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 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation

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package org.eclipse.swt.internal;

/**

 * This class is the cross-platform version of the

 * java.util.EventObject class.

 * <p>

 * It is part of our effort to provide support for both J2SE

 * and J2ME platforms. Under this scheme, classes need to 

 * extend SWTEventObject instead of java.util.EventObject.

 * </p>

 * <p>

 * Note: java.util.EventObject is not part of CDC and CLDC.

 * </p>

 */

public class SWTEventObject implements SerializableCompatibility {

	/**

	 * The event source.

	 */

	protected transient Object source;

/**

 * Constructs a new instance of this class.

 *

 * @param source the object which fired the event

 */

public SWTEventObject(Object source) {

	if (source != null) this.source = source;

	else throw new IllegalArgumentException();

}

/**

 * Answers the event source.

 *

 * @return the object which fired the event

 */

public Object getSource() {

	return source;

}

/**

 * Answers the string representation of this SWTEventObject.

 *

 * @return the string representation of this SWTEventObject

 */

public String toString() {

	return getClass().getName() + "[source=" + String.valueOf(source) + ']';

}

}