Event

class Event

Event is the base class for classes containing event data.

This class contains no event data. It is used by events that do not pass state information to an event handler when an event is raised.

You can call the method stopPropagation() to abort the execution of further listeners in your event listener.

Methods

bool isPropagationStopped()

Returns whether further event listeners should be triggered.

stopPropagation()

Stops the propagation of the event to further event listeners.

setDispatcher(EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher) deprecated

Stores the EventDispatcher that dispatches this Event.

EventDispatcherInterface getDispatcher() deprecated

Returns the EventDispatcher that dispatches this Event.

string getName() deprecated

Gets the event's name.

setName(string $name) deprecated

Sets the event's name property.

Details

bool isPropagationStopped()

Returns whether further event listeners should be triggered.

Return Value

bool Whether propagation was already stopped for this event

See also

Event::stopPropagation()

stopPropagation()

Stops the propagation of the event to further event listeners.

If multiple event listeners are connected to the same event, no further event listener will be triggered once any trigger calls stopPropagation().

setDispatcher(EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher) deprecated

deprecated

since version 2.4, to be removed in 3.0. The event dispatcher is passed to the listener call.

Stores the EventDispatcher that dispatches this Event.

Parameters

EventDispatcherInterface $dispatcher

EventDispatcherInterface getDispatcher() deprecated

deprecated

since version 2.4, to be removed in 3.0. The event dispatcher is passed to the listener call.

Returns the EventDispatcher that dispatches this Event.

Return Value

EventDispatcherInterface

string getName() deprecated

deprecated

since version 2.4, to be removed in 3.0. The event name is passed to the listener call.

Gets the event's name.

Return Value

string

setName(string $name) deprecated

deprecated

since version 2.4, to be removed in 3.0. The event name is passed to the listener call.

Sets the event's name property.

Parameters

string $name The event name

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