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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>the event object, aka the payload</dd>
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<h3>getMetadata</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="return-type"><a href="EventMetadata.html" title="interface in jakarta.enterprise.inject.spi">EventMetadata</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getMetadata</span>()</div>
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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>the event metadata</dd>
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