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package java.awt.datatransfer;
import java.util.EventListener;
/**
* Defines an object which listens for {@link FlavorEvent}s.
*
* @author Alexander Gerasimov
* @since 1.5
*/
public interface FlavorListener extends EventListener {
/**
* Invoked when the target {@link Clipboard} of the listener
* has changed its available {@link DataFlavor}s.
* <p>
* Some notifications may be redundant &#8212; they are not
* caused by a change of the set of DataFlavors available
* on the clipboard.
* For example, if the clipboard subsystem supposes that
* the system clipboard's contents has been changed but it
* can't ascertain whether its DataFlavors have been changed
* because of some exceptional condition when accessing the
* clipboard, the notification is sent to ensure from omitting
* a significant notification. Ordinarily, those redundant
* notifications should be occasional.
*
* @param e a <code>FlavorEvent</code> object
*/
void flavorsChanged(FlavorEvent e);
}