SelectionChangedEvent (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

java.lang.Object
- java.util.EventObject
- - org.eclipse.jface.viewers.SelectionChangedEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable
```
public class SelectionChangedEvent
extends EventObject
```
Event object describing a selection change. The source of these events is a selection provider.

See Also:

ISelection, ISelectionProvider, ISelectionChangedListener, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

protected ISelection selection
The selection.
- Fields inherited from class java.util.EventObject
  source

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SelectionChangedEvent(ISelectionProvider source, ISelection selection)
Creates a new event for the given source and selection.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ISelection`	`getSelection()`	Returns the selection.
`ISelectionProvider`	`getSelectionProvider()`	Returns the selection provider that is the source of this event.
`IStructuredSelection`	`getStructuredSelection()`	Returns the selection.

Methods inherited from class java.util.EventObject
getSource, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - selection
```
protected ISelection selection
```
    The selection.
- Constructor Detail
  - SelectionChangedEvent
```
public SelectionChangedEvent(ISelectionProvider source,
                             ISelection selection)
```
    Creates a new event for the given source and selection.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - the selection provider
    
    selection - the selection
- Method Detail
  - getSelection
```
public ISelection getSelection()
```
    Returns the selection.
    
    Returns:
    
    the selection
  - getStructuredSelection
```
public IStructuredSelection getStructuredSelection()
                                            throws ClassCastException
```
    Returns the selection.
    
    Returns:
    
    IStructuredSelection
    
    Throws:
    
    ClassCastException - if the selection is not an instance of IStructuredSelection
    
    Since:
    
    3.13
  - getSelectionProvider
```
public ISelectionProvider getSelectionProvider()
```
    Returns the selection provider that is the source of this event.
    
    Returns:
    
    the originating selection provider