content: package org.w3c.dom.events;
  
  /**
   * The <code>Event</code> interface is used to provide contextual information
   * about an event to the handler processing the event. An object which
   * implements the <code>Event</code> interface is generally passed as the
   * first parameter to an event handler. More specific context information is
   * passed to event handlers by deriving additional interfaces from
   * <code>Event</code> which contain information directly relating to the
   * type of event they accompany. These derived interfaces are also
   * implemented by the object passed to the event listener.
   * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Events-20001113'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification</a>.
   * @since DOM Level 2
   */
  public interface Event {
      // PhaseType
      /**
       * The current event phase is the capturing phase.
       */
      public static final short CAPTURING_PHASE           = 1;
      /**
       * The event is currently being evaluated at the target
       * <code>EventTarget</code>.
       */
      public static final short AT_TARGET                 = 2;
      /**
       * The current event phase is the bubbling phase.
       */
      public static final short BUBBLING_PHASE            = 3;
      /**
       * The name of the event (case-insensitive). The name must be an XML name.
       */
      public String getType();
      /**
       * Used to indicate the <code>EventTarget</code> to which the event was
       * originally dispatched.
       */
      public EventTarget getTarget();
      /**
       * Used to indicate the <code>EventTarget</code> whose
       * <code>EventListeners</code> are currently being processed. This is
       * particularly useful during capturing and bubbling.
       */
      public EventTarget getCurrentTarget();
      /**
       * Used to indicate which phase of event flow is currently being
       * evaluated.
       */
      public short getEventPhase();
      /**
       * Used to indicate whether or not an event is a bubbling event. If the
       * event can bubble the value is true, else the value is false.
       */
      public boolean getBubbles();
      /**
       * Used to indicate whether or not an event can have its default action
       * prevented. If the default action can be prevented the value is true,
       * else the value is false.
       */
      public boolean getCancelable();
      /**
       *  Used to specify the time (in milliseconds relative to the epoch) at
       * which the event was created. Due to the fact that some systems may
       * not provide this information the value of <code>timeStamp</code> may
       * be not available for all events. When not available, a value of 0
       * will be returned. Examples of epoch time are the time of the system
       * start or 0:0:0 UTC 1st January 1970.
       */
      public long getTimeStamp();
      /**
       * The <code>stopPropagation</code> method is used prevent further
       * propagation of an event during event flow. If this method is called
       * by any <code>EventListener</code> the event will cease propagating
       * through the tree. The event will complete dispatch to all listeners
       * on the current <code>EventTarget</code> before event flow stops. This
       * method may be used during any stage of event flow.
       */
      public void stopPropagation();
      /**
       * If an event is cancelable, the <code>preventDefault</code> method is
       * used to signify that the event is to be canceled, meaning any default
       * action normally taken by the implementation as a result of the event
       * will not occur. If, during any stage of event flow, the
       * <code>preventDefault</code> method is called the event is canceled.
       * Any default action associated with the event will not occur. Calling
       * this method for a non-cancelable event has no effect. Once
       * <code>preventDefault</code> has been called it will remain in effect
       * throughout the remainder of the event's propagation. This method may
       * be used during any stage of event flow.
       */
      public void preventDefault();
      /**
       * The <code>initEvent</code> method is used to initialize the value of an
       * <code>Event</code> created through the <code>DocumentEvent</code>
       * interface. This method may only be called before the
       * <code>Event</code> has been dispatched via the
       * <code>dispatchEvent</code> method, though it may be called multiple
       * times during that phase if necessary. If called multiple times the
       * final invocation takes precedence. If called from a subclass of
       * <code>Event</code> interface only the values specified in the
       * <code>initEvent</code> method are modified, all other attributes are
       * left unchanged.
       * @param eventTypeArg Specifies the event type. This type may be any
       *   event type currently defined in this specification or a new event
       *   type.. The string must be an XML name. Any new event type must not
       *   begin with any upper, lower, or mixed case version of the string
       *   "DOM". This prefix is reserved for future DOM event sets. It is
       *   also strongly recommended that third parties adding their own
       *   events use their own prefix to avoid confusion and lessen the
       *   probability of conflicts with other new events.
       * @param canBubbleArg Specifies whether or not the event can bubble.
       * @param cancelableArg Specifies whether or not the event's default
       *   action can be prevented.
       */
      public void initEvent(String eventTypeArg,
                            boolean canBubbleArg,
                            boolean cancelableArg);
  }