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package javax.enterprise.event;
import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import javax.enterprise.util.TypeLiteral;
/**
* The event interface is used for firing events with specific classifiers and types.
*
* A built-in event bean is provided by the container.
*
* @param <T> the event type
*/
public interface Event<T>
{
public void fire(T event);
public Event<T> select(Annotation... qualifiers);
public <U extends T> Event<U> select(Class<U> subtype, Annotation... qualifiers);
public <U extends T> Event<U> select(TypeLiteral<U> subtype, Annotation... qualifiers);
}