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package org.mt4j.components.visibleComponents.widgets.keyboard;



/**

 * Interface for classes that can be written text to.

 * 

 * @author Christopher Ruff

 */

public interface ITextInputListener {

	

	/**

	 * Clear.

	 */

	public void clear();

	

	/**

	 * Append text.

	 * 

	 * @param text the text

	 */

	public void appendText(String text);

	

	/**

	 * Sets the text.

	 * 

	 * @param text the new text

	 */

	public void setText(String text);

	

//	/**

//	 * Returns the text.

//	 * <br>NOTE: the text may be different from what was set using <code>setText()</code> since

//	 * the widget may add its own control characters into the text.

//	 * 

//	 * @return the text

//	 */

//	public String getText();

		

	/**

	 * Append char by unicode.

	 * 

	 * @param unicode the unicode

	 */

	public void appendCharByUnicode(String unicode);

	

	/**

	 * Removes the last character.

	 */

	public void removeLastCharacter();



}