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= EventLoop
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`EventLoop` is a central place where all eventing will be orchestrated for
a lifecycle of a component. Orchestration is usually needed around timings
of redraws and and component state updates.

Everything in an event loop is represented as a Spring Message.

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include::{snippets}/EventLoopSnippets.java[tag=plainevents]
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Selecting key events use a build-in filtering method _keyEvents()_.

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include::{snippets}/EventLoopSnippets.java[tag=keyevents]
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