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package com.sun.enterprise.tools.jsfext.event;

import java.util.EventObject;

import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;


/**
 *  <p>	This class serves as the base class for <code>EventObject</code>s in
 *	this package.</p>
 *
 *  @author Ken Paulsen	(ken.paulsen@sun.com)
 */
public class EventObjectBase extends EventObject implements UIComponentHolder {

    /**
     *	<p> This constructor should not be used.</p>
     */
    private EventObjectBase() {
	super(null);
    }

    /**
     *	<p> This constructor is protected to avoid direct instantiation, one
     *	    of the sub-classes of this class should be used instead.</p>
     *
     *	@param	component   The <code>UIComponent</code> associated with this
     *			    <code>EventObject</code>.
     */
    protected EventObjectBase(UIComponent component) {
	super(component);
    }

    /**
     *	<P> This method returns the <code>UIComponent</code> held by the
     *	    <code>Object</code> implementing this interface.</p>
     *
     *	@return The <code>UIComponent</code>.
     */
    public UIComponent getUIComponent() {
	return (UIComponent) getSource();
    }
}
