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package javax.swing;

import javax.swing.event.ListDataListener;

/**

 * This interface defines the methods components like JList use

 * to get the value of each cell in a list and the length of the list.

 * Logically the model is a vector, indices vary from 0 to

 * ListDataModel.getSize() - 1.  Any change to the contents or

 * length of the data model must be reported to all of the

 * ListDataListeners.

 *

 * @param <E> the type of the elements of this model

 *

 * @author Hans Muller

 * @see JList

 */

public interface ListModel<E>

{

  /**

   * Returns the length of the list.

   * @return the length of the list

   */

  int getSize();

  /**

   * Returns the value at the specified index.

   * @param index the requested index

   * @return the value at <code>index</code>

   */

  E getElementAt(int index);

  /**

   * Adds a listener to the list that's notified each time a change

   * to the data model occurs.

   * @param l the <code>ListDataListener</code> to be added

   */

  void addListDataListener(ListDataListener l);

  /**

   * Removes a listener from the list that's notified each time a

   * change to the data model occurs.

   * @param l the <code>ListDataListener</code> to be removed

   */

  void removeListDataListener(ListDataListener l);

}