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package java.awt.event;

import java.util.EventListener;

/** 
 * The listener interface for receiving item events.
 * The class that is interested in processing an item event
 * implements this interface. The object created with that 
 * class is then registered with a component using the 
 * component's addItemListener method. When an
 * item-selection event occurs, the listener object's 
 * itemStateChanged method is invoked.
 *
 * @author Amy Fowler
 * @version 1.17 01/23/03
 *
 * @see java.awt.ItemSelectable 
 * @see ItemEvent
 * @see Tutorial: Writing an Item Listener
 * @see Reference: The Java Class Libraries (update file)
 *
 * @since 1.1
 */
public interface ItemListener extends EventListener
{

    /** 
     * Invoked when an item has been selected or deselected by the user.
     * The code written for this method performs the operations
     * that need to occur when an item is selected (or deselected).
     */
    public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e);
}