, typing Ctrl+M or Enter both result in the character '\r'
	 * but the keyCode field will also contain '\r' when Enter was typed
	 * and 'm' when Ctrl+M was typed.
	 * 
	 * @see org.eclipse.swt.SWT
	 */
	public int keyCode;
	
	/**
	 * depending on the event, the location of key specified by the 
	 * keyCode or character. The possible values for this field are 
	 * <code>SWT.LEFT</code>, <code>SWT.RIGHT</code>, <code>SWT.KEYPAD</code>,
	 * or <code>SWT.NONE</code> representing the main keyboard area.
	 * <p>
	 * The location field can be used to differentiate key events that have 
	 * the same key code and character but are generated by different keys 
	 * in the keyboard. For example, a key down event with the key code equals
	 * to SWT.SHIFT can be generated by the left and the right shift keys in the 
	 * keyboard. The location field can only be used to determine the location 
	 * of the key code or character in the current event. It does not 
	 * include information about the location of modifiers in state
	 * mask.
	 * </p>
	 * 
	 * @see org.eclipse.swt.SWT#LEFT
	 * @see org.eclipse.swt.SWT#RIGHT
	 * @see org.eclipse.swt.SWT#KEYPAD
	 * 
	 * @since 3.6
	 */
	public int keyLocation;
	
	/**
	 * depending on the event, the state of the keyboard modifier
	 * keys and mouse masks at the time the event was generated.
	 * 
	 * @see org.eclipse.swt.SWT#MODIFIER_MASK
	 * @see org.eclipse.swt.SWT#BUTTON_MASK
	 */
	public int stateMask;
	
	/**
	 * depending on the event, the range of text being modified.
	 * Setting these fields only has effect during ImeComposition 
	 * events.
	 */
	public int start, end;
	
	/**
	 * depending on the event, the new text that will be inserted.
	 * Setting this field will change the text that is about to
	 * be inserted or deleted.
	 */
	public String text;

	/**
	 * depending on the event, a flag indicating whether the operation
	 * should be allowed.  Setting this field to false will cancel the
	 * operation.
	 */
	public boolean doit = true;
	
	/**
	 * a field for application use
	 */
	public Object data;
	
	/**
	 * An array of the touch states for the current touch event.
	 *
	 * @since 3.7
	 */
	public Touch[] touches;
	
	/**
	 * If nonzero, a positive value indicates a swipe to the right,
	 * and a negative value indicates a swipe to the left.
	 *
	 * @since 3.7
	 */
	public int xDirection;
	
	/**
	 * If nonzero, a positive value indicates a swipe in the up direction,
	 * and a negative value indicates a swipe in the down direction.
	 *
	 * @since 3.7
	 */
	public int yDirection;
	
	/**
	 * The change in magnification. This value should be added to the current 
	 * scaling of an item to get the new scale factor.
	 *
	 * @since 3.7
	 */
	public double magnification;
	
	/**
	 * The number of degrees rotated on the track pad.
	 *
	 * @since 3.7
	 */
	public double rotation;
	

/**
 * Gets the bounds.
 * 
 * @return a rectangle that is the bounds.
 */
public Rectangle getBounds () {
	return new Rectangle (x, y, width, height);
}

/**
 * Sets the bounds.
 * 
 * @param rect the new rectangle
 */
public void setBounds (Rectangle rect) {
	this.x = rect.x;
	this.y = rect.y;
	this.width = rect.width;
	this.height = rect.height;
}

/**
 * Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable
 * description of the receiver.
 *
 * @return a string representation of the event
 */
public String toString () {
	return "Event {type=" + type + " " + widget + " time=" + time + " data=" + data + " x=" + x + " y=" + y + " width=" + width + " height=" + height + " detail=" + detail + "}";  //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$ //$NON-NLS-4$ //$NON-NLS-5$ //$NON-NLS-6$ //$NON-NLS-7$
}
}