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+//
+// $Id: ZoneAdapter.java,v 1.1 2002/11/12 19:53:35 shaper Exp $
+
+package com.threerings.whirled.zone.client;
+
+import com.threerings.whirled.zone.data.ZoneSummary;
+
+/**
+ * The zone adapter makes life easier for a class that really only cares
+ * about one or two of the zone observer callbacks and doesn't want to
+ * provide empty implementations of the others. One can either extend zone
+ * adapter, or create an anonymous instance that overrides the desired
+ * callback(s).
+ *
+ * @see ZoneObserver
+ */
+public class ZoneAdapter implements ZoneObserver
+{
+    // documentation inherited from interface
+    public void zoneWillChange (int zoneId)
+    {
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface
+    public void zoneDidChange (ZoneSummary summary)
+    {
+    }
+
+    // documentation inherited from interface
+    public void zoneChangeFailed (String reason)
+    {
+    }
+}