The
javax.naming.event
package
contains classes and interfaces for supporting event notification
in naming and directory services.
Event notification is described in detail in the
Beyond the Basics 
trail.
Events
A
NamingEvent represents an event that is generated by a naming/directory service.
The event contains a type that identifies the type of event.
For example,
event types are categorized into those that affect the namespace,
such as "object added," and those that do not, such as "object changed."
A NamingEvent also contains
other information about the change, such as information
about the object before and after the change.
Listeners
A
NamingListener
is an object that listens for NamingEvents.
Each category of event type has a corresponding type of NamingListener.
For example, a
NamespaceChangeListener represents a listener interested in namespace change events and an
ObjectChangeListener represents a listener interested in object change events.
To receive event notifications, a listener must be registered with either an
EventContext or an
EventDirContext.
Once registered, the listener will receive event notifications when
the corresponding changes occur in the naming/directory service.
