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37 
38 
39 package javax.swing;
40 
41 import java.util.EventObject;
42 
43 import javax.swing.event.CellEditorListener;
44 import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
45 
46 /**
47  * Provides edit capabilities for components that display cells like
48  * {@link JTable}, {@link JList} and {@link JTree}.
49  *
50  * @author Andrew Selkirk
51  */
52 public interface CellEditor
53 {
54   /**
55    * Returns the current value for the <code>CellEditor</code>.
56    *
57    * @return The value.
58    */
getCellEditorValue()59   Object getCellEditorValue();
60 
61   /**
62    * Returns <code>true</code> if the specified event makes the editor
63    * editable, and <code>false</code> otherwise.
64    *
65    * @param event  the event.
66    *
67    * @return A boolean.
68    */
isCellEditable(EventObject event)69   boolean isCellEditable(EventObject event);
70 
71   /**
72    * shouldSelectCell
73    * @param event TODO
74    * @return boolean
75    */
shouldSelectCell(EventObject event)76   boolean shouldSelectCell(EventObject event);
77 
78   /**
79    * Signals to the <code>CellEditor</code> that it should stop editing,
80    * accepting the current cell value, and returns <code>true</code> if the
81    * editor actually stops editing, and <code>false</code> otherwise.
82    *
83    * @return A boolean.
84    */
stopCellEditing()85   boolean stopCellEditing();
86 
87   /**
88    * Signals to the <code>CellEditor</code> that it should cancel editing.
89    */
cancelCellEditing()90   void cancelCellEditing();
91 
92   /**
93    * Registers a listener to receive {@link ChangeEvent} notifications from the
94    * <code>CellEditor</code>.
95    *
96    * @param listener  the listener.
97    */
addCellEditorListener(CellEditorListener listener)98   void addCellEditorListener(CellEditorListener listener);
99 
100   /**
101    * Deregisters a listener so that it no longer receives {@link ChangeEvent}
102    * notifications from the <code>CellEditor</code>.
103    *
104    * @param listener  the listener.
105    */
removeCellEditorListener(CellEditorListener listener)106   void removeCellEditorListener(CellEditorListener listener);
107 
108 }
109