bundles/org.eclipse.gef/src/org/eclipse/gef/EditPartListener.java

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package org.eclipse.gef;

/**
 * The listener interface for receiving basic events from an EditPart. Listeners
 * interested in only one type of Event can extend the
 * {@link EditPartListener.Stub} implementation rather than implementing the
 * entire interface.
 */

public interface EditPartListener {

	/**
	 * Listeners interested in just a subset of Events can extend this stub
	 * implementation. Also, extending the Stub will reduce the impact of new
	 * API on this interface.
	 */
	public class Stub implements EditPartListener {
		/**
		 * @see org.eclipse.gef.EditPartListener#childAdded(EditPart, int)
		 */
		public void childAdded(EditPart child, int index) {
		}

		/**
		 * @see org.eclipse.gef.EditPartListener#partActivated(EditPart)
		 */
		public void partActivated(EditPart editpart) {
		}

		/**
		 * @see org.eclipse.gef.EditPartListener#partDeactivated(EditPart)
		 */
		public void partDeactivated(EditPart editpart) {
		}

		/**
		 * @see org.eclipse.gef.EditPartListener#removingChild(EditPart, int)
		 */
		public void removingChild(EditPart child, int index) {
		}

		/**
		 * @see org.eclipse.gef.EditPartListener#selectedStateChanged(EditPart)
		 */
		public void selectedStateChanged(EditPart part) {
		}
	};

	/**
	 * Called after a child EditPart has been added to its parent.
	 * 
	 * @param child
	 *            the Child
	 * @param index
	 *            the index at which the child was added
	 */
	void childAdded(EditPart child, int index);

	/**
	 * Called when the editpart has been activated.
	 * 
	 * @param editpart
	 *            the EditPart
	 */
	void partActivated(EditPart editpart);

	/**
	 * Called when the editpart has been deactivated.
	 * 
	 * @param editpart
	 *            the EditPart
	 */
	void partDeactivated(EditPart editpart);

	/**
	 * Called before a child EditPart is removed from its parent.
	 * 
	 * @param child
	 *            the Child being removed
	 * @param index
	 *            the child's current location
	 */
	void removingChild(EditPart child, int index);

	/**
	 * Called when the selected state of an EditPart has changed. Focus changes
	 * also result in this method being called.
	 * 
	 * @param editpart
	 *            the part whose selection was changed
	 * @see EditPart#getSelected()
	 */
	void selectedStateChanged(EditPart editpart);

}