/*
 This file is part of the software framework JStatCom, 
 a library for building applications for data based analysis.

 Copyright (C) 2000-2005  Markus Kraetzig

 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as
 published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the
 License, or (at your option) any later version.

 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 Lesser General Public License for more details.

 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
 USA
 */

package com.jstatcom.component;
/**
 * Should be implemented by components that are used together with
 * CardDisplayPanel and that should be informed when
 * they are shown or hidden.
 * 
 * @author Markus Kraetzig
 * @see com.jstatcom.component.CardDisplayPanel
 */
public interface Card {
	/**
	 * This method is called by CardDisplayPanel whenever a card
	 * component is shown or hidden.
	 * 
	 * @param isShown true if the component is shown and was hidden before,
	 *        false if it is hidden and was shown before 
	 */
	void shown(boolean isShown);
}