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25
26package 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 * @since 1.1
38 */
39
40public interface Customizer {
41
42    /**
43     * Set the object to be customized.  This method should be called only
44     * once, before the Customizer has been added to any parent AWT container.
45     * @param bean  The object to be customized.
46     */
47    void setObject(Object bean);
48
49    /**
50     * Register a listener for the PropertyChange event.  The customizer
51     * should fire a PropertyChange event whenever it changes the target
52     * bean in a way that might require the displayed properties to be
53     * refreshed.
54     *
55     * @param listener  An object to be invoked when a PropertyChange
56     *          event is fired.
57     */
58     void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
59
60    /**
61     * Remove a listener for the PropertyChange event.
62     *
63     * @param listener  The PropertyChange listener to be removed.
64     */
65    void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
66
67}
68