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package javafx.beans.property;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.beans.value.WritableValue;
/**
* Generic interface that defines the methods common to all (writable)
* properties independent of their type.
*
*
* @param
* the type of the wrapped value
* @since JavaFX 2.0
*/
public interface Property extends ReadOnlyProperty, WritableValue {
/**
* Create a unidirection binding for this {@code Property}.
*
* Note that JavaFX has all the bind calls implemented through weak listeners. This means the bound property
* can be garbage collected and stopped from being updated.
*
* @param observable
* The observable this {@code Property} should be bound to.
* @throws NullPointerException
* if {@code observable} is {@code null}
*/
void bind(ObservableValue observable);
/**
* Remove the unidirectional binding for this {@code Property}.
*
* If the {@code Property} is not bound, calling this method has no effect.
* @see #bind(javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue)
*/
void unbind();
/**
* Can be used to check, if a {@code Property} is bound.
* @see #bind(javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue)
*
* @return {@code true} if the {@code Property} is bound, {@code false}
* otherwise
*/
boolean isBound();
/**
* Create a bidirectional binding between this {@code 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.
*
* @param other
* the other {@code Property}
* @throws NullPointerException
* if {@code other} is {@code null}
* @throws IllegalArgumentException
* if {@code other} is {@code this}
*/
void bindBidirectional(Property other);
/**
* Remove a bidirectional binding between this {@code 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.bindBirectional(property2);
* property2.unbindBidirectional(property1);
*
*
* @param other
* the other {@code Property}
* @throws NullPointerException
* if {@code other} is {@code null}
* @throws IllegalArgumentException
* if {@code other} is {@code this}
*/
void unbindBidirectional(Property other);
}