AttributeMapBindingListener.java

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package org.springframework.webflow.core.collection;

/**
 * Causes an object to be notified when it is bound or unbound from an {@link AttributeMap}.
 * <p>
 * Note that this is an optional feature and not all {@link AttributeMap} implementations support it.
 * 
 * @see AttributeMap
 * 
 * @author Ben Hale
 */
public interface AttributeMapBindingListener {

	/**
	 * Called when the implementing instance is bound into an <code>AttributeMap</code>.
	 * @param event information about the binding event
	 */
	void valueBound(AttributeMapBindingEvent event);

	/**
	 * Called when the implementing instance is unbound from an <code>AttributeMap</code>.
	 * @param event information about the unbinding event
	 */
	void valueUnbound(AttributeMapBindingEvent event);
}