EventMethod (Portlet 4.0 API Specification)

```
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(METHOD)
public @interface EventMethod
```
Designates a method corresponding to the portlet API processEvent method. The annotated method must have the following signature:
public void <methodName>(EventRequest, EventResponse)
where the method name can be freely selected.
The method declaration may contain a throws clause. Exceptions declared in the throws clause should be of type PortletException or IOException. Checked exceptions of any other type will be caught, wrapped with a PortletException, and rethrown.

Since:

3.0

See Also:

processEvent

Required Element Summary

Required Elements
Modifier and Type	Required Element	Description
`String`	`portletName`	The portlet name for the annotated method.
`PortletQName[]`	`processingEvents`	The processing event QName definitions supported by this method.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type Optional Element Description

PortletQName[] publishingEvents
The QName definitions of the events published by this method.

- Element Detail
  - portletName
```
String portletName
```
    The portlet name for the annotated method.
    
    Returns:
    
    The portlet name
- - processingEvents
```
PortletQName[] processingEvents
```
    The processing event QName definitions supported by this method.
    At least one processing event QName must be specified.
    
    Returns:
    
    The processing event QNames
    
    See Also:
    
    EventDefinition, PortletQName
- - publishingEvents
```
PortletQName[] publishingEvents
```
    The QName definitions of the events published by this method.
    
    Returns:
    
    The processing event QNames
    
    See Also:
    
    EventDefinition, PortletQName
    
    Default:
    
    {}