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package org.netbeans.modules.xml.xam.ui.column;
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import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;
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import javax.swing.JComponent;
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* A Column repesents a visual component in a ColumnView.
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* @author Todd Fast, todd.fast@sun.com
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* @author Nathan Fiedler
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public interface Column {
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/** Property name for the title property. */
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public static final String PROP_TITLE = "title";
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* Adds the given property change listener to this column.
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* @param listener PropertyChangeListener to add.
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void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
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* Returns the visual component for this column.
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* @return visual component.
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JComponent getComponent();
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* Returns the description of this column. This may be used for setting
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* the accessible description of related user interface components.
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* @return column description.
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String getDescription();
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* Returns the title of this column.
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* @return column title.
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* Removes the given property change listener from this column.
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* @param listener PropertyChangeListener to remove.
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void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);