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package java.beans;

/**

 * A customizer class provides a complete custom GUI for customizing

 * a target Java Bean.

 * <P>

 * Each customizer should inherit from the java.awt.Component class so

 * it can be instantiated inside an AWT dialog or panel.

 * <P>

 * Each customizer should have a null constructor.

 *

 * @since 1.1

 */

public interface Customizer {

    /**

     * Set the object to be customized.  This method should be called only

     * once, before the Customizer has been added to any parent AWT container.

     * @param bean  The object to be customized.

     */

    void setObject(Object bean);

    /**

     * Register a listener for the PropertyChange event.  The customizer

     * should fire a PropertyChange event whenever it changes the target

     * bean in a way that might require the displayed properties to be

     * refreshed.

     *

     * @param listener  An object to be invoked when a PropertyChange

     *          event is fired.

     */

     void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);

    /**

     * Remove a listener for the PropertyChange event.

     *

     * @param listener  The PropertyChange listener to be removed.

     */

    void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);

}