/* * Copyright (c) 1996, 2006, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. * ORACLE PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ package java.awt.event; import java.util.EventListener; /** * The listener interface for receiving keyboard focus events on * a component. * The class that is interested in processing a focus event * either implements this interface (and all the methods it * contains) or extends the abstract <code>FocusAdapter</code> class * (overriding only the methods of interest). * The listener object created from that class is then registered with a * component using the component's <code>addFocusListener</code> * method. When the component gains or loses the keyboard focus, * the relevant method in the listener object * is invoked, and the <code>FocusEvent</code> is passed to it. * * @see FocusAdapter * @see FocusEvent * @see <a href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/post1.0/ui/focuslistener.html">Tutorial: Writing a Focus Listener</a> * * @author Carl Quinn * @since 1.1 */ public interface FocusListener extends EventListener { /** * Invoked when a component gains the keyboard focus. */ public void focusGained(FocusEvent e); /** * Invoked when a component loses the keyboard focus. */ public void focusLost(FocusEvent e); }