1 /*
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25
26 package java.beans;
27
28 /**
29 * A customizer class provides a complete custom GUI for customizing
30 * a target Java Bean.
31 * <P>
32 * Each customizer should inherit from the java.awt.Component class so
33 * it can be instantiated inside an AWT dialog or panel.
34 * <P>
35 * Each customizer should have a null constructor.
36 */
37
38 public interface Customizer {
39
40 /**
41 * Set the object to be customized. This method should be called only
42 * once, before the Customizer has been added to any parent AWT container.
43 * @param bean The object to be customized.
44 */
45 void setObject(Object bean);
46
47 /**
48 * Register a listener for the PropertyChange event. The customizer
49 * should fire a PropertyChange event whenever it changes the target
50 * bean in a way that might require the displayed properties to be
51 * refreshed.
52 *
53 * @param listener An object to be invoked when a PropertyChange
54 * event is fired.
55 */
56 void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
57
58 /**
59 * Remove a listener for the PropertyChange event.
60 *
61 * @param listener The PropertyChange listener to be removed.
62 */
63 void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
64
65 }
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