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package java.awt.event;
import java.util.EventListener;
import java.awt.AWTEvent;
/**
* The listener interface for receiving notification of events
* dispatched to objects that are instances of Component or
* MenuComponent or their subclasses. Unlike the other EventListeners
* in this package, AWTEventListeners passively observe events
* being dispatched in the AWT, system-wide. Most applications
* should never use this class; applications which might use
* AWTEventListeners include event recorders for automated testing,
* and facilities such as the Java Accessibility package.
* <p>
* The class that is interested in monitoring AWT events
* implements this interface, and the object created with that
* class is registered with the Toolkit, using the Toolkit's
* <code>addAWTEventListener</code> method. When an event is
* dispatched anywhere in the AWT, that object's
* <code>eventDispatched</code> method is invoked.
*
* @see java.awt.AWTEvent
* @see java.awt.Toolkit#addAWTEventListener
* @see java.awt.Toolkit#removeAWTEventListener
*
* @author Fred Ecks
* @since 1.2
*/
public interface AWTEventListener extends EventListener {
/**
* Invoked when an event is dispatched in the AWT.
*/
public void eventDispatched(AWTEvent event);
}