Class MacaoEvent

The class MacaoEvent is used internally to send or post an event to one or more objects.

See also sendEvent(), postEvent() and broadcastEvent().

The class MacaoEvent is used internally, to send or post an event to one or more objects.

See also sendEvent(), postEvent() and broadcastEvent().

Parameters

senderObject: Provide the object sending the event. If a window sends the event, this parameter is null.
eventType: Provide the name of the method, which is to be called at the recipient.
params: Provide an array containing the parameters, which are used to call the target method. Provide null, if the target method needs no parameters.

Call this method to send the event to all objects of the current frame or to all objects in all frames.

See also broadcastEvent().

Parameters

toAllFrames: Set this parameter to true to send the event to all objects in all frames. Set the parameter to false to send the event to all objects in the actual frame.

Use this method to cancel an event, which has been posted but has not yet been delivered.

After calling this method the event will not be delivered any more. The event object is returned by the method postEvent() when posting the event. You can keep a reference to the event object and disable the delivery by calling this method. See also postEvent().

Returns an array containing the parameters, which are used to call the target method.

Returns

Returns an array containing the parameters, which are used to call the target method. If it returns null, the method has to be called without parameters.

Returns the object, which sent or posted the event.

See also sendEvent() and broadcastEvent().

Returns

Returns the object, which sent or posted the event. This will return null, if the event is sent or posted by methods on window level.

Returns the name of the method, which is to be called by the event.

Returns

Returns the name of the method, which is to be called by the event.

Call this method to send this event to a target object delaying the delivery.

See also postEvent().

Parameters

recipientName: Provide the name of the object, to which the event has to be sent.
delay: Provide the delay of the delivering of the event in milliseconds.
frameName: Provide a name, if you want to send the event to an object in a specific frame. Provide null, if you want to the target object to be searched in all frames beginning with the actual frame. The first object matching the recipientName will get the event.

Call this method to send the event to a recipient object.

See also sendEvent().

Parameters

recipientName: Provide the name of the object, to which the event has to be sent.
frameName: Provide a frame name, if you want to send the event to an object in a specific frame. Provide null, if you want to the target object to be searched in all frames, beginning with the actual frame. The first object matching the recipientName will get the event.


Returns

Returns the return value of the called method of the target object. It returns null, if there is no target object or no target method found or if the event has been buffered.