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package javafx.beans.binding;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableStringValue;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import com.sun.javafx.binding.StringFormatter;
/**
* {@code StringExpression} is an
* {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableStringValue} plus additional convenience
* methods to generate bindings in a fluent style.
*
* A concrete sub-class of {@code StringExpression} has to implement the method
* {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableStringValue#get()}, which provides the
* actual value of this expression.
*
* Note: all implementation of {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding}
* returned by the comparisons in this class consider a {@code String} that is
* {@code null} equal to an empty {@code String}.
* @since JavaFX 2.0
*/
public abstract class StringExpression implements ObservableStringValue {
@Override
public String getValue() {
return get();
}
/**
* Returns usually the value of this {@code StringExpression}. Only if the
* value is {@code null} an empty {@code String} is returned instead.
*
* @return the value of this {@code StringExpression} or the empty
* {@code String}
*/
public final String getValueSafe() {
final String value = get();
return value == null ? "" : value;
}
/**
* Returns a {@code StringExpression} that wraps a
* {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue}. If the
* {@code ObservableValue} is already a {@code StringExpression}, it will be
* returned. Otherwise a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.StringBinding} is
* created that holds the value of the {@code ObservableValue} converted to
* a {@code String}.
*
* @param value
* The source {@code ObservableValue}
* @return A {@code StringExpression} that wraps the {@code ObservableValue}
* if necessary
* @throws NullPointerException
* if {@code value} is {@code null}
*/
public static StringExpression stringExpression(
final ObservableValue value) {
if (value == null) {
throw new NullPointerException("Value must be specified.");
}
return StringFormatter.convert(value);
}
/**
* Returns a {@code StringExpression} that holds the value of this
* {@code StringExpression} concatenated with another {@code Object}.
*
* If the value of this {@code StringExpression} changes, the value of the
* resulting {@code StringExpression} is updated automatically. Also if the
* other {@code Object} is an implementation of
* {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue}, changes in the other
* {@code Object} are reflected automatically in the resulting
* {@code StringExpression}.
*
* @param other
* the other {@code Object}
* @return the new {@code StringExpression}
*/
public StringExpression concat(Object other) {
return Bindings.concat(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this and another {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableStringValue} are
* equal.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the constant value
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding isEqualTo(final ObservableStringValue other) {
return Bindings.equal(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is equal to a constant value.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the constant value
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding isEqualTo(final String other) {
return Bindings.equal(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this and another {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableStringValue} are
* not equal.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the constant value
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding isNotEqualTo(final ObservableStringValue other) {
return Bindings.notEqual(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is not equal to a constant value.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the constant value
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding isNotEqualTo(final String other) {
return Bindings.notEqual(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this and another {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableStringValue} are
* equal ignoring case.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the second {@code ObservableStringValue}
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding isEqualToIgnoreCase(final ObservableStringValue other) {
return Bindings.equalIgnoreCase(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is equal to a constant value ignoring
* case.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the constant value
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding isEqualToIgnoreCase(final String other) {
return Bindings.equalIgnoreCase(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this and another {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableStringValue} are
* not equal ignoring case.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the second {@code ObservableStringValue}
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding isNotEqualToIgnoreCase(
final ObservableStringValue other) {
return Bindings.notEqualIgnoreCase(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is not equal to a constant value
* ignoring case.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the constant value
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding isNotEqualToIgnoreCase(final String other) {
return Bindings.notEqualIgnoreCase(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is greater than another
* {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableStringValue}.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the second {@code ObservableStringValue}
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding greaterThan(final ObservableStringValue other) {
return Bindings.greaterThan(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is greater than a constant value.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the constant value
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding greaterThan(final String other) {
return Bindings.greaterThan(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is less than another
* {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableStringValue}.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the second {@code ObservableStringValue}
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding lessThan(final ObservableStringValue other) {
return Bindings.lessThan(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is less than a constant value.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the constant value
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding lessThan(final String other) {
return Bindings.lessThan(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is greater than or equal to another
* {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableStringValue}.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the second {@code ObservableStringValue}
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding greaterThanOrEqualTo(final ObservableStringValue other) {
return Bindings.greaterThanOrEqual(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is greater than or equal to a constant
* value.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the constant value
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding greaterThanOrEqualTo(final String other) {
return Bindings.greaterThanOrEqual(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is less than or equal to another
* {@link javafx.beans.value.ObservableStringValue}.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the second {@code ObservableStringValue}
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding lessThanOrEqualTo(final ObservableStringValue other) {
return Bindings.lessThanOrEqual(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link javafx.beans.binding.BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true}
* if this {@code StringExpression} is less than or equal to a constant
* value.
*
* Note: In this comparison a {@code String} that is {@code null} is
* considered equal to an empty {@code String}.
*
* @param other
* the constant value
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding lessThanOrEqualTo(final String other) {
return Bindings.lessThanOrEqual(this, other);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true} if this
* {@code StringExpression} is {@code null}.
*
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding isNull() {
return Bindings.isNull(this);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true} if this
* {@code StringExpression} is not {@code null}.
*
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
*/
public BooleanBinding isNotNull() {
return Bindings.isNotNull(this);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link IntegerBinding} that holds the length of this
* {@code StringExpression}.
*
* Note: If the value of this {@code StringExpression} is {@code null},
* the length is considered to be {@code 0}.
*
* @return the new {@code IntegerBinding}
* @since JavaFX 8.0
*/
public IntegerBinding length() {
return Bindings.length(this);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true} if this
* {@code StringExpression} is empty.
*
* Note: If the value of this {@code StringExpression} is {@code null},
* it is considered to be empty.
*
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
* @since JavaFX 8.0
*/
public BooleanBinding isEmpty() {
return Bindings.isEmpty(this);
}
/**
* Creates a new {@link BooleanBinding} that holds {@code true} if this
* {@code StringExpression} is not empty.
*
* Note: If the value of this {@code StringExpression} is {@code null},
* it is considered to be empty.
*
* @return the new {@code BooleanBinding}
* @since JavaFX 8.0
*/
public BooleanBinding isNotEmpty() {
return Bindings.isNotEmpty(this);
}
}