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/* NodeChangeEvent - ObjectEvent fired when a Preference node is added/removed

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package java.util.prefs;

import java.util.EventObject;

/**

 * ObjectEvent fired when a Preference node is added/removed.

 * This event is only generated when a new subnode is added or a subnode is

 * removed from a preference node. Changes in the entries of a preference node

 * are indicated with a <code>PreferenceChangeEvent</code>.

 *

 * @since 1.4

 * @author Mark Wielaard (mark@klomp.org)

 */

public class NodeChangeEvent extends EventObject {

  private static final long serialVersionUID =8068949086596572957L;

    /**

     * The sub node that was added or removed.

     * Defined transient just like <code>EventObject.source</code> since

     * this object should be serializable, but Preferences is in general not

     * serializable.

     */

    private final transient Preferences child;

    /**

     * Creates a new NodeChangeEvent.

     *

     * @param parentNode The source preference node from which a subnode was

     * added or removed

     * @param childNode The preference node that was added or removed

     */

    public NodeChangeEvent(Preferences parentNode, Preferences childNode) {

        super(parentNode);

        child = childNode;

    }

    /**

     * Returns the source parent preference node from which a subnode was

     * added or removed.

     */

    public Preferences getParent() {

        return (Preferences) source;

    }

    /**

     * Returns the child preference subnode that was added or removed.

     * To see wether it is still a valid preference node one has to call

     * <code>event.getChild().nodeExists("")</code>.

     */

    public Preferences getChild() {

        return child;

    }

}