Style.java

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packagejavax.swing.text;

importjava.awt.Component;
importjavax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
importjavax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;

importjava.util.Enumeration;
importjava.util.Hashtable;



/**
 * A collection of attributes to associate with an element in a document.
 * Since these are typically used to associate character and paragraph
 * styles with the element, operations for this are provided. Other
 * customized attributes that get associated with the element will
 * effectively be name-value pairs that live in a hierarchy and if a name
 * (key) is not found locally, the request is forwarded to the parent.
 * Commonly used attributes are separated out to facilitate alternative
 * implementations that are more efficient.
 *
 * @author Timothy Prinzing
 */
publicinterfaceStyleextendsMutableAttributeSet {

/**
 * Fetches the name of the style. A style is not required to be named,
 * so <code>null</code> is returned if there is no name
 * associated with the style.
 *
 * @return the name
 */
publicStringgetName();

/**
 * Adds a listener to track whenever an attribute
 * has been changed.
 *
 * @param l the change listener
 */
publicvoidaddChangeListener(ChangeListenerl);

/**
 * Removes a listener that was tracking attribute changes.
 *
 * @param l the change listener
 */
publicvoidremoveChangeListener(ChangeListenerl);


}