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 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.swt.events;


import org.eclipse.swt.internal.SWTEventListener;

/**
 * Classes which implement this interface provide methods
 * that deal with the events that are generated as mouse buttons
 * are pressed.
 * <p>
 * After creating an instance of a class that implements
 * this interface it can be added to a control using the
 * <code>addMouseListener</code> method and removed using
 * the <code>removeMouseListener</code> method. When a
 * mouse button is pressed or released, the appropriate method
 * will be invoked.
 * </p>
 *
 * @see MouseAdapter
 * @see MouseEvent
 */
public interface MouseListener extends SWTEventListener {

/**
 * Sent when a mouse button is pressed twice within the 
 * (operating system specified) double click period.
 *
 * @param e an event containing information about the mouse double click
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display#getDoubleClickTime()
 */
public void mouseDoubleClick(MouseEvent e);

/**
 * Sent when a mouse button is pressed.
 *
 * @param e an event containing information about the mouse button press
 */
public void mouseDown(MouseEvent e);

/**
 * Sent when a mouse button is released.
 *
 * @param e an event containing information about the mouse button release
 */
public void mouseUp(MouseEvent e);
}
