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package javafx.beans.value;
import java.util.function.Function;
import com.sun.javafx.binding.ConditionalBinding;
import com.sun.javafx.binding.FlatMappedBinding;
import com.sun.javafx.binding.MappedBinding;
import com.sun.javafx.binding.OrElseBinding;
import javafx.beans.InvalidationListener;
import javafx.beans.Observable;
/**
* An {@code ObservableValue} is an entity that wraps a value and allows to
* observe the value for changes. In general this interface should not be
* implemented directly but one of its sub-interfaces
* ({@code ObservableBooleanValue} etc.).
*
* The value of the {@code ObservableValue} can be requested with
* {@link #getValue()}.
*
* An implementation of {@code ObservableValue} may support lazy evaluation,
* which means that the value is not immediately recomputed after changes, but
* lazily the next time the value is requested (see note 1 in "Implementation Requirements").
*
* An {@code ObservableValue} generates two types of events: change events and
* invalidation events. A change event indicates that the value has changed
* (see note 2 in "Implementation Requirements"). An
* invalidation event is generated if the current value is not valid anymore.
* This distinction becomes important if the {@code ObservableValue} supports
* lazy evaluation, because for a lazily evaluated value one does not know if an
* invalid value really has changed until it is recomputed. For this reason,
* generating change events requires eager evaluation while invalidation events
* can be generated for eager and lazy implementations.
*
* Implementations of this class should strive to generate as few events as
* possible to avoid wasting too much time in event handlers. Implementations in
* this library mark themselves as invalid when the first invalidation event
* occurs. They do not generate any more invalidation events until their value is
* recomputed and valid again.
*
* Two types of listeners can be attached to an {@code ObservableValue}:
* {@link InvalidationListener} to listen to invalidation events and
* {@link ChangeListener} to listen to change events.
*
* Important note: attaching a {@code ChangeListener} enforces eager computation
* even if the implementation of the {@code ObservableValue} supports lazy
* evaluation.
*
* @param
* The type of the wrapped value.
*
* @implSpec
* - All bindings and properties in the JavaFX library support lazy evaluation.
* - All implementing classes in the JavaFX library check for a change using reference
* equality (and not object equality, {@code Object#equals(Object)}) of the value.
*
*
* @see ObservableBooleanValue
* @see ObservableDoubleValue
* @see ObservableFloatValue
* @see ObservableIntegerValue
* @see ObservableLongValue
* @see ObservableNumberValue
* @see ObservableObjectValue
* @see ObservableStringValue
*
*
* @since JavaFX 2.0
*/
public interface ObservableValue extends Observable {
/**
* Adds a {@link ChangeListener} which will be notified whenever the value
* of the {@code 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 {@code ChangeListener} instance may be safely
* registered for different {@code ObservableValues}.
*
* The {@code 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 {@link #removeListener(ChangeListener)
* removeListener} after use or to use an instance of
* {@link WeakChangeListener} avoid this situation.
*
* @see #removeListener(ChangeListener)
*
* @param listener
* The listener to register
* @throws NullPointerException
* if the listener is null
*/
void addListener(ChangeListener listener);
/**
* Removes the given listener from the list of listeners that are notified
* whenever the value of the {@code ObservableValue} changes.
*
* 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.
*
* @see #addListener(ChangeListener)
*
* @param listener
* The listener to remove
* @throws NullPointerException
* if the listener is null
*/
void removeListener(ChangeListener listener);
/**
* Returns the current value of this {@code ObservableValue}
*
* @return The current value
*/
T getValue();
/**
* Returns an {@code ObservableValue} that holds the result of applying the
* given mapping function on this value. The result is updated when this
* {@code ObservableValue} changes. If this value is {@code null}, no
* mapping is applied and the resulting value is also {@code null}.
*
* For example, mapping a string to an upper case string:
*
{@code
* var text = new SimpleStringProperty("abcd");
* ObservableValue upperCase = text.map(String::toUpperCase);
*
* upperCase.getValue(); // Returns "ABCD"
* text.set("xyz");
* upperCase.getValue(); // Returns "XYZ"
* text.set(null);
* upperCase.getValue(); // Returns null
* }
*
* @param the type of values held by the resulting {@code ObservableValue}
* @param mapper the mapping function to apply to a value, cannot be {@code null}
* @return an {@code ObservableValue} that holds the result of applying the given
* mapping function on this value, or {@code null} when it
* is {@code null}; never returns {@code null}
* @throws NullPointerException if the mapping function is {@code null}
* @since 19
*/
default ObservableValue map(Function mapper) {
return new MappedBinding<>(this, mapper);
}
/**
* Returns an {@code ObservableValue} that holds this value, or the given constant if
* it is {@code null}. The result is updated when this {@code ObservableValue} changes. This
* method, when combined with {@link #map(Function)}, allows handling of all values
* including {@code null} values.
*
* For example, mapping a string to an upper case string, but leaving it blank
* if the input is {@code null}:
*
{@code
* var text = new SimpleStringProperty("abcd");
* ObservableValue upperCase = text.map(String::toUpperCase).orElse("");
*
* upperCase.getValue(); // Returns "ABCD"
* text.set(null);
* upperCase.getValue(); // Returns ""
* }
*
* @param constant the value to use when this {@code ObservableValue}
* holds {@code null}; can be {@code null}
* @return an {@code ObservableValue} that holds this value, or the given constant if
* it is {@code null}; never returns {@code null}
* @since 19
*/
default ObservableValue orElse(T constant) {
return new OrElseBinding<>(this, constant);
}
/**
* Returns an {@code ObservableValue} that holds the value of an {@code ObservableValue}
* produced by applying the given mapping function on this value. The result is updated
* when either this {@code ObservableValue} or the {@code ObservableValue} produced by
* the mapping changes. If this value is {@code null}, no mapping is applied and the
* resulting value is {@code null}. If the mapping resulted in {@code null}, then the
* resulting value is also {@code null}.
*
* This method is similar to {@link #map(Function)}, but the mapping function is
* one whose result is already an {@code ObservableValue}, and if invoked, {@code flatMap} does
* not wrap it within an additional {@code ObservableValue}.
*
* For example, a property that is only {@code true} when a UI element is part of a {@code Scene}
* that is part of a {@code Window} that is currently shown on screen:
*
{@code
* ObservableValue isShowing = listView.sceneProperty()
* .flatMap(Scene::windowProperty)
* .flatMap(Window::showingProperty)
* .orElse(false);
*
* // Assuming the listView is currently shown to the user, then:
*
* isShowing.getValue(); // Returns true
*
* listView.getScene().getWindow().hide();
* isShowing.getValue(); // Returns false
*
* listView.getScene().getWindow().show();
* isShowing.getValue(); // Returns true
*
* listView.getParent().getChildren().remove(listView);
* isShowing.getValue(); // Returns false
* }
* Changes in any of the values of: the scene of {@code listView}, the window of that scene, or
* the showing of that window, will update the boolean value {@code isShowing}.
*
* This method is preferred over {@link javafx.beans.binding.Bindings#select Bindings} methods
* since it is type safe.
*
* @param the type of values held by the resulting {@code ObservableValue}
* @param mapper the mapping function to apply to a value, cannot be {@code null}
* @return an {@code ObservableValue} that holds the value of an {@code ObservableValue}
* produced by applying the given mapping function on this value, or
* {@code null} when the value is {@code null}; never returns {@code null}
* @throws NullPointerException if the mapping function is {@code null}
* @since 19
*/
default ObservableValue flatMap(Function> mapper) {
return new FlatMappedBinding<>(this, mapper);
}
/**
* Returns an {@code ObservableValue} that holds this value and is updated only
* when {@code condition} holds {@code true}.
*
* The returned {@code ObservableValue} only observes this value when
* {@code condition} holds {@code true}. This allows this {@code ObservableValue}
* and the conditional {@code ObservableValue} to be garbage collected if neither is
* otherwise strongly referenced when {@code condition} holds {@code false}.
* This is in contrast to the general behavior of bindings, where the binding is
* only eligible for garbage collection when not observed itself.
*
* A {@code condition} holding {@code null} is treated as holding {@code false}.
*
* For example:
*
{@code
* ObservableValue condition = new SimpleBooleanProperty(true);
* ObservableValue longLivedProperty = new SimpleStringProperty("A");
* ObservableValue whenProperty = longLivedProperty.when(condition);
*
* // observe whenProperty, which will in turn observe longLivedProperty
* whenProperty.addListener((ov, old, current) -> System.out.println(current));
*
* longLivedProperty.setValue("B"); // "B" is printed
*
* condition.setValue(false);
*
* // After condition becomes false, whenProperty stops observing longLivedProperty; condition
* // and whenProperty may now be eligible for GC despite being observed by the ChangeListener
*
* longLivedProperty.setValue("C"); // nothing is printed
* longLivedProperty.setValue("D"); // nothing is printed
*
* condition.setValue(true); // longLivedProperty is observed again, and "D" is printed
* }
*
* @param condition a boolean {@code ObservableValue}, cannot be {@code null}
* @return an {@code ObservableValue} that holds this value whenever the given
* condition evaluates to {@code true}, otherwise holds the last seen value;
* never returns {@code null}
* @since 20
*/
default ObservableValue when(ObservableValue condition) {
return new ConditionalBinding<>(this, condition);
}
}