- Java bean property change
- Constructor Summary
- Method Summary
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
- Constructor Detail
- PropertyChangeSupport
- Method Detail
- addPropertyChangeListener
- removePropertyChangeListener
- getPropertyChangeListeners
- addPropertyChangeListener
- removePropertyChangeListener
- getPropertyChangeListeners
- firePropertyChange
- firePropertyChange
- firePropertyChange
- firePropertyChange
- fireIndexedPropertyChange
- fireIndexedPropertyChange
- fireIndexedPropertyChange
- hasListeners
Java bean property change
This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support bound properties. It manages a list of listeners and dispatches PropertyChangeEvent s to them. You can use an instance of this class as a member field of your bean and delegate these types of work to it. The PropertyChangeListener can be registered for all properties or for a property specified by name. Here is an example of PropertyChangeSupport usage that follows the rules and recommendations laid out in the JavaBeans™ specification:
public class MyBean < private final PropertyChangeSupport pcs = new PropertyChangeSupport(this); public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener) < this.pcs.addPropertyChangeListener(listener); >public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener) < this.pcs.removePropertyChangeListener(listener); >private String value; public String getValue() < return this.value; >public void setValue(String newValue) < String oldValue = this.value; this.value = newValue; this.pcs.firePropertyChange("value", oldValue, newValue); >[. ] >
A PropertyChangeSupport instance is thread-safe. This class is serializable. When it is serialized it will save (and restore) any listeners that are themselves serializable. Any non-serializable listeners will be skipped during serialization.
Constructor Summary
Method Summary
Reports a boolean bound indexed property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
Reports an integer bound indexed property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
Reports a bound indexed property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
Fires a property change event to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
Reports a boolean bound property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
Reports an integer bound property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
Reports a bound property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name.
Returns an array of all the listeners that were added to the PropertyChangeSupport object with addPropertyChangeListener().
Check if there are any listeners for a specific property, including those registered on all properties.
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
Constructor Detail
PropertyChangeSupport
Method Detail
addPropertyChangeListener
Add a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list. The listener is registered for all properties. The same listener object may be added more than once, and will be called as many times as it is added. If listener is null, no exception is thrown and no action is taken.
removePropertyChangeListener
Remove a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list. This removes a PropertyChangeListener that was registered for all properties. If listener was added more than once to the same event source, it will be notified one less time after being removed. If listener is null, or was never added, no exception is thrown and no action is taken.
getPropertyChangeListeners
public PropertyChangeListener[] getPropertyChangeListeners()
Returns an array of all the listeners that were added to the PropertyChangeSupport object with addPropertyChangeListener(). If some listeners have been added with a named property, then the returned array will be a mixture of PropertyChangeListeners and PropertyChangeListenerProxy s. If the calling method is interested in distinguishing the listeners then it must test each element to see if it’s a PropertyChangeListenerProxy , perform the cast, and examine the parameter.
PropertyChangeListener[] listeners = bean.getPropertyChangeListeners(); for (int i = 0; i < listeners.length; i++) < if (listeners[i] instanceof PropertyChangeListenerProxy) < PropertyChangeListenerProxy proxy = (PropertyChangeListenerProxy)listeners[i]; if (proxy.getPropertyName().equals("foo")) < // proxy is a PropertyChangeListener which was associated // with the property named "foo" >> >
addPropertyChangeListener
public void addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)
Add a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property. The listener will be invoked only when a call on firePropertyChange names that specific property. The same listener object may be added more than once. For each property, the listener will be invoked the number of times it was added for that property. If propertyName or listener is null, no exception is thrown and no action is taken.
removePropertyChangeListener
public void removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)
Remove a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property. If listener was added more than once to the same event source for the specified property, it will be notified one less time after being removed. If propertyName is null, no exception is thrown and no action is taken. If listener is null, or was never added for the specified property, no exception is thrown and no action is taken.
getPropertyChangeListeners
public PropertyChangeListener[] getPropertyChangeListeners(String propertyName)
firePropertyChange
public void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue)
Reports a bound property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name. No event is fired if old and new values are equal and non-null. This is merely a convenience wrapper around the more general firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent) method.
firePropertyChange
public void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, int oldValue, int newValue)
Reports an integer bound property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name. No event is fired if old and new values are equal. This is merely a convenience wrapper around the more general firePropertyChange(String, Object, Object) method.
firePropertyChange
public void firePropertyChange(String propertyName, boolean oldValue, boolean newValue)
Reports a boolean bound property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name. No event is fired if old and new values are equal. This is merely a convenience wrapper around the more general firePropertyChange(String, Object, Object) method.
firePropertyChange
Fires a property change event to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name. No event is fired if the given event’s old and new values are equal and non-null.
fireIndexedPropertyChange
public void fireIndexedPropertyChange(String propertyName, int index, Object oldValue, Object newValue)
Reports a bound indexed property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name. No event is fired if old and new values are equal and non-null. This is merely a convenience wrapper around the more general firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent) method.
fireIndexedPropertyChange
public void fireIndexedPropertyChange(String propertyName, int index, int oldValue, int newValue)
Reports an integer bound indexed property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name. No event is fired if old and new values are equal. This is merely a convenience wrapper around the more general fireIndexedPropertyChange(String, int, Object, Object) method.
fireIndexedPropertyChange
public void fireIndexedPropertyChange(String propertyName, int index, boolean oldValue, boolean newValue)
Reports a boolean bound indexed property update to listeners that have been registered to track updates of all properties or a property with the specified name. No event is fired if old and new values are equal. This is merely a convenience wrapper around the more general fireIndexedPropertyChange(String, int, Object, Object) method.
hasListeners
Check if there are any listeners for a specific property, including those registered on all properties. If propertyName is null, only check for listeners registered on all properties.
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