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011 */
012
013package org.w3c.dom.events;
014
015import org.w3c.dom.Node;
016
017/**
018 * The <code>MutationEvent</code> interface provides specific contextual 
019 * information associated with Mutation events. 
020 * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Events-20001113'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Events Specification</a>.
021 * @since DOM Level 2
022 */
023public interface MutationEvent extends Event {
024    // attrChangeType
025    /**
026     * The <code>Attr</code> was modified in place.
027     */
028    public static final short MODIFICATION              = 1;
029    /**
030     * The <code>Attr</code> was just added.
031     */
032    public static final short ADDITION                  = 2;
033    /**
034     * The <code>Attr</code> was just removed.
035     */
036    public static final short REMOVAL                   = 3;
037
038    /**
039     *  <code>relatedNode</code> is used to identify a secondary node related 
040     * to a mutation event. For example, if a mutation event is dispatched 
041     * to a node indicating that its parent has changed, the 
042     * <code>relatedNode</code> is the changed parent. If an event is 
043     * instead dispatched to a subtree indicating a node was changed within 
044     * it, the <code>relatedNode</code> is the changed node. In the case of 
045     * the DOMAttrModified event it indicates the <code>Attr</code> node 
046     * which was modified, added, or removed. 
047     */
048    public Node getRelatedNode();
049
050    /**
051     *  <code>prevValue</code> indicates the previous value of the 
052     * <code>Attr</code> node in DOMAttrModified events, and of the 
053     * <code>CharacterData</code> node in DOMCharDataModified events. 
054     */
055    public String getPrevValue();
056
057    /**
058     *  <code>newValue</code> indicates the new value of the <code>Attr</code> 
059     * node in DOMAttrModified events, and of the <code>CharacterData</code> 
060     * node in DOMCharDataModified events. 
061     */
062    public String getNewValue();
063
064    /**
065     *  <code>attrName</code> indicates the name of the changed 
066     * <code>Attr</code> node in a DOMAttrModified event. 
067     */
068    public String getAttrName();
069
070    /**
071     *  <code>attrChange</code> indicates the type of change which triggered 
072     * the DOMAttrModified event. The values can be <code>MODIFICATION</code>
073     * , <code>ADDITION</code>, or <code>REMOVAL</code>. 
074     */
075    public short getAttrChange();
076
077    /**
078     * The <code>initMutationEvent</code> method is used to initialize the 
079     * value of a <code>MutationEvent</code> created through the 
080     * <code>DocumentEvent</code> interface. This method may only be called 
081     * before the <code>MutationEvent</code> has been dispatched via the 
082     * <code>dispatchEvent</code> method, though it may be called multiple 
083     * times during that phase if necessary. If called multiple times, the 
084     * final invocation takes precedence.
085     * @param typeArgSpecifies the event type.
086     * @param canBubbleArgSpecifies whether or not the event can bubble.
087     * @param cancelableArgSpecifies whether or not the event's default 
088     *   action can be prevented.
089     * @param relatedNodeArgSpecifies the <code>Event</code>'s related Node.
090     * @param prevValueArgSpecifies the <code>Event</code>'s 
091     *   <code>prevValue</code> attribute. This value may be null.
092     * @param newValueArgSpecifies the <code>Event</code>'s 
093     *   <code>newValue</code> attribute. This value may be null.
094     * @param attrNameArgSpecifies the <code>Event</code>'s 
095     *   <code>attrName</code> attribute. This value may be null.
096     * @param attrChangeArgSpecifies the <code>Event</code>'s 
097     *   <code>attrChange</code> attribute
098     */
099    public void initMutationEvent(String typeArg, 
100                                  boolean canBubbleArg, 
101                                  boolean cancelableArg, 
102                                  Node relatedNodeArg, 
103                                  String prevValueArg, 
104                                  String newValueArg, 
105                                  String attrNameArg, 
106                                  short attrChangeArg);
107
108}