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 * -----------------------
 * DatasetChangeEvent.java
 * -----------------------
 * (C) Copyright 2000-2004, by Object Refinery Limited.
 *
 * Original Author:  David Gilbert (for Object Refinery Limited);
 * Contributor(s):   -;
 *
 * $Id: DatasetChangeEvent.java,v 1.3.2.1 2005/10/25 21:32:29 mungady Exp $
 *
 * Changes (from 24-Aug-2001)
 * --------------------------
 * 24-Aug-2001 : Added standard source header. Fixed DOS encoding problem (DG);
 * 15-Oct-2001 : Move to new package (com.jrefinery.data.*) (DG);
 * 22-Oct-2001 : Renamed DataSource.java --> Dataset.java etc. (DG);
 * 11-Jun-2002 : Separated the event source from the dataset to cover the case 
 *               where the dataset is changed to null in the Plot class.  
 *               Updated Javadocs (DG);
 * 04-Oct-2002 : Fixed errors reported by Checkstyle (DG);
 * 05-Oct-2004 : Minor Javadoc updates (DG);
 *
 */

package org.jfree.data.general;

/**
 * A change event that encapsulates information about a change to a dataset.
 */
public class DatasetChangeEvent extends java.util.EventObject {

    /**
     * The dataset that generated the change event.
     */
    private Dataset dataset;

    /**
     * Constructs a new event.  The source is either the dataset or the 
     * {@link org.jfree.chart.plot.Plot} class.  The dataset can be 
     * <code>null</code> (in this case the source will be the 
     * {@link org.jfree.chart.plot.Plot} class).
     *
     * @param source  the source of the event.
     * @param dataset  the dataset that generated the event (<code>null</code>
     *                 permitted).
     */
    public DatasetChangeEvent(Object source, Dataset dataset) {
        super(source);
        this.dataset = dataset;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the dataset that generated the event.  Note that the dataset
     * may be <code>null</code> since adding a <code>null</code> dataset to a 
     * plot will generated a change event.
     *
     * @return The dataset (possibly <code>null</code>).
     */
    public Dataset getDataset() {
        return this.dataset;
    }

}
