EventArg

java.lang.Object
- com.alachisoft.ncache.client.EventArg

Direct Known Subclasses:

CacheEventArg, CQEventArg
```
public abstract class EventArg
extends java.lang.Object
```
Contains the necessary information related to the event being raised.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`getCacheName()`	Name of the cache the event is raised against.
`EventType`	`getEventType()`	Event Type the event is raised against.
`EventCacheItem`	`getItem()`	Contains the item if the event was registered against EventDataFilter.Metadata or EventDataFilter.DataWithMetadata.
`EventCacheItem`	`getOldItem()`	Only applicable for EventType.ItemUpdated.

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

- Method Detail
  - getOldItem
```
public final EventCacheItem getOldItem()
```
    Only applicable for EventType.ItemUpdated. Otherwise it will be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The value of the item before updation.
  - getCacheName
```
public final java.lang.String getCacheName()
```
    Name of the cache the event is raised against.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the cache.
  - getEventType
```
public final EventType getEventType()
```
    Event Type the event is raised against.
    
    Returns:
    
    The event type associated with the EventArgs.
  - getItem
```
public final EventCacheItem getItem()
```
    Contains the item if the event was registered against EventDataFilter.Metadata or EventDataFilter.DataWithMetadata.
    
    Returns:
    
    The EventCacheItem instance.