Please explain this code

can someone explain this code to me?


private function accessExam (e:UserEvent) {
            if(e.userID == 0 && e.logID == 0) {
               //put code here to have ResultsHandler pull from Shared Obj and send
               myRecords = new ResultsHandler(e.userID, e.logID);
               myRecords.findAndSend(e.userID, e.logID);
            }

specifically the e: stuff, does the e mean Event?