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package javafx.collections;
import java.text.Collator;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.function.Predicate;
import javafx.beans.Observable;
import javafx.collections.transformation.FilteredList;
import javafx.collections.transformation.SortedList;
/**
* A list that allows listeners to track changes when they occur. Implementations can be created using methods in {@link FXCollections}
* such as {@link FXCollections#observableArrayList() observableArrayList}, or with a
* {@link javafx.beans.property.SimpleListProperty SimpleListProperty}.
*
* @see ListChangeListener
* @see ListChangeListener.Change
* @param the list element type
* @since JavaFX 2.0
*/
public interface ObservableList extends List, Observable {
/**
* Add a listener to this observable list.
* @param listener the listener for listening to the list changes
*/
public void addListener(ListChangeListener listener);
/**
* Tries to remove a listener from this observable list. If the listener is not
* attached to this list, nothing happens.
* @param listener a listener to remove
*/
public void removeListener(ListChangeListener listener);
/**
* A convenience method for var-arg addition of elements.
* @param elements the elements to add
* @return true (as specified by Collection.add(E))
*/
public boolean addAll(E... elements);
/**
* Clears the ObservableList and adds all the elements passed as var-args.
* @param elements the elements to set
* @return true (as specified by Collection.add(E))
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified arguments contain one or more null elements
*/
public boolean setAll(E... elements);
/**
* Clears the ObservableList and adds all elements from the collection.
* @param col the collection with elements that will be added to this observableArrayList
* @return true (as specified by Collection.add(E))
* @throws NullPointerException if the specified collection contains one or more null elements
*/
public boolean setAll(Collection col);
/**
* A convenience method for var-arg usage of the {@link #removeAll(Collection) removeAll} method.
* @param elements the elements to be removed
* @return true if list changed as a result of this call
*/
public boolean removeAll(E... elements);
/**
* A convenience method for var-arg usage of the {@link #retainAll(Collection) retainAll} method.
* @param elements the elements to be retained
* @return true if list changed as a result of this call
*/
public boolean retainAll(E... elements);
/**
* A simplified way of calling {@code sublist(from, to).clear()}. As this is a common operation,
* ObservableList has this method for convenient usage.
* @param from the start of the range to remove (inclusive)
* @param to the end of the range to remove (exclusive)
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if an illegal range is provided
*/
public void remove(int from, int to);
/**
* Creates a {@link FilteredList} wrapper of this list using
* the specified predicate.
* @param predicate the predicate to use
* @return new {@code FilteredList}
* @since JavaFX 8.0
*/
public default FilteredList filtered(Predicate predicate) {
return new FilteredList<>(this, predicate);
}
/**
* Creates a {@link SortedList} wrapper of this list using
* the specified comparator.
* @param comparator the comparator to use or null for unordered List
* @return new {@code SortedList}
* @since JavaFX 8.0
*/
public default SortedList sorted(Comparator comparator) {
return new SortedList<>(this, comparator);
}
/**
* Creates a {@link SortedList} wrapper of this list with the natural
* ordering.
* @return new {@code SortedList}
* @since JavaFX 8.0
*/
public default SortedList sorted() {
Comparator naturalOrder = new Comparator() {
@Override
public int compare(E o1, E o2) {
if (o1 == null && o2 == null) {
return 0;
}
if (o1 == null) {
return -1;
}
if (o2 == null) {
return 1;
}
if (o1 instanceof Comparable) {
return ((Comparable) o1).compareTo(o2);
}
return Collator.getInstance().compare(o1.toString(), o2.toString());
}
};
return sorted(naturalOrder);
}
}