Module javafx.controls
Package javafx.scene.control

Class TableView<S>

java.lang.Object
javafx.scene.Node
javafx.scene.Parent
javafx.scene.layout.Region
javafx.scene.control.Control
javafx.scene.control.TableView<S>
Type Parameters:
S - The type of the objects contained within the TableView items list.
All Implemented Interfaces:
Styleable, EventTarget, Skinnable
@DefaultProperty("items") public class TableView<S> extends Control
The TableView control is designed to visualize an unlimited number of rows of data, broken out into columns. A TableView is therefore very similar to the ListView control, with the addition of support for columns. For an example on how to create a TableView, refer to the 'Creating a TableView' control section below.

The TableView control has a number of features, including:

Note that TableView is intended to be used to visualize data - it is not intended to be used for laying out your user interface. If you want to lay your user interface out in a grid-like fashion, consider the GridPane layout instead.

Creating a TableView

Creating a TableView is a multi-step process, and also depends on the underlying data model needing to be represented. For this example we'll use an ObservableList<Person>, as it is the simplest way of showing data in a TableView. The Person class will consist of a first name and last name properties. That is: 

 public class Person {
     private StringProperty firstName;
     public void setFirstName(String value) { firstNameProperty().set(value); }
     public String getFirstName() { return firstNameProperty().get(); }
     public StringProperty firstNameProperty() {
         if (firstName == null) firstName = new SimpleStringProperty(this, "firstName");
         return firstName;
     }

     private StringProperty lastName;
     public void setLastName(String value) { lastNameProperty().set(value); }
     public String getLastName() { return lastNameProperty().get(); }
     public StringProperty lastNameProperty() {
         if (lastName == null) lastName = new SimpleStringProperty(this, "lastName");
         return lastName;
     }

     public Person(String firstName, String lastName) {
         setFirstName(firstName);
         setLastName(lastName);
     }
 }

The data we will use for this example is: 

 List<Person> members = List.of(
     new Person("William", "Reed"),
     new Person("James", "Michaelson"),
     new Person("Julius", "Dean"));

Firstly, we need to create a data model. As mentioned, for this example, we'll be using an ObservableList<Person>: 

 ObservableList<Person> teamMembers = FXCollections.observableArrayList(members);

Then we create a TableView instance: 

 TableView<Person> table = new TableView<>();
 table.setItems(teamMembers);

With the items set as such, TableView will automatically update whenever the teamMembers list changes. If the items list is available before the TableView is instantiated, it is possible to pass it directly into the constructor: 

 TableView<Person> table = new TableView<>(teamMembers);

At this point we now have a TableView hooked up to observe the teamMembers observableList. The missing ingredient now is the means of splitting out the data contained within the model and representing it in one or more TableColumn instances. To create a two-column TableView to show the firstName and lastName properties, we extend the last code sample as follows: 

 TableColumn<Person, String> firstNameCol = new TableColumn<>("First Name");
 firstNameCol.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>(members.get(0).firstNameProperty().getName())));
 TableColumn<Person, String> lastNameCol = new TableColumn<>("Last Name");
 lastNameCol.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>(members.get(0).lastNameProperty().getName())));

 table.getColumns().setAll(firstNameCol, lastNameCol);
Image of the TableView control

With the code shown above we have fully defined the minimum properties required to create a TableView instance. Running this code will result in the TableView being shown with two columns for firstName and lastName. Any other properties of the Person class will not be shown, as no TableColumns are defined.

TableView support for classes that don't contain properties

The code shown above is the shortest possible code for creating a TableView when the domain objects are designed with JavaFX properties in mind (additionally, PropertyValueFactory supports normal JavaBean properties too, although there is a caveat to this, so refer to the class documentation for more information). When this is not the case, it is necessary to provide a custom cell value factory. More information about cell value factories can be found in the TableColumn API documentation, but briefly, here is how a TableColumn could be specified: 

 firstNameCol.setCellValueFactory(new Callback<CellDataFeatures<Person, String>, ObservableValue<String>>() {
     public ObservableValue<String> call(CellDataFeatures<Person, String> p) {
         // p.getValue() returns the Person instance for a particular TableView row
         return p.getValue().firstNameProperty();
     }
 });

 // or with a lambda expression:
 firstNameCol.setCellValueFactory(p -> p.getValue().firstNameProperty());

TableView Selection / Focus APIs

To track selection and focus, it is necessary to become familiar with the SelectionModel and FocusModel classes. A TableView has at most one instance of each of these classes, available from selectionModel and focusModel properties respectively. Whilst it is possible to use this API to set a new selection model, in most circumstances this is not necessary - the default selection and focus models should work in most circumstances.

The default SelectionModel used when instantiating a TableView is an implementation of the MultipleSelectionModel abstract class. However, as noted in the API documentation for the selectionMode property, the default value is SelectionMode.SINGLE. To enable multiple selection in a default TableView instance, it is therefore necessary to do the following: 

 tableView.getSelectionModel().setSelectionMode(SelectionMode.MULTIPLE);

Customizing TableView Visuals

The visuals of the TableView can be entirely customized by replacing the default row factory. A row factory is used to generate TableRow instances, which are used to represent an entire row in the TableView.

In many cases, this is not what is desired however, as it is more commonly the case that cells be customized on a per-column basis, not a per-row basis. It is therefore important to note that a TableRow is not a TableCell. A TableRow is simply a container for zero or more TableCell, and in most circumstances it is more likely that you'll want to create custom TableCells, rather than TableRows. The primary use case for creating custom TableRow instances would most probably be to introduce some form of column spanning support.

You can create custom TableCell instances per column by assigning the appropriate function to the TableColumn cell factory property.

See the Cell class documentation for a more complete description of how to write custom Cells.

Warning: Nodes should not be inserted directly into the TableView cells

TableView allows for it's cells to contain elements of any type, including Node instances. Putting nodes into the TableView cells is strongly discouraged, as it can lead to unexpected results.

Important points to note:

  • Avoid inserting Node instances directly into the TableView cells or its data model.
  • The recommended approach is to put the relevant information into the items list, and provide a custom cell factory to create the nodes for a given cell and update them on demand using the data stored in the item for that cell.
  • Avoid creating new Nodes in the updateItem method of a custom cell factory.

The following minimal example shows how to create a custom cell factory for TableView containing Nodes: 

 
  class CustomColor {
    private SimpleObjectProperty<Color> color;

    CustomColor(Color col) {
      this.color = new SimpleObjectProperty<Color>(col);
    }
    public Color getColor() { return color.getValue(); }
    public void setColor(Color c) { color.setValue(c); }
    public SimpleObjectProperty<Color> colorProperty() { return color; }
  }

  TableView<CustomColor> tableview = new TableView<CustomColor>();

  ObservableList<CustomColor> colorList = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
  colorList.addAll(
      new CustomColor(Color.RED),
      new CustomColor(Color.GREEN),
      new CustomColor(Color.BLUE));

  TableColumn<CustomColor, Color> col = new TableColumn<CustomColor, Color>("Color");
  col.setCellValueFactory(data -> data.getValue().colorProperty());

  col.setCellFactory(p -> {
    return new TableCell<CustomColor, Color> () {
        private final Rectangle rectangle;
        {
            setContentDisplay(ContentDisplay.GRAPHIC_ONLY);
            rectangle = new Rectangle(10, 10);
        }

        @Override
        protected void updateItem(Color item, boolean empty) {
          super.updateItem(item, empty);

          if (item == null || empty) {
              setGraphic(null);
          } else {
              rectangle.setFill(item);
              setGraphic(rectangle);
          }
        }
     };
  });

  tableview.getColumns().add(col);
  tableview.setItems(colorList);

This example has an anonymous custom TableCell class in the custom cell factory. Note that the Rectangle (Node) object needs to be created in the instance initialization block or the constructor of the custom TableCell class and updated/used in its updateItem method.

Sorting

Prior to JavaFX 8.0, the TableView control would treat the items list as the view model, meaning that any changes to the list would be immediately reflected visually. TableView would also modify the order of this list directly when a user initiated a sort. This meant that (again, prior to JavaFX 8.0) it was not possible to have the TableView return to an unsorted state (after iterating through ascending and descending orders).

Starting with JavaFX 8.0 (and the introduction of SortedList), it is now possible to have the collection return to the unsorted state when there are no columns as part of the TableView sort order. To do this, you must create a SortedList instance, and bind its comparator property to the TableView comparator property, list so:

 // create a SortedList based on the provided ObservableList
 SortedList sortedList = new SortedList(FXCollections.observableArrayList(2, 1, 3));

 // create a TableView with the sorted list set as the items it will show
 final TableView<Integer> tableView = new TableView<>(sortedList);

 // bind the sortedList comparator to the TableView comparator
 sortedList.comparatorProperty().bind(tableView.comparatorProperty());

 // Don't forget to define columns!

Editing

This control supports inline editing of values, and this section attempts to give an overview of the available APIs and how you should use them.

Firstly, cell editing most commonly requires a different user interface than when a cell is not being edited. This is the responsibility of the Cell implementation being used. For TableView, it is highly recommended that editing be per-TableColumn, rather than per row, as more often than not you want users to edit each column value differently, and this approach allows for editors specific to each column. It is your choice whether the cell is permanently in an editing state (e.g. this is common for CheckBox cells), or to switch to a different UI when editing begins (e.g. when a double-click is received on a cell).

To know when editing has been requested on a cell, simply override the Cell.startEdit() method, and update the cell text and graphic properties as appropriate (e.g. set the text to null and set the graphic to be a TextField). Additionally, you should also override Cell.cancelEdit() to reset the UI back to its original visual state when the editing concludes. In both cases it is important that you also ensure that you call the super method to have the cell perform all duties it must do to enter or exit its editing mode.

Once your cell is in an editing state, the next thing you are most probably interested in is how to commit or cancel the editing that is taking place. This is your responsibility as the cell factory provider. Your cell implementation will know when the editing is over, based on the user input (e.g. when the user presses the Enter or ESC keys on their keyboard). When this happens, it is your responsibility to call Cell.commitEdit(Object) or Cell.cancelEdit(), as appropriate.

When you call Cell.commitEdit(Object) an event is fired to the TableView, which you can observe by adding an EventHandler via TableColumn.setOnEditCommit(javafx.event.EventHandler). Similarly, you can also observe edit events for edit start and edit cancel.

By default the TableColumn edit commit handler is non-null, with a default handler that attempts to overwrite the property value for the item in the currently-being-edited row. It is able to do this as the Cell.commitEdit(Object) method is passed in the new value, and this is passed along to the edit commit handler via the CellEditEvent that is fired. It is simply a matter of calling TableColumn.CellEditEvent.getNewValue() to retrieve this value.

It is very important to note that if you call TableColumn.setOnEditCommit(javafx.event.EventHandler) with your own EventHandler, then you will be removing the default handler. Unless you then handle the writeback to the property (or the relevant data source), nothing will happen. You can work around this by using the TableColumnBase.addEventHandler(javafx.event.EventType, javafx.event.EventHandler) method to add a TableColumn.editCommitEvent() EventType with your desired EventHandler as the second argument. Using this method, you will not replace the default implementation, but you will be notified when an edit commit has occurred.

Hopefully this summary answers some of the commonly asked questions. Fortunately, JavaFX ships with a number of pre-built cell factories that handle all the editing requirements on your behalf. You can find these pre-built cell factories in the javafx.scene.control.cell package.

Since:
JavaFX 2.0
See Also:

  • Property Details

  • Field Details

    • UNCONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY

      public static final Callback<TableView.ResizeFeatures,Boolean> UNCONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY

      Very simple resize policy that just resizes the specified column by the provided delta and shifts all other columns (to the right of the given column) further to the right (when the delta is positive) or to the left (when the delta is negative).

      It also handles the case where we have nested columns by sharing the new space, or subtracting the removed space, evenly between all immediate children columns. Of course, the immediate children may themselves be nested, and they would then use this policy on their children.

    • CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_ALL_COLUMNS

      public static final Callback<TableView.ResizeFeatures,Boolean> CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_ALL_COLUMNS
      A resize policy that adjusts other columns in order to fit the table width. During UI adjustment, proportionately resizes all columns to preserve the total width.

      When column constraints make it impossible to fit all the columns into the allowed area, the columns are either clipped, or an empty space appears. This policy disables the horizontal scroll bar.

      Since:
      20

    • CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_LAST_COLUMN

      public static final Callback<TableView.ResizeFeatures,Boolean> CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_LAST_COLUMN
      A resize policy that adjusts the last column in order to fit the table width. During UI adjustment, resizes the last column only to preserve the total width.

      When column constraints make it impossible to fit all the columns into the allowed area, the columns are either clipped, or an empty space appears. This policy disables the horizontal scroll bar.

      Since:
      20

    • CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_NEXT_COLUMN

      public static final Callback<TableView.ResizeFeatures,Boolean> CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_NEXT_COLUMN
      A resize policy that adjusts the next column in order to fit the table width. During UI adjustment, resizes the next column the opposite way.

      When column constraints make it impossible to fit all the columns into the allowed area, the columns are either clipped, or an empty space appears. This policy disables the horizontal scroll bar.

      Since:
      20

    • CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_SUBSEQUENT_COLUMNS

      public static final Callback<TableView.ResizeFeatures,Boolean> CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_SUBSEQUENT_COLUMNS
      A resize policy that adjusts subsequent columns in order to fit the table width. During UI adjustment, proportionally resizes subsequent columns to preserve the total width.

      When column constraints make it impossible to fit all the columns into the allowed area, the columns are either clipped, or an empty space appears. This policy disables the horizontal scroll bar.

      Since:
      20

    • CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_FLEX_NEXT_COLUMN

      public static final Callback<TableView.ResizeFeatures,Boolean> CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_FLEX_NEXT_COLUMN
      A resize policy that adjusts columns, starting with the next one, in order to fit the table width. During UI adjustment, resizes the next column to preserve the total width. When the next column cannot be further resized due to a constraint, the following column gets resized, and so on.

      When column constraints make it impossible to fit all the columns into the allowed area, the columns are either clipped, or an empty space appears. This policy disables the horizontal scroll bar.

      Since:
      20

    • CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_FLEX_LAST_COLUMN

      public static final Callback<TableView.ResizeFeatures,Boolean> CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_FLEX_LAST_COLUMN
      A resize policy that adjusts columns, starting with the last one, in order to fit the table width. During UI adjustment, resizes the last column to preserve the total width. When the last column cannot be further resized due to a constraint, the column preceding the last one gets resized, and so on.

      When column constraints make it impossible to fit all the columns into the allowed area, the columns are either clipped, or an empty space appears. This policy disables the horizontal scroll bar.

      Since:
      20

    • CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY

      @Deprecated(since="20") public static final Callback<TableView.ResizeFeatures,Boolean> CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY
      Deprecated.
      Use CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY_FLEX_LAST_COLUMN instead.

      Simple policy that ensures the width of all visible leaf columns in this table sum up to equal the width of the table itself.

      When the user resizes a column width with this policy, the table automatically adjusts the width of the right hand side columns. When the user increases a column width, the table decreases the width of the rightmost column until it reaches its minimum width. Then it decreases the width of the second rightmost column until it reaches minimum width and so on. When all right hand side columns reach minimum size, the user cannot increase the size of resized column any more.

    • DEFAULT_SORT_POLICY

      public static final Callback<TableView,Boolean> DEFAULT_SORT_POLICY
      The default sort policy that this TableView will use if no other policy is specified. The sort policy is a simple Callback that accepts a TableView as the sole argument and expects a Boolean response representing whether the sort succeeded or not. A Boolean response of true represents success, and a response of false (or null) will be considered to represent failure.
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

  • Constructor Details

    • TableView

      public TableView()
      Creates a default TableView control with no content.

      Refer to the TableView class documentation for details on the default state of other properties.

    • TableView

      public TableView(ObservableList<S> items)
      Creates a TableView with the content provided in the items ObservableList. This also sets up an observer such that any changes to the items list will be immediately reflected in the TableView itself.

      Refer to the TableView class documentation for details on the default state of other properties.

      Parameters:
      items - The items to insert into the TableView, and the list to watch for changes (to automatically show in the TableView).

  • Method Details

    • itemsProperty

      public final ObjectProperty<ObservableList<S>> itemsProperty()
      The underlying data model for the TableView. Note that it has a generic type that must match the type of the TableView itself.
      Returns:
      the items property
      See Also:

    • setItems

      public final void setItems(ObservableList<S> value)
      Sets the value of the items property.
      Property description:
      The underlying data model for the TableView. Note that it has a generic type that must match the type of the TableView itself.
      Parameters:
      value - the value for the items property
      See Also:

    • getItems

      public final ObservableList<S> getItems()
      Gets the value of the items property.
      Property description:
      The underlying data model for the TableView. Note that it has a generic type that must match the type of the TableView itself.
      Returns:
      the value of the items property
      See Also:

    • tableMenuButtonVisibleProperty

      public final BooleanProperty tableMenuButtonVisibleProperty()
      This controls whether a menu button is available when the user clicks in a designated space within the TableView, within which is a radio menu item for each TableColumn in this table. This menu allows for the user to show and hide all TableColumns easily.
      Returns:
      the tableMenuButtonVisible property
      See Also:

    • setTableMenuButtonVisible

      public final void setTableMenuButtonVisible(boolean value)
      Sets the value of the tableMenuButtonVisible property.
      Property description:
      This controls whether a menu button is available when the user clicks in a designated space within the TableView, within which is a radio menu item for each TableColumn in this table. This menu allows for the user to show and hide all TableColumns easily.
      Parameters:
      value - the value for the tableMenuButtonVisible property
      See Also:

    • isTableMenuButtonVisible

      public final boolean isTableMenuButtonVisible()
      Gets the value of the tableMenuButtonVisible property.
      Property description:
      This controls whether a menu button is available when the user clicks in a designated space within the TableView, within which is a radio menu item for each TableColumn in this table. This menu allows for the user to show and hide all TableColumns easily.
      Returns:
      the value of the tableMenuButtonVisible property
      See Also:

    • setColumnResizePolicy

      public final void setColumnResizePolicy(Callback<TableView.ResizeFeatures,Boolean> callback)
      Sets the value of the columnResizePolicy property.
      Property description:
      Called when the user completes a column-resize operation. The two most common policies are available as static functions in the TableView class: UNCONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY and CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY.
      Parameters:
      callback - the value for the columnResizePolicy property
      See Also:

    • getColumnResizePolicy

      public final Callback<TableView.ResizeFeatures,Boolean> getColumnResizePolicy()
      Gets the value of the columnResizePolicy property.
      Property description:
      Called when the user completes a column-resize operation. The two most common policies are available as static functions in the TableView class: UNCONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY and CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY.
      Returns:
      the value of the columnResizePolicy property
      See Also:

    • columnResizePolicyProperty

      public final ObjectProperty<Callback<TableView.ResizeFeatures,Boolean>> columnResizePolicyProperty()
      Called when the user completes a column-resize operation. The two most common policies are available as static functions in the TableView class: UNCONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY and CONSTRAINED_RESIZE_POLICY.
      Returns:
      columnResizePolicy property
      See Also:

    • rowFactoryProperty

      public final ObjectProperty<Callback<TableView<S>,TableRow<S>>> rowFactoryProperty()
      A function which produces a TableRow. The system is responsible for reusing TableRows. Return from this function a TableRow which might be usable for representing a single row in a TableView.

      Note that a TableRow is not a TableCell. A TableRow is simply a container for a TableCell, and in most circumstances it is more likely that you'll want to create custom TableCells, rather than TableRows. The primary use case for creating custom TableRow instances would most probably be to introduce some form of column spanning support.

      You can create custom TableCell instances per column by assigning the appropriate function to the cellFactory property in the TableColumn class.

      Returns:
      rowFactory property
      See Also:

    • setRowFactory

      public final void setRowFactory(Callback<TableView<S>,TableRow<S>> value)
      Sets the value of the rowFactory property.
      Property description:
      A function which produces a TableRow. The system is responsible for reusing TableRows. Return from this function a TableRow which might be usable for representing a single row in a TableView.

      Note that a TableRow is not a TableCell. A TableRow is simply a container for a TableCell, and in most circumstances it is more likely that you'll want to create custom TableCells, rather than TableRows. The primary use case for creating custom TableRow instances would most probably be to introduce some form of column spanning support.

      You can create custom TableCell instances per column by assigning the appropriate function to the cellFactory property in the TableColumn class.

      Parameters:
      value - the value for the rowFactory property
      See Also:

    • getRowFactory

      public final Callback<TableView<S>,TableRow<S>> getRowFactory()
      Gets the value of the rowFactory property.
      Property description:
      A function which produces a TableRow. The system is responsible for reusing TableRows. Return from this function a TableRow which might be usable for representing a single row in a TableView.

      Note that a TableRow is not a TableCell. A TableRow is simply a container for a TableCell, and in most circumstances it is more likely that you'll want to create custom TableCells, rather than TableRows. The primary use case for creating custom TableRow instances would most probably be to introduce some form of column spanning support.

      You can create custom TableCell instances per column by assigning the appropriate function to the cellFactory property in the TableColumn class.

      Returns:
      the value of the rowFactory property
      See Also:

    • placeholderProperty

      public final ObjectProperty<Node> placeholderProperty()
      This Node is shown to the user when the table has no content to show. This may be the case because the table model has no data in the first place, that a filter has been applied to the table model, resulting in there being nothing to show the user, or that there are no currently visible columns.
      Returns:
      placeholder property
      See Also:

    • setPlaceholder

      public final void setPlaceholder(Node value)
      Sets the value of the placeholder property.
      Property description:
      This Node is shown to the user when the table has no content to show. This may be the case because the table model has no data in the first place, that a filter has been applied to the table model, resulting in there being nothing to show the user, or that there are no currently visible columns.
      Parameters:
      value - the value for the placeholder property
      See Also:

    • getPlaceholder

      public final Node getPlaceholder()
      Gets the value of the placeholder property.
      Property description:
      This Node is shown to the user when the table has no content to show. This may be the case because the table model has no data in the first place, that a filter has been applied to the table model, resulting in there being nothing to show the user, or that there are no currently visible columns.
      Returns:
      the value of the placeholder property
      See Also:

    • selectionModelProperty

      public final ObjectProperty<TableView.TableViewSelectionModel<S>> selectionModelProperty()
      The SelectionModel provides the API through which it is possible to select single or multiple items within a TableView, as well as inspect which items have been selected by the user. Note that it has a generic type that must match the type of the TableView itself.
      Returns:
      selectionModel property
      See Also:

    • setSelectionModel

      public final void setSelectionModel(TableView.TableViewSelectionModel<S> value)
      Sets the value of the selectionModel property.
      Property description:
      The SelectionModel provides the API through which it is possible to select single or multiple items within a TableView, as well as inspect which items have been selected by the user. Note that it has a generic type that must match the type of the TableView itself.
      Parameters:
      value - the value for the selectionModel property
      See Also:

    • getSelectionModel

      public final TableView.TableViewSelectionModel<S> getSelectionModel()
      Gets the value of the selectionModel property.
      Property description:
      The SelectionModel provides the API through which it is possible to select single or multiple items within a TableView, as well as inspect which items have been selected by the user. Note that it has a generic type that must match the type of the TableView itself.
      Returns:
      the value of the selectionModel property
      See Also:

    • setFocusModel

      public final void setFocusModel(TableView.TableViewFocusModel<S> value)
      Sets the value of the focusModel property.
      Property description:
      Represents the currently-installed TableView.TableViewFocusModel for this TableView. Under almost all circumstances leaving this as the default focus model will suffice.
      Parameters:
      value - the value for the focusModel property
      See Also:

    • getFocusModel

      public final TableView.TableViewFocusModel<S> getFocusModel()
      Gets the value of the focusModel property.
      Property description:
      Represents the currently-installed TableView.TableViewFocusModel for this TableView. Under almost all circumstances leaving this as the default focus model will suffice.
      Returns:
      the value of the focusModel property
      See Also:

    • focusModelProperty

      public final ObjectProperty<TableView.TableViewFocusModel<S>> focusModelProperty()
      Represents the currently-installed TableView.TableViewFocusModel for this TableView. Under almost all circumstances leaving this as the default focus model will suffice.
      Returns:
      focusModel property
      See Also:

    • setEditable

      public final void setEditable(boolean value)
      Sets the value of the editable property.
      Property description:
      Specifies whether this TableView is editable - only if the TableView, the TableColumn (if applicable) and the TableCells within it are both editable will a TableCell be able to go into their editing state.
      Parameters:
      value - the value for the editable property
      See Also:

    • isEditable

      public final boolean isEditable()
      Gets the value of the editable property.
      Property description:
      Specifies whether this TableView is editable - only if the TableView, the TableColumn (if applicable) and the TableCells within it are both editable will a TableCell be able to go into their editing state.
      Returns:
      the value of the editable property
      See Also:

    • editableProperty

      public final BooleanProperty editableProperty()
      Specifies whether this TableView is editable - only if the TableView, the TableColumn (if applicable) and the TableCells within it are both editable will a TableCell be able to go into their editing state.
      Returns:
      the editable property
      See Also:

    • setFixedCellSize

      public final void setFixedCellSize(double value)
      Sets the new fixed cell size for this control. Any value greater than zero will enable fixed cell size mode, whereas a zero or negative value (or Region.USE_COMPUTED_SIZE) will be used to disabled fixed cell size mode.
      Parameters:
      value - The new fixed cell size value, or a value less than or equal to zero (or Region.USE_COMPUTED_SIZE) to disable.
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

    • getFixedCellSize

      public final double getFixedCellSize()
      Returns the fixed cell size value. A value less than or equal to zero is used to represent that fixed cell size mode is disabled, and a value greater than zero represents the size of all cells in this control.
      Returns:
      A double representing the fixed cell size of this control, or a value less than or equal to zero if fixed cell size mode is disabled.
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

    • fixedCellSizeProperty

      public final DoubleProperty fixedCellSizeProperty()
      Specifies whether this control has cells that are a fixed height (of the specified value). If this value is less than or equal to zero, then all cells are individually sized and positioned. This is a slow operation. Therefore, when performance matters and developers are not dependent on variable cell sizes it is a good idea to set the fixed cell size value. Generally cells are around 24px, so setting a fixed cell size of 24 is likely to result in very little difference in visuals, but a improvement to performance.

      To set this property via CSS, use the -fx-fixed-cell-size property. This should not be confused with the -fx-cell-size property. The difference between these two CSS properties is that -fx-cell-size will size all cells to the specified size, but it will not enforce that this is the only size (thus allowing for variable cell sizes, and preventing the performance gains from being possible). Therefore, when performance matters use -fx-fixed-cell-size, instead of -fx-cell-size. If both properties are specified in CSS, -fx-fixed-cell-size takes precedence.

      Returns:
      fixedCellSize property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • getEditingCell

      public final TablePosition<S,?> getEditingCell()
      Gets the value of the editingCell property.
      Property description:
      Represents the current cell being edited, or null if there is no cell being edited.
      Returns:
      the value of the editingCell property
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    • editingCellProperty

      public final ReadOnlyObjectProperty<TablePosition<S,?>> editingCellProperty()
      Represents the current cell being edited, or null if there is no cell being edited.
      Returns:
      the editingCell property
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    • getComparator

      public final Comparator<S> getComparator()
      Gets the value of the comparator property.
      Property description:
      The comparator property is a read-only property that is representative of the current state of the sort order list. The sort order list contains the columns that have been added to it either programmatically or via a user clicking on the headers themselves.
      Returns:
      the value of the comparator property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • comparatorProperty

      public final ReadOnlyObjectProperty<Comparator<S>> comparatorProperty()
      The comparator property is a read-only property that is representative of the current state of the sort order list. The sort order list contains the columns that have been added to it either programmatically or via a user clicking on the headers themselves.
      Returns:
      the comparator property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • setSortPolicy

      public final void setSortPolicy(Callback<TableView<S>,Boolean> callback)
      Sets the value of the sortPolicy property.
      Property description:
      The sort policy specifies how sorting in this TableView should be performed. For example, a basic sort policy may just call FXCollections.sort(tableView.getItems()), whereas a more advanced sort policy may call to a database to perform the necessary sorting on the server-side.

      TableView ships with a default sort policy that does precisely as mentioned above: it simply attempts to sort the items list in-place.

      It is recommended that rather than override the sort method that a different sort policy be provided instead.

      Parameters:
      callback - the value for the sortPolicy property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • getSortPolicy

      public final Callback<TableView<S>,Boolean> getSortPolicy()
      Gets the value of the sortPolicy property.
      Property description:
      The sort policy specifies how sorting in this TableView should be performed. For example, a basic sort policy may just call FXCollections.sort(tableView.getItems()), whereas a more advanced sort policy may call to a database to perform the necessary sorting on the server-side.

      TableView ships with a default sort policy that does precisely as mentioned above: it simply attempts to sort the items list in-place.

      It is recommended that rather than override the sort method that a different sort policy be provided instead.

      Returns:
      the value of the sortPolicy property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • sortPolicyProperty

      public final ObjectProperty<Callback<TableView<S>,Boolean>> sortPolicyProperty()
      The sort policy specifies how sorting in this TableView should be performed. For example, a basic sort policy may just call FXCollections.sort(tableView.getItems()), whereas a more advanced sort policy may call to a database to perform the necessary sorting on the server-side.

      TableView ships with a default sort policy that does precisely as mentioned above: it simply attempts to sort the items list in-place.

      It is recommended that rather than override the sort method that a different sort policy be provided instead.

      Returns:
      the sortPolicy property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • setOnSort

      public void setOnSort(EventHandler<SortEvent<TableView<S>>> value)
      Sets the value of the onSort property.
      Property description:
      Called when there's a request to sort the control.
      Parameters:
      value - the value for the onSort property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • getOnSort

      public EventHandler<SortEvent<TableView<S>>> getOnSort()
      Gets the value of the onSort property.
      Property description:
      Called when there's a request to sort the control.
      Returns:
      the value of the onSort property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • onSortProperty

      public ObjectProperty<EventHandler<SortEvent<TableView<S>>>> onSortProperty()
      Called when there's a request to sort the control.
      Returns:
      the onSort property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • getColumns

      public final ObservableList<TableColumn<S,?>> getColumns()
      The TableColumns that are part of this TableView. As the user reorders the TableView columns, this list will be updated to reflect the current visual ordering.

      Note: to display any data in a TableView, there must be at least one TableColumn in this ObservableList.

      Returns:
      the columns

    • getSortOrder

      public final ObservableList<TableColumn<S,?>> getSortOrder()
      The sortOrder list defines the order in which TableColumn instances are sorted. An empty sortOrder list means that no sorting is being applied on the TableView. If the sortOrder list has one TableColumn within it, the TableView will be sorted using the sortType and comparator properties of this TableColumn (assuming TableColumn.sortable is true). If the sortOrder list contains multiple TableColumn instances, then the TableView is firstly sorted based on the properties of the first TableColumn. If two elements are considered equal, then the second TableColumn in the list is used to determine ordering. This repeats until the results from all TableColumn comparators are considered, if necessary.
      Returns:
      An ObservableList containing zero or more TableColumn instances.

    • scrollTo

      public void scrollTo(int index)
      Scrolls the TableView so that the given index is visible within the viewport.
      Parameters:
      index - The index of an item that should be visible to the user.

    • scrollTo

      public void scrollTo(S object)
      Scrolls the TableView so that the given object is visible within the viewport.
      Parameters:
      object - The object that should be visible to the user.
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

    • setOnScrollTo

      public void setOnScrollTo(EventHandler<ScrollToEvent<Integer>> value)
      Sets the value of the onScrollTo property.
      Property description:
      Called when there's a request to scroll an index into view using scrollTo(int) or scrollTo(Object)
      Parameters:
      value - the value for the onScrollTo property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • getOnScrollTo

      public EventHandler<ScrollToEvent<Integer>> getOnScrollTo()
      Gets the value of the onScrollTo property.
      Property description:
      Called when there's a request to scroll an index into view using scrollTo(int) or scrollTo(Object)
      Returns:
      the value of the onScrollTo property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • onScrollToProperty

      public ObjectProperty<EventHandler<ScrollToEvent<Integer>>> onScrollToProperty()
      Called when there's a request to scroll an index into view using scrollTo(int) or scrollTo(Object)
      Returns:
      the onScrollTo property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • scrollToColumn

      public void scrollToColumn(TableColumn<S,?> column)
      Scrolls the TableView so that the given column is visible within the viewport.
      Parameters:
      column - The column that should be visible to the user.
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

    • scrollToColumnIndex

      public void scrollToColumnIndex(int columnIndex)
      Scrolls the TableView so that the given index is visible within the viewport.
      Parameters:
      columnIndex - The index of a column that should be visible to the user.
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

    • setOnScrollToColumn

      public void setOnScrollToColumn(EventHandler<ScrollToEvent<TableColumn<S,?>>> value)
      Sets the value of the onScrollToColumn property.
      Property description:
      Called when there's a request to scroll a column into view using scrollToColumn(TableColumn) or scrollToColumnIndex(int)
      Parameters:
      value - the value for the onScrollToColumn property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • getOnScrollToColumn

      public EventHandler<ScrollToEvent<TableColumn<S,?>>> getOnScrollToColumn()
      Gets the value of the onScrollToColumn property.
      Property description:
      Called when there's a request to scroll a column into view using scrollToColumn(TableColumn) or scrollToColumnIndex(int)
      Returns:
      the value of the onScrollToColumn property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • onScrollToColumnProperty

      public ObjectProperty<EventHandler<ScrollToEvent<TableColumn<S,?>>>> onScrollToColumnProperty()
      Called when there's a request to scroll a column into view using scrollToColumn(TableColumn) or scrollToColumnIndex(int)
      Returns:
      the onScrollToColumn property
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0
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    • resizeColumn

      public boolean resizeColumn(TableColumn<S,?> column, double delta)
      Applies the currently installed resize policy against the given column, resizing it based on the delta value provided.
      Parameters:
      column - the column
      delta - the delta
      Returns:
      true if column resize is allowed

    • edit

      public void edit(int row, TableColumn<S,?> column)
      Causes the cell at the given row/column view indexes to switch into its editing state, if it is not already in it, and assuming that the TableView and column are also editable.

      Note: This method will cancel editing if the given row value is less than zero and the given column is null.

      Parameters:
      row - the row
      column - the column

    • getVisibleLeafColumns

      public ObservableList<TableColumn<S,?>> getVisibleLeafColumns()
      Returns an unmodifiable list containing the currently visible leaf columns.
      Returns:
      an unmodifiable list containing the currently visible leaf columns

    • getVisibleLeafIndex

      public int getVisibleLeafIndex(TableColumn<S,?> column)
      Returns the position of the given column, relative to all other visible leaf columns.
      Parameters:
      column - the column
      Returns:
      the position of the given column, relative to all other visible leaf columns

    • getVisibleLeafColumn

      public TableColumn<S,?> getVisibleLeafColumn(int column)
      Returns the TableColumn in the given column index, relative to all other visible leaf columns.
      Parameters:
      column - the column
      Returns:
      the TableColumn in the given column index, relative to all other visible leaf columns

    • sort

      public void sort()
      The sort method forces the TableView to re-run its sorting algorithm. More often than not it is not necessary to call this method directly, as it is automatically called when the sort order, sort policy, or the state of the TableColumn sort type properties change. In other words, this method should only be called directly when something external changes and a sort is required.
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

    • refresh

      public void refresh()
      Calling refresh() forces the TableView control to recreate and repopulate the cells necessary to populate the visual bounds of the control. In other words, this forces the TableView to update what it is showing to the user. This is useful in cases where the underlying data source has changed in a way that is not observed by the TableView itself.
      Since:
      JavaFX 8u60

    • getClassCssMetaData

      public static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>> getClassCssMetaData()
      Gets the CssMetaData associated with this class, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.
      Returns:
      the CssMetaData
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

    • getControlCssMetaData

      public List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>> getControlCssMetaData()
      Gets the unmodifiable list of the control's CSS-styleable properties.
      Overrides:
      getControlCssMetaData in class Control
      Returns:
      the unmodifiable list of the control's CSS-styleable properties
      Since:
      JavaFX 8.0