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+package org.eclipse.jface.text;
+
+/*
+ * (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2001.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ */
+
+
+import org.eclipse.swt.events.VerifyEvent;
+
+/**
+ * Implementers can register with an text viewer and 
+ * receive <code>VerifyEvent</code>s before the text viewer 
+ * they are registered with. If the event consumer marks events
+ * as processed by turning their <code>doit</code> field to 
+ * <code>false</code> the text viewer subsequently ignores them.
+ * Clients may implement this interface.
+ * 
+ * @see ITextViewer
+ * @see org.eclipse.swt.events.VerifyEvent
+ */
+public interface IEventConsumer {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Processes the given event and marks it as done if it should 
+	 * be ignored by subsequent receivers.
+	 *
+	 * @param event the verify event which will be investigated
+	 */ 
+	public void processEvent(VerifyEvent event);
+}