Class ListBinding<E>

java.lang.Object

javafx.beans.binding.ListExpression<E>

javafx.beans.binding.ListBinding<E>

Type Parameters:: E - the type of the List element

All Implemented Interfaces:: Iterable<E>, Collection<E>, List<E>, SequencedCollection<E>, Binding<ObservableList<E>>, Observable, ObservableListValue<E>, ObservableObjectValue<ObservableList<E>>, ObservableValue<ObservableList<E>>, ObservableList<E>

public abstract class ListBinding<E> extends ListExpression<E> implements Binding<ObservableList<E>>

Base class that provides most of the functionality needed to implement a Binding of an ObservableList.

ListBinding provides a simple invalidation-scheme. An extending class can register dependencies by calling bind(Observable...). If one of the registered dependencies becomes invalid, this ListBinding is marked as invalid. With unbind(Observable...) listening to dependencies can be stopped.

To provide a concrete implementation of this class, the method computeValue() has to be implemented to calculate the value of this binding based on the current state of the dependencies. It is called when get() is called for an invalid binding.

See DoubleBinding for an example how this base class can be extended.

Since:

JavaFX 2.1

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Property Summary

Type	Property	Description
`ReadOnlyBooleanProperty`	`empty`	A boolean property that is `true`, if the list is empty.
`ReadOnlyIntegerProperty`	`size`	An integer property that represents the size of the list.

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addListener(InvalidationListener listener)`	Adds an `InvalidationListener` which will be notified whenever the `Observable` becomes invalid.
`void`	`addListener(ChangeListener<? super ObservableList<E>> listener)`	Adds a `ChangeListener` which will be notified whenever the value of the `ObservableValue` changes.
`void`	`addListener(ListChangeListener<? super E> listener)`	Add a listener to this observable list.
`protected final void`	`bind(Observable... dependencies)`	Start observing the dependencies for changes.
`protected abstract ObservableList<E>`	`computeValue()`	Calculates the current value of this binding.
`void`	`dispose()`	A default implementation of `dispose()` that is empty.
`ReadOnlyBooleanProperty`	`emptyProperty()`	A boolean property that is `true`, if the list is empty.
`final ObservableList<E>`	`get()`	Returns the result of `computeValue()`.
`ObservableList<?>`	`getDependencies()`	A default implementation of `getDependencies()` that returns an empty `ObservableList`.
`final void`	`invalidate()`	Mark a binding as invalid.
`final boolean`	`isValid()`	Checks if a binding is valid.
`protected void`	`onInvalidating()`	The method onInvalidating() can be overridden by extending classes to react, if this binding becomes invalid.
`void`	`removeListener(InvalidationListener listener)`	Removes the given listener from the list of listeners, that are notified whenever the value of the `Observable` becomes invalid.
`void`	`removeListener(ChangeListener<? super ObservableList<E>> listener)`	Removes the given listener from the list of listeners that are notified whenever the value of the `ObservableValue` changes.
`void`	`removeListener(ListChangeListener<? super E> listener)`	Tries to remove a listener from this observable list.
`ReadOnlyIntegerProperty`	`sizeProperty()`	An integer property that represents the size of the list.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of this `ListBinding` object.
`protected final void`	`unbind(Observable... dependencies)`	Stop observing the dependencies for changes.

Methods declared in class javafx.beans.binding.ListExpression

add, add, addAll, addAll, addAll, asString, clear, contains, containsAll, get, getSize, getValue, indexOf, isEmpty, isEqualTo, isNotEqualTo, isNotNull, isNull, iterator, lastIndexOf, listExpression, listIterator, listIterator, remove, remove, remove, removeAll, removeAll, retainAll, retainAll, set, setAll, setAll, size, subList, toArray, toArray, valueAt, valueAt

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Methods declared in interface java.util.Collection

parallelStream, removeIf, stream, toArray

Methods declared in interface java.lang.Iterable

forEach

Methods declared in interface java.util.List

addFirst, addLast, equals, getFirst, getLast, hashCode, removeFirst, removeLast, replaceAll, reversed, sort, spliterator

Methods declared in interface javafx.beans.Observable

subscribe

Methods declared in interface javafx.collections.ObservableList

filtered, sorted, sorted

Methods declared in interface javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue

flatMap, getValue, map, orElse, subscribe, subscribe, when

Property Details

size

public ReadOnlyIntegerProperty sizeProperty

Specified by:

sizeProperty in class ListExpression<E>

Returns:

the property

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empty

public ReadOnlyBooleanProperty emptyProperty

Specified by:

emptyProperty in class ListExpression<E>

Returns:

the ReadOnlyBooleanProperty

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Constructor Details

ListBinding

public ListBinding()

Creates a default ListBinding.

Method Details

sizeProperty

public ReadOnlyIntegerProperty sizeProperty()

Description copied from class: ListExpression

An integer property that represents the size of the list.

Specified by:: sizeProperty in class ListExpression<E>
Returns:: the size property

emptyProperty

public ReadOnlyBooleanProperty emptyProperty()

Description copied from class: ListExpression

A boolean property that is true, if the list is empty.

Specified by:: emptyProperty in class ListExpression<E>
Returns:: the empty property

addListener

public void addListener(InvalidationListener listener)

Description copied from interface: Observable

Adds an InvalidationListener which will be notified whenever the Observable becomes invalid. If the same listener is added more than once, then it will be notified more than once. That is, no check is made to ensure uniqueness.

Note that the same actual InvalidationListener instance may be safely registered for different Observables.

The Observable stores a strong reference to the listener which will prevent the listener from being garbage collected and may result in a memory leak. It is recommended to either unregister a listener by calling removeListener after use or to use an instance of WeakInvalidationListener avoid this situation.

Specified by:

addListener in interface Observable

Parameters:

listener - The listener to register

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removeListener

public void removeListener(InvalidationListener listener)

Description copied from interface: Observable

Removes the given listener from the list of listeners, that are notified whenever the value of the Observable becomes invalid.

If the given listener has not been previously registered (i.e. it was never added) then this method call is a no-op. If it had been previously added then it will be removed. If it had been added more than once, then only the first occurrence will be removed.

Specified by:

removeListener in interface Observable

Parameters:

listener - The listener to remove

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addListener

public void addListener(ChangeListener<? super ObservableList<E>> listener)

Description copied from interface: ObservableValue

Adds a ChangeListener which will be notified whenever the value of the ObservableValue changes. If the same listener is added more than once, then it will be notified more than once. That is, no check is made to ensure uniqueness.

Note that the same actual ChangeListener instance may be safely registered for different ObservableValues.

The ObservableValue stores a strong reference to the listener which will prevent the listener from being garbage collected and may result in a memory leak. It is recommended to either unregister a listener by calling removeListener after use or to use an instance of WeakChangeListener avoid this situation.

Specified by:

addListener in interface ObservableValue<E>

Parameters:

listener - The listener to register

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removeListener

public void removeListener(ChangeListener<? super ObservableList<E>> listener)

Description copied from interface: ObservableValue

Removes the given listener from the list of listeners that are notified whenever the value of the ObservableValue changes.

Specified by:

removeListener in interface ObservableValue<E>

Parameters:

listener - The listener to remove

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addListener

public void addListener(ListChangeListener<? super E> listener)

Description copied from interface: ObservableList

Add a listener to this observable list.

Specified by:: addListener in interface ObservableList<E>
Parameters:: listener - the listener for listening to the list changes

removeListener

public void removeListener(ListChangeListener<? super E> listener)

Description copied from interface: ObservableList

Tries to remove a listener from this observable list. If the listener is not attached to this list, nothing happens.

Specified by:: removeListener in interface ObservableList<E>
Parameters:: listener - a listener to remove

bind

protected final void bind(Observable... dependencies)

Start observing the dependencies for changes. If the value of one of the dependencies changes, the binding is marked as invalid.

Parameters:: dependencies - the dependencies to observe

unbind

protected final void unbind(Observable... dependencies)

Stop observing the dependencies for changes.

Parameters:: dependencies - the dependencies to stop observing

dispose

public void dispose()

A default implementation of dispose() that is empty.

Specified by:: dispose in interface Binding<E>

getDependencies

public ObservableList<?> getDependencies()

A default implementation of getDependencies() that returns an empty ObservableList.

Specified by:: getDependencies in interface Binding<E>
Returns:: an empty ObservableList

get

public final ObservableList<E> get()

Returns the result of computeValue(). The method computeValue() is only called if the binding is invalid. The result is cached and returned if the binding did not become invalid since the last call of get().

Specified by:: get in interface ObservableObjectValue<E>
Returns:: the current value

onInvalidating

protected void onInvalidating()

The method onInvalidating() can be overridden by extending classes to react, if this binding becomes invalid. The default implementation is empty.

invalidate

public final void invalidate()

Description copied from interface: Binding

Mark a binding as invalid. This forces the recalculation of the value of the Binding next time it is request.

Specified by:: invalidate in interface Binding<E>

isValid

public final boolean isValid()

Description copied from interface: Binding

Checks if a binding is valid.

Specified by:: isValid in interface Binding<E>
Returns:: true if the Binding is valid, false otherwise

computeValue

protected abstract ObservableList<E> computeValue()

Calculates the current value of this binding.

Classes extending ListBinding have to provide an implementation of computeValue.

Returns:: the current value

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this ListBinding object.

Overrides:: toString in class Object
Returns:: a string representation of this ListBinding object.

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