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package org.springframework.context;
import java.util.EventObject;
/**
* Class to be extended by all application events. Abstract as it
* doesn't make sense for generic events to be published directly.
*
* @author Rod Johnson
* @author Juergen Hoeller
*/
public abstract class ApplicationEvent extends EventObject {
/** use serialVersionUID from Spring 1.2 for interoperability */
private static final long serialVersionUID = 7099057708183571937L;
/** System time when the event happened */
private final long timestamp;
/**
* Create a new ApplicationEvent.
* @param source the component that published the event (never <code>null</code>)
*/
public ApplicationEvent(Object source) {
super(source);
this.timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
}
/**
* Return the system time in milliseconds when the event happened.
*/
public final long getTimestamp() {
return this.timestamp;
}
}