MDRChangeListener


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19  package org.netbeans.api.mdr.events;
20  
21  import java.util.EventListener  ;
22  
23  /** Listener interface that allows repository clients to be notified of any changes in
24   * the repository after they occur. Object needs to implement this interface in order to be able
25   * to register for receiving MDR change notifications. The {@link #change} method of this
26   * interface is called asynchronously after the change is performed. If you need to get
27   * notified of the changes also before they occur, you may rather wish to implement
28   * {@link MDRPreChangeListener} interface.
29   *
30   * @author Martin Matula
31   */
32  public interface MDRChangeListener extends EventListener   {
33      /** This method gets called after a repository change is performed. This method
34       * is called asynchronously.
35       * If a listener implements {@link MDRPreChangeListener} which is a descedant
36       * of this interface, the event object passed to this method must be the same 
37       * instance as the event object previously passed to the corresponding
38       * {@link MDRPreChangeListener#plannedChange} method call of the listener.<p>
39       * Any run-time exception thrown by the implementation of this method should
40       * not affect the events dispatching (i.e. it should be ignored by the event source).
41       *
42       * @param e Object describing the performed change.
43       */    
44      public void change(MDRChangeEvent e);
45  }
46
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