# Class AbstractCellEditor

java.lang.Object
javax.swing.AbstractCellEditor

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Serializable, CellEditor`

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `DefaultCellEditor`

public abstract class AbstractCellEditor extends Object implements CellEditor, Serializable
A base class for `CellEditors`, providing default implementations for the methods in the `CellEditor` interface except `getCellEditorValue()`. Like the other abstract implementations in Swing, also manages a list of listeners.

Warning: Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with future Swing releases. The current serialization support is appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage of all JavaBeans has been added to the `java.beans` package. Please see `XMLEncoder`.

Since:
  1.3

## Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type
Field
Description
`protected ChangeEvent`
`changeEvent`
The change event.
`protected EventListenerList`
`listenerList`
The list of listeners.

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier
Constructor
Description
`protected`
`AbstractCellEditor()`
Constructor for subclasses to call.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
`addCellEditorListener(CellEditorListener l)`
Adds a `CellEditorListener` to the listener list.
`void`
`cancelCellEditing()`
Calls `fireEditingCanceled`.
`protected void`
`fireEditingCanceled()`
Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type.
`protected void`
`fireEditingStopped()`
Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type.
`CellEditorListener[]`
`getCellEditorListeners()`
Returns an array of all the `CellEditorListener`s added to this AbstractCellEditor with addCellEditorListener().
`boolean`
`isCellEditable(EventObject e)`
Returns true.
`void`
`removeCellEditorListener(CellEditorListener l)`
Removes a `CellEditorListener` from the listener list.
`boolean`
`shouldSelectCell(EventObject anEvent)`
Returns true.
`boolean`
`stopCellEditing()`
Calls `fireEditingStopped` and returns true.

### Methods declared in class Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

### Methods declared in interface CellEditor

`getCellEditorValue`

## Field Details

### listenerList

protected EventListenerList listenerList
The list of listeners.

### changeEvent

protected transient ChangeEvent changeEvent
The change event.

## Constructor Details

### AbstractCellEditor

protected AbstractCellEditor()
Constructor for subclasses to call.

## Method Details

### isCellEditable

public boolean isCellEditable(EventObject e)
Returns true.

Specified by:
  `isCellEditable` in interface `CellEditor`
Parameters:
  `e` - an event object
Returns:
  true
See Also:
  - `CellEditor.shouldSelectCell(EventObject)`

### shouldSelectCell

public boolean shouldSelectCell(EventObject anEvent)
Returns true.

Specified by:
  `shouldSelectCell` in interface `CellEditor`
Parameters:
  `anEvent` - an event object
Returns:
  true
See Also:
  - `CellEditor.isCellEditable(EventObject)`

### stopCellEditing

public boolean stopCellEditing()
Calls `fireEditingStopped` and returns true.

Specified by:
  `stopCellEditing` in interface `CellEditor`
Returns:
  true

### cancelCellEditing

public void cancelCellEditing()
Calls `fireEditingCanceled`.

Specified by:
  `cancelCellEditing` in interface `CellEditor`

### addCellEditorListener

public void addCellEditorListener(CellEditorListener l)
Adds a `CellEditorListener` to the listener list.

Specified by:
  `addCellEditorListener` in interface `CellEditor`
Parameters:
  `l` - the new listener to be added

### removeCellEditorListener

public void removeCellEditorListener(CellEditorListener l)
Removes a `CellEditorListener` from the listener list.

Specified by:
  `removeCellEditorListener` in interface `CellEditor`
Parameters:
  `l` - the listener to be removed

### getCellEditorListeners

public CellEditorListener[] getCellEditorListeners()
Returns an array of all the `CellEditorListener`s added to this AbstractCellEditor with addCellEditorListener().

Returns:
  all of the `CellEditorListener`s added or an empty array if no listeners have been added
Since:
  1.4

### fireEditingStopped

protected void fireEditingStopped()
Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. The event instance is created lazily.

See Also:
  - `EventListenerList`

### fireEditingCanceled

protected void fireEditingCanceled()
Notifies all listeners that have registered interest for notification on this event type. The event instance is created lazily.

See Also:
  - `EventListenerList`