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public class TabbedPane {
    private int index
    private static final int JEFFERSON_INDEX = 0;
    private static final int ROOSEVELT_INDEX = 1;
    private static final int LINCOLN_INDEX = 2;
    private static final int WASHINGTON_INDEX = 3;

    // CSS styles 
    public String getJeffersonStyle() { return getCSS(JEFFERSON_INDEX); }
    public String getRooseveltStyle() { return getCSS(ROOSEVELT_INDEX); }
    public String getLincolnStyle() { return getCSS(LINCOLN_INDEX); }
    public String getWashingtonStyle() { return getCSS(WASHINGTON_INDEX); }

    private String getCSS(int forIndex) {
	return forIndex == index ? "tabbedPaneTextSelected" : "tabbedPaneText";
    }
    ...
}