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package javax.swing;

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

/**
 * The editor component used for JComboBox components.
 *
 * @author Arnaud Weber
 * @since 1.2
 */
public interface ComboBoxEditor {

    /**
     * Returns the component that should be added to the tree hierarchy for
     * this editor
     *
     * @return the component
     */
    public Component getEditorComponent();

    /**
     * Set the item that should be edited. Cancel any editing if necessary
     *
     * @param anObject an item
     */
    public void setItem(Object anObject);

    /**
     * Returns the edited item
     *
     * @return the edited item
     */
    public Object getItem();

    /**
     * Ask the editor to start editing and to select everything
     */
    public void selectAll();

    /**
     * Add an ActionListener. An action event is generated when the edited item changes
     *
     * @param l an {@code ActionListener}
     */
    public void addActionListener(ActionListener l);

    /**
     * Remove an ActionListener
     *
     * @param l an {@code ActionListener}
     */
    public void removeActionListener(ActionListener l);
}