/* class GarbageCollectionEvent * * Copyright (C) 2001 R M Pitman * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA */ package charva.awt.event; import charva.awt.Component; /** * An event which can be posted onto the event queue by an application * to trigger garbage-collection. If the event is posted onto the event * queue as the last action in an actionPerformed() method (e.g. after * a menu option or button is invoked), the garbage collection will * take place <strong>after</strong> the actionPerformed() method has * returned. This is a useful but optional way of limiting the growth * of the heap without causing noticeable delays. */ public class GarbageCollectionEvent extends AWTEvent { private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L; public GarbageCollectionEvent(Component source_) { super(source_, AWTEvent.GARBAGE_COLLECTION); } }