// CS 1538 Fall 2009
// This class sets up the structure and functionality of events.
// By using inheritance here, we enable the different types
// of events to be compatible but still distinguishable in an
// object-oriented way.  Note that I am using the parameterized
// Comparable interface of JDK 1.5.
public abstract class SimEvent implements Comparable<SimEvent>
{
	protected int e_time;

	public int get_e_time()
	{
		return e_time;
	}

	public int compareTo(SimEvent rhs)
	{
		if (e_time < rhs.e_time)
			return -1;
		else if (e_time == rhs.e_time)
			return 0;
		else
			return 1;
	}
}