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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.value;

import com.jgoodies.binding.PresentationModel;
import com.jgoodies.binding.adapter.BasicComponentFactory;
import com.jgoodies.binding.adapter.Bindings;



/**
 * Adds bound properties for the frequently used JComponent state
 * enabled,visible and JTextComponent state editable
 * to the ValueModel interface.
 * ComponentValueModels can be used to set these properties at the
 * presentation model layer; any ComponentValueModel property change
 * will be reflected by components bound to that ComponentValueModel.
 *
 * The ComponentValueModel is similar to the Swing Action class.
 * If you disable an Action, all buttons and menu items bound to that Action
 * will be disabled. If you disable a ComponentValueModel, all components
 * bound to that ComponentValueModel will be disabled. If you set the
 * ComponentValueModel to invisible, the component bound to it will become
 * invisible. If you set a ComponentValueModel to non-editable,
 * the JTextComponents bound to it will become non-editable.

 *
 * Since version 1.1, PresentationModels can vend ComponentValueModels
 * using {@code #getComponentModel(String)} and
 * {@code #getBufferedComponentModel(String)}. Multiple calls
 * to these factory methods return the same ComponentValueModel.

 *
 * The BasicComponentFactory and the Bindings class check if the ValueModel
 * provided to create/bind a Swing component is a ComponentValueModel.
 * If so, the ComponentValueModel properties will be synchronized
 * with the associated Swing component properties.

 *
 * It is recommended to use ComponentValueModels only for those models
 * that are bound to view components that require GUI state changes.

 *
 * Example Code:
 * final class AlbumView {
 *
 *  ...
 *
 *     private void initComponents() {
 *         // No state modifications required for the name field.
 *         nameField = BasicComponentFactory.createTextField(
 *             presentationModel.getModel(Album.PROPERTY_NAME));
 *         ...
 *         // Enablement shall change for the composer field
 *         composerField = BasicComponentFactory.createTextField(
 *             presentationModel.getComponentModel(Album.PROPERTY_COMPOSER));
 *         ...
 *     }
 *
 *  ...
 *
 * }
 *
 *
 * public final class AlbumPresentationModel extends PresentationModel {
 *
 *  ...
 *
 *     private void updateComposerEnablement(boolean enabled) {
 *         getComponentModel(Album.PROPERTY_COMPOSER).setEnabled(enabled);
 *     }
 *
 *  ...
 *
 * }
 * 
 *
 * As of the Binding version 2.0 the ComponentValueModel feature
 * is implemented for text components, radio buttons, check boxes,
 * combo boxes, and lists. JColorChoosers bound using the
 * Bindings class will ignore ComponentValueModel state.
 *
 * @author Karsten Lentzsch
 * @version $Revision: 1.15 $
 *
 * @see PresentationModel#getComponentModel(String)
 * @see PresentationModel#getBufferedComponentModel(String)
 * @see BasicComponentFactory
 * @see Bindings
 *
 * @since 2.4
 */
public interface ComponentValueModel extends ValueModel, ComponentModel {

	// Just a combined interface

}