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package java.awt.event;
import java.util.EventListener;
/**
* The listener interface for receiving item events.
* The class that is interested in processing an item event
* implements this interface. The object created with that
* class is then registered with a component using the
* component's <code>addItemListener</code> method. When an
* item-selection event occurs, the listener object's
* <code>itemStateChanged</code> method is invoked.
*
* @author Amy Fowler
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* @see java.awt.ItemSelectable
* @see ItemEvent
* @see <a href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/post1.0/ui/itemlistener.html">Tutorial: Writing an Item Listener</a>
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* @since 1.1
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public interface ItemListener extends EventListener {
/**
* Invoked when an item has been selected or deselected by the user.
* The code written for this method performs the operations
* that need to occur when an item is selected (or deselected).
*/
void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e);
}