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package javax.swing;

import java.awt.Component;

/**

 * Defines the requirements for an object responsible for

 * "rendering" (displaying) a value.

 *

 * @author Arnaud Weber

 */

public interface Renderer {

    /**

     * Specifies the value to display and whether or not the

     * value should be portrayed as "currently selected".

     *

     * @param aValue      an Object object

     * @param isSelected  a boolean

     */

    void setValue(Object aValue,boolean isSelected);

    /**

     * Returns the component used to render the value.

     *

     * @return the Component responsible for displaying the value

     */

    Component getComponent();

}