jdk/src/share/classes/java/beans/Customizer.java
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/*
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 * Copyright (c) 1996, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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 */
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package java.beans;
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/**
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 * A customizer class provides a complete custom GUI for customizing
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 * a target Java Bean.
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 * <P>
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 * Each customizer should inherit from the java.awt.Component class so
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 * it can be instantiated inside an AWT dialog or panel.
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 * <P>
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 * Each customizer should have a null constructor.
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 */
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public interface Customizer {
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    /**
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     * Set the object to be customized.  This method should be called only
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     * once, before the Customizer has been added to any parent AWT container.
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     * @param bean  The object to be customized.
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     */
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    void setObject(Object bean);
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    /**
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     * Register a listener for the PropertyChange event.  The customizer
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     * should fire a PropertyChange event whenever it changes the target
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     * bean in a way that might require the displayed properties to be
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     * refreshed.
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     *
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     * @param listener  An object to be invoked when a PropertyChange
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     *          event is fired.
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     */
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     void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
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    /**
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     * Remove a listener for the PropertyChange event.
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     *
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     * @param listener  The PropertyChange listener to be removed.
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     */
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    void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
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}