jpa/plugins/org.eclipse.jpt.utility/src/org/eclipse/jpt/utility/internal/model/listener/TreeChangeListener.java

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package org.eclipse.jpt.utility.internal.model.listener;

import org.eclipse.jpt.utility.internal.model.event.TreeChangeEvent;

/**
 * A "tree change" event gets fired whenever a model changes a "bound"
 * tree. You can register a TreeChangeListener with a source
 * model so as to be notified of any bound tree updates.
 */
public interface TreeChangeListener extends ChangeListener {

	/**
	 * This method gets called when a node is added to a bound tree.
	 * 
	 * @param event A TreeChangeEvent describing the event source,
	 * the tree that changed, and the path to the node that was added.
	 */
	void nodeAdded(TreeChangeEvent event);

	/**
	 * This method gets called when a node is removed from a bound tree.
	 * 
	 * @param event A TreeChangeEvent describing the event source,
	 * the tree that changed, and the path to the node that was removed.
	 */
	void nodeRemoved(TreeChangeEvent event);

	/**
	 * This method gets called when a bound tree is cleared.
	 * 
	 * @param event A TreeChangeEvent describing the event source,
	 * the tree that changed, and an empty path.
	 */
	void treeCleared(TreeChangeEvent event);

	/**
	 * This method gets called when a portion of a bound tree is changed in
	 * a manner that is not easily characterized by the other methods in this
	 * interface.
	 * 
	 * @param event A TreeChangeEvent describing the event source,
	 * the tree that changed, and the path to the branch of the
	 * tree that changed.
	 */
	void treeChanged(TreeChangeEvent event);

}