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25
26package java.awt.event;
27
28import java.util.EventListener;
29
30/**
31 * The listener interface for receiving action events.
32 * The class that is interested in processing an action event
33 * implements this interface, and the object created with that
34 * class is registered with a component, using the component's
35 * {@code addActionListener} method. When the action event
36 * occurs, that object's {@code actionPerformed} method is
37 * invoked.
38 *
39 * @see ActionEvent
40 * @see <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/events/actionlistener.html">How to Write an Action Listener</a>
41 *
42 * @author Carl Quinn
43 * @since 1.1
44 */
45public interface ActionListener extends EventListener {
46
47    /**
48     * Invoked when an action occurs.
49     * @param e the event to be processed
50     */
51    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e);
52
53}
54