Class StringProperty

javafx.beans.property.StringProperty

All Implemented Interfaces:: Observable, Property<String>, ReadOnlyProperty<String>, ObservableObjectValue<String>, ObservableStringValue, ObservableValue<String>, WritableObjectValue<String>, WritableStringValue, WritableValue<String>

Direct Known Subclasses:: JavaBeanStringProperty, StringPropertyBase

public abstract class StringProperty extends ReadOnlyStringProperty implements Property<String>, WritableStringValue

This class provides a full implementation of a Property wrapping a String value. The value of a StringProperty can be get and set with ObservableObjectValue.get(), StringExpression.getValue(), WritableObjectValue.set(Object), and setValue(String). A property can be bound and unbound unidirectional with Property.bind(ObservableValue) and Property.unbind(). Bidirectional bindings can be created and removed with bindBidirectional(Property) and unbindBidirectional(Property). The context of a StringProperty can be read with ReadOnlyProperty.getBean() and ReadOnlyProperty.getName().

Since:

JavaFX 2.0

See Also:

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`StringProperty()`	Creates a default `StringProperty`.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`bindBidirectional(Property<?> other, Format format)`	Create a bidirectional binding between this `StringProperty` and another arbitrary property.
`void`	`bindBidirectional(Property<String> other)`	Create a bidirectional binding between this `Property` and another one.
`<T> void`	`bindBidirectional(Property<T> other, StringConverter<T> converter)`	Create a bidirectional binding between this `StringProperty` and another arbitrary property.
`void`	`setValue(String v)`	Set the wrapped value.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of this `StringProperty` object.
`void`	`unbindBidirectional(Object other)`	Remove a bidirectional binding between this `Property` and another one.
`void`	`unbindBidirectional(Property<String> other)`	Removes a bidirectional binding between this `Property` and another one.

Methods declared in class javafx.beans.binding.StringExpression

concat, getValue, getValueSafe, greaterThan, greaterThan, greaterThanOrEqualTo, greaterThanOrEqualTo, isEmpty, isEqualTo, isEqualTo, isEqualToIgnoreCase, isEqualToIgnoreCase, isNotEmpty, isNotEqualTo, isNotEqualTo, isNotEqualToIgnoreCase, isNotEqualToIgnoreCase, isNotNull, isNull, length, lessThan, lessThan, lessThanOrEqualTo, lessThanOrEqualTo, stringExpression

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Methods declared in interface javafx.beans.Observable

addListener, removeListener, subscribe

Methods declared in interface javafx.beans.value.ObservableObjectValue

get

Methods declared in interface javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue

addListener, flatMap, getValue, map, orElse, removeListener, subscribe, subscribe, when

Methods declared in interface javafx.beans.property.Property

bind, isBound, unbind

Methods declared in interface javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyProperty

getBean, getName

Methods declared in interface javafx.beans.value.WritableObjectValue

get, set

Methods declared in interface javafx.beans.value.WritableValue

getValue

Constructor Details

StringProperty

public StringProperty()

Creates a default StringProperty.

Method Details

setValue

public void setValue(String v)

Set the wrapped value.

Specified by:: setValue in interface WritableValue<String>
Parameters:: v - The new value

bindBidirectional

public void bindBidirectional(Property<String> other)

Create a bidirectional binding between this Property and another one. Bidirectional bindings exists independently of unidirectional bindings. So it is possible to add unidirectional binding to a property with bidirectional binding and vice-versa. However, this practice is discouraged.

It is possible to have multiple bidirectional bindings of one Property.

JavaFX bidirectional binding implementation use weak listeners. This means bidirectional binding does not prevent properties from being garbage collected.

Specified by:: bindBidirectional in interface Property<String>
Parameters:: other - the other Property

bindBidirectional

public void bindBidirectional(Property<?> other, Format format)

Create a bidirectional binding between this StringProperty and another arbitrary property. Relies on an implementation of Format for conversion.

Parameters:: other - the other Property; format - the Format used to convert between this StringProperty and the other Property
Throws:: NullPointerException - if other or format is null; IllegalArgumentException - if other is this
Since:: JavaFX 2.1

bindBidirectional

public <T> void bindBidirectional(Property<T> other, StringConverter<T> converter)

Create a bidirectional binding between this StringProperty and another arbitrary property. Relies on an implementation of StringConverter for conversion.

Type Parameters:: T - the type of the wrapped Object
Parameters:: other - the other Property; converter - the StringConverter used to convert between this StringProperty and the other Property
Throws:: NullPointerException - if other or converter is null; IllegalArgumentException - if other is this
Since:: JavaFX 2.1

unbindBidirectional

public void unbindBidirectional(Property<String> other)

Removes a bidirectional binding between this Property and another one. If no bidirectional binding between the properties exists, calling this method has no effect. It is possible to unbind by a call on the second property. This code will work:

     property1.bindBidirectional(property2);
     property2.unbindBidirectional(property1);

Specified by:: unbindBidirectional in interface Property<String>
Parameters:: other - the other Property

unbindBidirectional

public void unbindBidirectional(Object other)

Remove a bidirectional binding between this Property and another one. If no bidirectional binding between the properties exists, calling this method has no effect.

Parameters:: other - the other Property
Throws:: NullPointerException - if other is null; IllegalArgumentException - if other is this
Since:: JavaFX 2.1

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this StringProperty object.

Overrides:: toString in class ReadOnlyStringProperty
Returns:: a string representation of this StringProperty object.

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