gcc/libjava/classpath/javax/swing/SpinnerModel.java
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/* SpinnerModel.java --
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package javax.swing;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
/**
* The data model that is used in {@link JSpinner}s.
*
* @since 1.4
*/
public interface SpinnerModel
{
/**
* Sets the current value of the model to that specified.
* Implementations can choose to refuse to accept the value
* and throw an exception instead. For example, a date model
* may throw invalid dates, or a list model may throw out
* values which don't exist in the underlying list. Models
* may also throw out unusual values, such as null. The decision
* is left to the discretion of the implementator. If the
* operation succeeds, the implementation should also notify
* any registered <code>ChangeListener</code>s.
*
* @param value The new value of the model.
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if the model does not accept
* the given value.
*/
void setValue(Object value);
/**
* Returns the current value of the model.
*
* @return The current value.
*/
Object getValue();
/**
* Returns the next value from the model. If the model is bounded,
* this method may return null when the upper bound is met.
* The current value is not changed.
*
* @return The next value, or null if there are no more values
* to retrieve.
*/
Object getNextValue();
/**
* Returns the previous value from the model. If the model is
* bounded, this method may return null when the lower bound is
* met. The current value is not changed.
*
* @return The previous value, or null if there are no more
* values to retrieve.
*/
Object getPreviousValue();
/**
* Adds a <code>ChangeListener</code> to the list of registered
* listeners. Each listener is notified when the current value
* is changed.
*
* @param listener The new listener to register.
*/
void addChangeListener(ChangeListener listener);
/**
* Removes a given <code>ChangeListener</code> from the list
* of registered listeners.
*
* @param listener The listener to remove.
*/
void removeChangeListener(ChangeListener listener);
}