## Uses of Interface
java.awt.event.TextListener

- Packages that use TextListener
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.

- - ### Uses of TextListener in java.awt

    Classes in java.awt that implement TextListener
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `AWTEventMulticaster` `AWTEventMulticaster` implements efficient and thread-safe multi-cast event dispatching for the AWT events defined in the `java.awt.event` package.
    `protected class` | `TextArea.AccessibleAWTTextArea` This class implements accessibility support for the `TextArea` class.
    `protected class` | `TextComponent.AccessibleAWTTextComponent` This class implements accessibility support for the `TextComponent` class.
    `protected class` | `TextField.AccessibleAWTTextField` This class implements accessibility support for the `TextField` class.

    Fields in java.awt declared as TextListener
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected TextListener` | TextComponent.`textListener`

    Methods in java.awt that return TextListener
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static TextListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`add(TextListener a, TextListener b)`
    `TextListener[]` | TextComponent.`getTextListeners()` Returns an array of all the text listeners registered on this text component.
    `static TextListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`remove(TextListener l, TextListener oldl)`

    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type TextListener
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static TextListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`add(TextListener a, TextListener b)`
    `void` | TextComponent.`addTextListener(TextListener l)` Adds the specified text event listener to receive text events from this text component.
    `static TextListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`remove(TextListener l, TextListener oldl)`
    `void` | TextComponent.`removeTextListener(TextListener l)` Removes the specified text event listener so that it no longer receives text events from this text component If `l` is `null`, no exception is thrown and no action is performed.

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