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25 
26 package java.awt.event;
27 
28 import java.util.EventListener;
29 
30 /**
31  * The listener interface for receiving item events.
32  * The class that is interested in processing an item event
33  * implements this interface. The object created with that
34  * class is then registered with a component using the
35  * component's <code>addItemListener</code> method. When an
36  * item-selection event occurs, the listener object's
37  * <code>itemStateChanged</code> method is invoked.
38  *
39  * @author Amy Fowler
40  *
41  * @see java.awt.ItemSelectable
42  * @see ItemEvent
43  * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/events/itemlistener.html">Tutorial: Writing an Item Listener</a>
44  *
45  * @since 1.1
46  */
47 public interface ItemListener extends EventListener {
48 
49     /**
50      * Invoked when an item has been selected or deselected by the user.
51      * The code written for this method performs the operations
52      * that need to occur when an item is selected (or deselected).
53      */
itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e)54     void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e);
55 
56 }
57