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  25 
  26 package java.beans;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * A customizer class provides a complete custom GUI for customizing
  30  * a target Java Bean.
  31  * <P>
  32  * Each customizer should inherit from the java.awt.Component class so
  33  * it can be instantiated inside an AWT dialog or panel.
  34  * <P>
  35  * Each customizer should have a null constructor.
  36  *
  37  * @since 1.1
  38  */
  39 
  40 public interface Customizer {
  41 
  42     /**
  43      * Set the object to be customized.  This method should be called only
  44      * once, before the Customizer has been added to any parent AWT container.
  45      * @param bean  The object to be customized.
  46      */
  47     void setObject(Object bean);
  48 
  49     /**
  50      * Register a listener for the PropertyChange event.  The customizer
  51      * should fire a PropertyChange event whenever it changes the target
  52      * bean in a way that might require the displayed properties to be
  53      * refreshed.
  54      *
  55      * @param listener  An object to be invoked when a PropertyChange
  56      *          event is fired.
  57      */
  58      void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
  59 
  60     /**
  61      * Remove a listener for the PropertyChange event.
  62      *
  63      * @param listener  The PropertyChange listener to be removed.
  64      */
  65     void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
  66 
  67 }