AbstractEvent
Date: 2016-04-28

org.apache.xmlgraphics.ps.dsc.events

## Class AbstractEvent

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.xmlgraphics.ps.dsc.events.AbstractEvent

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    DSCParserConstants, DSCEvent
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    AbstractDSCComment, DSCHeaderComment, PostScriptComment, PostScriptLine, UnparsedDSCComment

      public abstract class AbstractEvent
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements DSCEvent

  Abstract base class for DSC events.

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.apache.xmlgraphics.ps.dsc.DSCParserConstants

      `COMMENT, DSC_COMMENT, EOF, HEADER_COMMENT, LINE`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `AbstractEvent()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `DSCComment` | `asDSCComment()` Casts this instance to a DSCComment if possible.
    `PostScriptLine` | `asLine()` Casts this instance to a PostScriptLine if possible.
    `boolean` | `isComment()` Indicates whether the instance is a PostScript comment.
    `boolean` | `isDSCComment()` Indicates whether the instance is a DSC comment.
    `boolean` | `isHeaderComment()` Indicates whether the instance is a header comment.
    `boolean` | `isLine()` Indicates whether the instance is a PostScript line.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.apache.xmlgraphics.ps.dsc.events.DSCEvent

      `generate, getEventType`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AbstractEvent

          public AbstractEvent()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### isComment

          public boolean isComment()

      Description copied from interface: `DSCEvent`
      Indicates whether the instance is a PostScript comment.
      Specified by:
        `isComment` in interface `DSCEvent`
      Returns:
        true if the instance is a PostScript comment
      See Also:
        `DSCEvent.isComment()`

    - #### isDSCComment

          public boolean isDSCComment()

      Description copied from interface: `DSCEvent`
      Indicates whether the instance is a DSC comment.
      Specified by:
        `isDSCComment` in interface `DSCEvent`
      Returns:
        true if the instance is a DSC comment
      See Also:
        `DSCEvent.isDSCComment()`

    - #### isHeaderComment

          public boolean isHeaderComment()

      Description copied from interface: `DSCEvent`
      Indicates whether the instance is a header comment.
      Specified by:
        `isHeaderComment` in interface `DSCEvent`
      Returns:
        true if the instance is a header comment
      See Also:
        `DSCEvent.isHeaderComment()`

    - #### isLine

          public boolean isLine()

      Description copied from interface: `DSCEvent`
      Indicates whether the instance is a PostScript line.
      Specified by:
        `isLine` in interface `DSCEvent`
      Returns:
        true if the instance is a PostScript line
      See Also:
        `DSCEvent.isLine()`

    - #### asDSCComment

          public DSCComment asDSCComment()

      Description copied from interface: `DSCEvent`
      Casts this instance to a DSCComment if possible.
      Specified by:
        `asDSCComment` in interface `DSCEvent`
      Returns:
        this event as a DSCComment
      See Also:
        `DSCEvent.asDSCComment()`

    - #### asLine

          public PostScriptLine asLine()

      Description copied from interface: `DSCEvent`
      Casts this instance to a PostScriptLine if possible.
      Specified by:
        `asLine` in interface `DSCEvent`
      Returns:
        this event as a PostScriptLine
      See Also:
        `DSCEvent.asLine()`