Module javafx.base
Package javafx.beans.property.adapter

Class JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder

java.lang.Object
javafx.beans.property.adapter.JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder
public final class JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder extends Object
A JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder can be used to create JavaBeanStringProperties. To create a JavaBeanStringProperty one first has to call create() to generate a builder, set the required properties, and then one can call build() to generate the property.

Not all properties of a builder have to specified, there are several combinations possible. As a minimum the name(java.lang.String) of the property and the bean(java.lang.Object) have to be specified. If the names of the getter and setter follow the conventions, this is sufficient. Otherwise it is possible to specify an alternative name for the getter and setter (getter(java.lang.String) and setter(java.lang.String)) or the getter and setter Methods directly (getter(java.lang.reflect.Method) and setter(java.lang.reflect.Method)).

All methods to change properties return a reference to this builder, to enable method chaining.

If you have to generate adapters for the same property of several instances of the same class, you can reuse a JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder by switching the Java Bean instance (with bean(java.lang.Object) and calling build().

Since:
JavaFX 2.1
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • create

      public static JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder create()
      Creates a new instance of JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder.
      Returns:
      the new JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder

    • build

      public JavaBeanStringProperty build() throws NoSuchMethodException
      Generates a new JavaBeanStringProperty with the current settings.
      Returns:
      the new JavaBeanStringProperty
      Throws:
      NoSuchMethodException - if the settings were not sufficient to find the getter and the setter of the Java Bean property
      IllegalArgumentException - if the Java Bean property is not of type String

    • name

      public JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder name(String name)
      Sets the name of the property.
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the property
      Returns:
      a reference to this builder to enable method chaining

    • bean

      public JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder bean(Object bean)
      Sets the Java Bean instance the adapter should connect to.
      Parameters:
      bean - the Java Bean instance
      Returns:
      a reference to this builder to enable method chaining

    • beanClass

      public JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder beanClass(Class<?> beanClass)
      Sets the Java Bean class in which the getter and setter should be searched. This can be useful if the builder should generate adapters for several Java Beans of different types.
      Parameters:
      beanClass - the Java Bean class
      Returns:
      a reference to this builder to enable method chaining

    • getter

      public JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder getter(String getter)
      Sets an alternative name for the getter. This can be omitted if the name of the getter follows Java Bean naming conventions.
      Parameters:
      getter - the alternative name of the getter
      Returns:
      a reference to this builder to enable method chaining

    • setter

      public JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder setter(String setter)
      Sets an alternative name for the setter. This can be omitted if the name of the setter follows Java Bean naming conventions.
      Parameters:
      setter - the alternative name of the setter
      Returns:
      a reference to this builder to enable method chaining

    • getter

      public JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder getter(Method getter)
      Sets the getter method directly. This can be omitted if the name of the getter follows Java Bean naming conventions.
      Parameters:
      getter - the getter
      Returns:
      a reference to this builder to enable method chaining

    • setter

      public JavaBeanStringPropertyBuilder setter(Method setter)
      Sets the setter method directly. This can be omitted if the name of the setter follows Java Bean naming conventions.
      Parameters:
      setter - the setter
      Returns:
      a reference to this builder to enable method chaining