Retro68/gcc/libjava/classpath/javax/swing/Action.java
Wolfgang Thaller aaf905ce07 add gcc 4.70
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/* Action.java --
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package javax.swing;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
/**
* Provides a convenient central point of control for some task
* that can be triggered by more than one control in a Swing user interface
* (for example, a menu item and a toolbar button).
*
* @see AbstractButton#setAction(Action)
*
* @author Ronald Veldema (rveldema@cs.vu.nl)
* @author Andrew Selkirk
*/
public interface Action extends ActionListener {
/**
* A key to access the default property for the action (this is not used).
*/
String DEFAULT = "Default";
/**
* A key to access the long description for the action.
*/
String LONG_DESCRIPTION = "LongDescription";
/**
* A key to access the name for the action.
*/
String NAME = "Name";
/**
* A key to access the short description for the action (the short
* description is typically used as the tool tip text).
*/
String SHORT_DESCRIPTION = "ShortDescription";
/**
* A key to access the icon for the action.
*/
String SMALL_ICON = "SmallIcon";
/**
* A key to access the {@link KeyStroke} used as the accelerator for the
* action.
*/
String ACCELERATOR_KEY = "AcceleratorKey";
/**
* A key to access the action command string for the action.
*/
String ACTION_COMMAND_KEY = "ActionCommandKey";
/**
* A key to access the mnemonic for the action.
*/
String MNEMONIC_KEY = "MnemonicKey";
/**
* Returns the value associated with the specified key.
*
* @param key the key (not <code>null</code>).
*
* @return The value associated with the specified key, or
* <code>null</code> if the key is not found.
*/
Object getValue(String key);
/**
* Sets the value associated with the specified key and sends a
* {@link java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent} to all registered listeners.
* The standard keys are defined in this interface: {@link #NAME},
* {@link #SHORT_DESCRIPTION}, {@link #LONG_DESCRIPTION},
* {@link #SMALL_ICON}, {@link #ACTION_COMMAND_KEY},
* {@link #ACCELERATOR_KEY} and {@link #MNEMONIC_KEY}. Any existing value
* associated with the key will be overwritten.
*
* @param key the key (not <code>null</code>).
* @param value the value (<code>null</code> permitted).
*/
void putValue(String key, Object value);
/**
* Returns the flag that indicates whether or not this action is enabled.
*
* @return The flag.
*/
boolean isEnabled();
/**
* Sets the flag that indicates whether or not this action is enabled. If
* the value changes, a {@link java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent} is sent to
* all registered listeners.
*
* @param b the new value of the flag.
*/
void setEnabled(boolean b);
/**
* Registers a listener to receive notification whenever one of the
* action's properties is modified.
*
* @param listener the listener.
*/
void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
/**
* Deregisters a listener so that it no longer receives notification of
* changes to the action's properties.
*
* @param listener the listener.
*/
void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
} // Action