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41:
42: package org.netbeans.modules.xml.xam.ui.column;
43:
44: import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
45: import javax.swing.JComponent;
46:
47: /**
48: * A Column repesents a visual component in a ColumnView.
49: *
50: * @author Todd Fast, todd.fast@sun.com
51: * @author Nathan Fiedler
52: */
53: public interface Column {
54: /** Property name for the title property. */
55: public static final String PROP_TITLE = "title";
56:
57: /**
58: * Adds the given property change listener to this column.
59: *
60: * @param listener PropertyChangeListener to add.
61: */
62: void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
63:
64: /**
65: * Returns the visual component for this column.
66: *
67: * @return visual component.
68: */
69: JComponent getComponent();
70:
71: /**
72: * Returns the description of this column. This may be used for setting
73: * the accessible description of related user interface components.
74: *
75: * @return column description.
76: */
77: String getDescription();
78:
79: /**
80: * Returns the title of this column.
81: *
82: * @return column title.
83: */
84: String getTitle();
85:
86: /**
87: * Removes the given property change listener from this column.
88: *
89: * @param listener PropertyChangeListener to remove.
90: */
91: void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
92: }
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