/* An input or output line
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package javax.sound.sampled;

/**
 * A Line represents a single input or output audio line.
 * @since 1.3
 */
public interface Line
{
  /**
   * An object of this type holds information about a Line.
   * @since 1.3
   */
  class Info
  {
    private Class klass;

    /**
     * Create a new Info object.  The argument is the class of the line,
     * for instance TargetDataLine.class.
     * @param klass the class of the line
     */
    public Info(Class klass)
    {
      this.klass = klass;
    }

    /**
     * Return the line's class.
     */
    public Class getLineClass()
    {
      return klass;
    }

    /**
     * Return true if this Info object matches the given object.
     * @param other the object to match
     * @return true if they match, false otherwise
     */
    public boolean matches(Info other)
    {
      return klass.equals(other.klass);
    }

    /**
     * Return a description of this Info object.
     */
    public String toString()
    {
      return klass.toString();
    }
  }

  /**
   * Add a listener which will be notified whenever this Line changes state.
   * @param listener the listener to notify
   */
  void addLineListener(LineListener listener);
  
  /**
   * Close this line.
   */
  void close();

  /**
   * Return the control associated with this Line that matches the
   * argument.
   * @param what the type of the control to match
   * @return the associated control
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a control of this type is not
   * available for this line
   */
  Control getControl(Control.Type what);

  /**
   * Return an array of controls associated with this Line.  Note that
   * this method will not return null -- if there are no controls, it
   * will return a zero-length array.
   */
  Control[] getControls();

  /**
   * Return the Info object associated with this Line.
   */
  Info getLineInfo();

  /**
   * Return true if a Control matching the argument is available for this
   * Line, false otherwise.
   * @param what the type of the control to match
   */
  boolean isControlSupported(Control.Type what);

  /**
   * Return true if this line is open, false otherwise.
   */
  boolean isOpen();

  /**
   * Open this line.
   * @throws LineUnavailableException if the line is unavailable for some
   * reason
   */
  void open() throws LineUnavailableException;

  /**
   * Remove the listener from this Line; after this call the listener will
   * no longer be notified when this Line changes state.
   * @param listener the listener to remove
   */
  void removeLineListener(LineListener listener);
}