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

- Packages that use ContainerListener
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  java.awt.event | Provides interfaces and classes for dealing with different types of events fired by AWT components.
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.
  javax.swing.plaf.basic | Provides user interface objects built according to the Basic look and feel.
  javax.swing.plaf.metal | Provides user interface objects built according to the Java look and feel (once codenamed Metal), which is the default look and feel.

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

    Classes in java.awt that implement ContainerListener
    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` | `Container.AccessibleAWTContainer.AccessibleContainerHandler` Fire `PropertyChange` listener, if one is registered, when children are added or removed.

    Fields in java.awt declared as ContainerListener
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected ContainerListener` | Container.AccessibleAWTContainer.`accessibleContainerHandler`

    Methods in java.awt that return ContainerListener
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static ContainerListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`add(ContainerListener a, ContainerListener b)` Adds container-listener-a with container-listener-b and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `ContainerListener[]` | Container.`getContainerListeners()` Returns an array of all the container listeners registered on this container.
    `static ContainerListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`remove(ContainerListener l, ContainerListener oldl)` Removes the old container-listener from container-listener-l and returns the resulting multicast listener.

    Methods in java.awt with parameters of type ContainerListener
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static ContainerListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`add(ContainerListener a, ContainerListener b)` Adds container-listener-a with container-listener-b and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `void` | Container.`addContainerListener(ContainerListener l)` Adds the specified container listener to receive container events from this container.
    `static ContainerListener` | AWTEventMulticaster.`remove(ContainerListener l, ContainerListener oldl)` Removes the old container-listener from container-listener-l and returns the resulting multicast listener.
    `void` | Container.`removeContainerListener(ContainerListener l)` Removes the specified container listener so it no longer receives container events from this container.

  - ### Uses of ContainerListener in java.awt.event

    Classes in java.awt.event that implement ContainerListener
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `ContainerAdapter` An abstract adapter class for receiving container events.

  - ### Uses of ContainerListener in javax.swing

    Classes in javax.swing that implement ContainerListener
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected class` | `JComponent.AccessibleJComponent.AccessibleContainerHandler` Fire PropertyChange listener, if one is registered, when children added/removed.

  - ### Uses of ContainerListener in javax.swing.plaf.basic

    Classes in javax.swing.plaf.basic that implement ContainerListener
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected class` | `BasicToolBarUI.ToolBarContListener`

    Fields in javax.swing.plaf.basic declared as ContainerListener
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected ContainerListener` | BasicMenuBarUI.`containerListener`
    `protected ContainerListener` | BasicToolBarUI.`toolBarContListener`

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf.basic that return ContainerListener
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected ContainerListener` | BasicMenuBarUI.`createContainerListener()`
    `protected ContainerListener` | BasicToolBarUI.`createToolBarContListener()`

  - ### Uses of ContainerListener in javax.swing.plaf.metal

    Classes in javax.swing.plaf.metal that implement ContainerListener
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected class` | `MetalToolBarUI.MetalContainerListener`

    Fields in javax.swing.plaf.metal declared as ContainerListener
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected ContainerListener` | MetalToolBarUI.`contListener` This protected field is implementation specific.

    Methods in javax.swing.plaf.metal that return ContainerListener
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `protected ContainerListener` | MetalToolBarUI.`createContainerListener()` Creates a container listener that will be added to the JToolBar.

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