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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25package java.awt;
26
27interface EventFilter {
28
29 /**
30 * Enumeration for possible values for <code>acceptEvent(AWTEvent ev)</code> method.
31 * @see EventDispatchThread#pumpEventsForFilters(EventFilter)
32 */
33 static enum FilterAction {
34 /**
35 * ACCEPT means that this filter do not filter the event and allowes other
36 * active filters to proceed it. If all the active filters accept the event, it
37 * is dispatched by the <code>EventDispatchThread</code>
38 * @see EventDispatchThread#pumpEventsForFilters(EventFilter)
39 */
40 ACCEPT,
41 /**
42 * REJECT means that this filter filter the event. No other filters are queried,
43 * and the event is not dispatched by the <code>EventDispatchedThread</code>
44 * @see EventDispatchThread#pumpEventsForFilters(EventFilter)
45 */
46 REJECT,
47 /**
48 * ACCEPT_IMMEDIATELY means that this filter do not filter the event, no other
49 * filters are queried and to proceed it, and it is dispatched by the
50 * <code>EventDispatchThread</code>
51 * It is not recommended to use ACCEPT_IMMEDIATELY as there may be some active
52 * filters not queried yet that do not accept this event. It is primarily used
53 * by modal filters.
54 * @see EventDispatchThread#pumpEventsForFilters(EventFilter)
55 * @see ModalEventFilter
56 */
57 ACCEPT_IMMEDIATELY
58 };
59
60 FilterAction acceptEvent(AWTEvent ev);
61}