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/*
* Bibliothek - DockingFrames
* Library built on Java/Swing, allows the user to "drag and drop"
* panels containing any Swing-Component the developer likes to add.
*
* Copyright (C) 2012 Benjamin Sigg
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*
* Benjamin Sigg
* [email protected]
* CH - Switzerland
*/
package bibliothek.gui.dock.extension.css;
/**
* A map of {@link CssProperty}s, can modify itself and needs to be monitored
* with some {@link CssPropertyContainerListener}s.
* @author Benjamin Sigg
*/
public interface CssPropertyContainer {
/**
* Gets a list of all the keys that can be used for {@link #getProperty(String)}.
* @return the list of all currently available values
*/
public String[] getPropertyKeys();
/**
* Gets a changeable property of this container. Each property has a type, only properties
* that have any meaning to this container can be set, others will be ignored (the result
* of this method is null for them).
* @param key the key of the property
* @return the property or null if not existing
*/
public CssProperty getProperty( String key );
/**
* Adds a listener to this property, will be informed if a sub-property is
* added or removed.
* @param listener the observer to add, not null
*/
public void addPropertyContainerListener( CssPropertyContainerListener listener );
/**
* Removes a listener from this property.
* @param listener the listener to remove
*/
public void removePropertyContainerListener( CssPropertyContainerListener listener );
}