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Class java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport

java.lang.Object
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    +----java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport

public class PropertyChangeSupport
extends Object
implements Serializable
This is a utility class that can be used by beans that support bound properties. You can use an instance of this class as a member field of your bean and delegate various work to it.


Constructor Summary
 PropertyChangeSupport(Object sourceBean)
 
 

Method Summary
void  addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)
Add a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list.
void  addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)
Add a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.
void  firePropertyChange(String propertyName, Object oldValue, Object newValue)
Report a bound property update to any registered listeners.
void  firePropertyChange(String propertyName, int oldValue, int newValue)
Report an int bound property update to any registered listeners.
void  firePropertyChange(String propertyName, boolean oldValue, boolean newValue)
Report a boolean bound property update to any registered listeners.
void  firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)
Fire an existing PropertyChangeEvent to any registered listeners.
boolean  hasListeners(String propertyName)
Check if there are any listeners for a specific property.
void  removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)
Remove a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list.
void  removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)
Remove a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
 clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

PropertyChangeSupport

public PropertyChangeSupport(Object sourceBean)
Parameters:
sourceBean - The bean to be given as the source for any events.
Method Detail

addPropertyChangeListener

public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)
Add a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list. The listener is registered for all properties.
Parameters:
listener - The PropertyChangeListener to be added

removePropertyChangeListener

public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)
Remove a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list. This removes a PropertyChangeListener that was registered for all properties.
Parameters:
listener - The PropertyChangeListener to be removed

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.
Parameters:
propertyName - The name of the property to listen on.
listener - The PropertyChangeListener to be added

removePropertyChangeListener

public void removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName,
                                         PropertyChangeListener listener)
Remove a PropertyChangeListener for a specific property.
Parameters:
propertyName - The name of the property that was listened on.
listener - The PropertyChangeListener to be removed

firePropertyChange

public void firePropertyChange(String propertyName,
                               Object oldValue,
                               Object newValue)
Report a bound property update to any registered listeners. No event is fired if old and new are equal and non-null.
Parameters:
propertyName - The programmatic name of the property that was changed.
oldValue - The old value of the property.
newValue - The new value of the property.

firePropertyChange

public void firePropertyChange(String propertyName,
                               int oldValue,
                               int newValue)
Report an int bound property update to any registered listeners. No event is fired if old and new are equal and non-null.

This is merely a convenience wrapper around the more general firePropertyChange method that takes Object values.

Parameters:
propertyName - The programmatic name of the property that was changed.
oldValue - The old value of the property.
newValue - The new value of the property.

firePropertyChange

public void firePropertyChange(String propertyName,
                               boolean oldValue,
                               boolean newValue)
Report a boolean bound property update to any registered listeners. No event is fired if old and new are equal and non-null.

This is merely a convenience wrapper around the more general firePropertyChange method that takes Object values.

Parameters:
propertyName - The programmatic name of the property that was changed.
oldValue - The old value of the property.
newValue - The new value of the property.

firePropertyChange

public void firePropertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt)
Fire an existing PropertyChangeEvent to any registered listeners. No event is fired if the given event's old and new values are equal and non-null.
Parameters:
evt - The PropertyChangeEvent object.

hasListeners

public boolean hasListeners(String propertyName)
Check if there are any listeners for a specific property.
Parameters:
propertyName - the property name.
Returns:
true if there are ore or more listeners for the given property

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