Re: [java-gnome-hackers] event listeners

[Rubio Jr. <ser...@hi...>]

Umm, I like the second aproach. The event should be an object, it is
something that can be represented by an abstract data type. It is not a
behavior of an object.



Rubio Jr.


On Thu, 2002-08-15 at 16:55, Jeffrey Morgan wrote:
> I would like to get everybody's opinion on something.
> Is it better to define a method on a listener interface
> for each type of event or is it better to define one
> method and have the event class specify the type. For
> example:
> 
> Option 1: A method for each type of event
> 
> public interface KeyListener {
>   public void keyPressed(KeyEvent event);
>   public void keyReleased(KeyEvent event);
> };
> 
> 
> Option 2:  A single method with the KeyEvent
> specifying the actual event.
> 
> public interface KeyListener {
>   public void keyEvent(KeyEvent event);
> };
> 
> if (event.getId() == KeyEvent.PRESSED)
>   ...
> 
> Let me know what your thoughts.
> 
> -Jeff