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The JGoodies Binding library connects object properties to Swing user interface components. And it helps you represent the state and behavior of a presentation independently of the GUI components used in the interface.

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package com.jgoodies.binding.binder;

import javax.swing.JList;
import javax.swing.JTable;


/**
 * Describes a binding builder that holds a ListModel and ListSelectionModel
 * that can be bound to tables and lists.
 *
 * Examples:
 * 
 * binder.bind(albumListModel,   albumListSelectionModel)  .to(albumTable);
 * binder.bind(contactListModel, contactListSelectionModel).to(contactList);
 * 
 * @author  Karsten Lentzsch
 * @version $Revision: 1.2 $
 *
 * @since 2.3
 */
public interface ListBindingBuilder {

    /**
     * Sets this builder's ListModel and ListSelectionModel in the given list.
     *
     * Example:

     * binder.bind(contactSelectionInList).to(contactList);
     *
     * @param list   the component to set the data and selection model in
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code table} is {@code null}
     */
    void to(JList list);


    /**
     * Sets this builder's ListModel and ListSelectionModel in the given table.
     * As a precondition, the table's model must implement ListModelBindable,
     * so this builder's ListModel can be set in the TableModel.
     *
     * Example:

     * binder.bind(contactSelectionInList).to(contactTable);
     *
     * @param table   the component to set the data and selection model in
     *
     * @throws NullPointerException if {@code table} is {@code null}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code table}'s TableModel does not
     *    implement the ListModelBindable interface
     */
    void to(JTable table);


}