EventDispatcherProtocol

public protocol EventDispatcherProtocol

Classes that comform to this protocol can add and remove event listeners.

  • Adds the given event listener of the given type.

    Remark

    When attaching a listener on the wrong object the application will crash.

    Example:

    let eventListener = theoplayer.addEventListener(type: PlayerEventTypes.PLAY, listener: handlePlayEvent)
    

    Declaration

    Swift

    func addEventListener<E>(type: EventType<E>, listener: @escaping (E) -> ()) -> EventListener where E : EventProtocol

    Parameters

    type

    Event type of the added event listener.

    listener

    Closure called when event is dispatched.

    Return Value

    EventListener that can be removed.

  • Removes the given event listener of the given type.

    Example:

    theoplayer.removeEventListener(type: PlayerEventTypes.PLAY, listener: eventListener)
    

    Declaration

    Swift

    func removeEventListener<E>(type: EventType<E>, listener: EventListener) where E : EventProtocol

    Parameters

    type

    Event type of the removed event listener.

    listener

    EventListener object that has been return on addEventListener.