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 * Copyright 2011 Google Inc.
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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package com.google.gwt.event.dom.client;

import com.google.gwt.dom.client.BrowserEvents;

/**
 * Represents a native drag start event.
 */
public class DragStartEvent extends DragDropEventBase<DragStartHandler> {

  /**
   * Event type for drag start events. Represents the meta-data associated with
   * this event.
   */
  private static final Type<DragStartHandler> TYPE = new Type<DragStartHandler>(BrowserEvents.DRAGSTART,
      new DragStartEvent());

  /**
   * Gets the event type associated with drag start events.
   * 
   * @return the handler type
   */
  public static Type<DragStartHandler> getType() {
    return TYPE;
  }

  /**
   * Protected constructor, use
   * {@link DomEvent#fireNativeEvent(com.google.gwt.dom.client.NativeEvent, com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers)}
   * or
   * {@link DomEvent#fireNativeEvent(com.google.gwt.dom.client.NativeEvent, com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers, com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element)}
   * to fire drag start events.
   */
  protected DragStartEvent() {
  }

  @Override
  public final Type<DragStartHandler> getAssociatedType() {
    return TYPE;
  }

  @Override
  protected void dispatch(DragStartHandler handler) {
    handler.onDragStart(this);
  }

}