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package javax.swing;

import java.awt.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

/**

 * The editor component used for JComboBox components.

 *

 * @author Arnaud Weber

 * @since 1.2

 */

public interface ComboBoxEditor {

  /**

   * Returns the component that should be added to the tree hierarchy for

   * this editor

   *

   * @return the component

   */

  public Component getEditorComponent();

  /**

   * Set the item that should be edited. Cancel any editing if necessary

   *

   * @param anObject an item

   */

  public void setItem(Object anObject);

  /**

   * Returns the edited item

   *

   * @return the edited item

   */

  public Object getItem();

  /**

   * Ask the editor to start editing and to select everything

   */

  public void selectAll();

  /**

   * Add an ActionListener. An action event is generated when the edited item changes

   *

   * @param l an {@code ActionListener}

   */

  public void addActionListener(ActionListener l);

  /**

   * Remove an ActionListener

   *

   * @param l an {@code ActionListener}

   */

  public void removeActionListener(ActionListener l);

}