Column


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19  
20  package org.netbeans.modules.xml.xam.ui.column;
21  
22  import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener  ;
23  import javax.swing.JComponent  ;
24  
25  /**
26   * A Column repesents a visual component in a ColumnView.
27   *
28   * @author  Todd Fast, todd.fast@sun.com
29   * @author  Nathan Fiedler
30   */
31  public interface Column {
32      /** Property name for the title property. */
33      public static final String   PROP_TITLE = "title";
34  
35      /**
36       * Adds the given property change listener to this column.
37       *
38       * @param  listener  PropertyChangeListener to add.
39       */
40      void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener   listener);
41  
42      /**
43       * Returns the visual component for this column.
44       *
45       * @return  visual component.
46       */
47      JComponent   getComponent();
48  
49      /**
50       * Returns the description of this column. This may be used for setting
51       * the accessible description of related user interface components.
52       *
53       * @return  column description.
54       */
55      String   getDescription();
56  
57      /**
58       * Returns the title of this column.
59       *
60       * @return  column title.
61       */
62      String   getTitle();
63  
64      /**
65       * Removes the given property change listener from this column.
66       *
67       * @param  listener  PropertyChangeListener to remove.
68       */
69      void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener   listener);
70  }
71
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