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javafx.scene.control.cell

public Class CheckBoxTableCell<S, T>

extends TableCell<S, T>
Class Inheritance
Type Parameters
<S>
the type of the item contained within the TableView
<T>
the type of the elements contained within the cell
Imports
javafx.beans.binding.Bindings, javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty, .ObjectProperty, .SimpleObjectProperty, javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue, javafx.geometry.Pos, javafx.scene.control.CheckBox, .TableCell, .TableColumn, javafx.util.Callback, .StringConverter
A class containing a TableCell implementation that draws a CheckBox node inside the cell, optionally with a label to indicate what the checkbox represents.

By default, the CheckBoxTableCell is rendered with a CheckBox centred in the TableColumn. If a label is required, it is necessary to provide a non-null StringConverter instance to the CheckBoxTableCell(Callback, StringConverter) constructor.

To construct an instance of this class, it is necessary to provide a Callback that, given an object of type T, will return an ObservableProperty<Boolean> that represents whether the given item is selected or not. This ObservableValue will be bound bidirectionally (meaning that the CheckBox in the cell will set/unset this property based on user interactions, and the CheckBox will reflect the state of the ObservableValue, if it changes externally).

Note that the CheckBoxTableCell renders the CheckBox 'live', meaning that the CheckBox is always interactive and can be directly toggled by the user. This means that it is not necessary that the cell enter its editing state (usually by the user double-clicking on the cell). A side-effect of this is that the usual editing callbacks (such as on edit commit) will not be called. If you want to be notified of changes, it is recommended to directly observe the boolean properties that are manipulated by the CheckBox.

Since
JavaFX 2.2

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
private ObservableValue<Boolean>
booleanProperty

private final CheckBox
checkBox

private ObjectProperty<StringConverter<T>>
converter

private ObjectProperty<Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>>
selectedStateCallback

private boolean
showLabel

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public
CheckBoxTableCell()

Creates a default CheckBoxTableCell.

public
CheckBoxTableCell(final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>
A Callback that will return an ObservableValue given an index from the TableColumn.
getSelectedProperty)

Creates a default CheckBoxTableCell with a custom Callback to retrieve an ObservableValue for a given cell index.

public
CheckBoxTableCell(final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>
A Callback that will return a ObservableValue given an index from the TableColumn.
getSelectedProperty, final StringConverter<T>
A StringConverter that, given an object of type T, will return a String that can be used to represent the object visually.
converter)

Creates a CheckBoxTableCell with a custom string converter.

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public final ObjectProperty<StringConverter<T>>

Returns:

the StringConverter property
converterProperty()

The StringConverter property.

public static <
The type of the TableView generic type
S> Callback<TableColumn<S, Boolean>, TableCell<S, Boolean>>

Returns:

A Callback that will return a TableCell that is able to work on the type of element contained within the TableColumn.
forTableColumn(final TableColumn<S, Boolean>
The TableColumn of type Boolean
column)

Creates a cell factory for use in a TableColumn cell factory.

public static <
The type of the TableView generic type
S,
The type of the elements contained within the TableColumn instance.
T> Callback<TableColumn<S, T>, TableCell<S, T>>

Returns:

A Callback that will return a TableCell that is able to work on the type of element contained within the TableColumn.
forTableColumn(final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>
A Callback that, given an object of type TableColumn<S,T>, will return an ObservableValue<Boolean> that represents whether the given item is selected or not. This ObservableValue<Boolean> will be bound bidirectionally (meaning that the CheckBox in the cell will set/unset this property based on user interactions, and the CheckBox will reflect the state of the ObservableValue<Boolean>, if it changes externally).
getSelectedProperty)

Creates a cell factory for use in a TableColumn cell factory.

public static <
The type of the TableView generic type
S,
The type of the elements contained within the TableColumn instance.
T> Callback<TableColumn<S, T>, TableCell<S, T>>

Returns:

A Callback that will return a TableCell that is able to work on the type of element contained within the TableColumn.
forTableColumn(final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>
A Callback that, given an object of type TableColumn<S,T>, will return an ObservableValue<Boolean> that represents whether the given item is selected or not. This ObservableValue<Boolean> will be bound bidirectionally (meaning that the CheckBox in the cell will set/unset this property based on user interactions, and the CheckBox will reflect the state of the ObservableValue<Boolean>, if it changes externally).
getSelectedProperty, final boolean
In some cases, it may be desirable to show a label in the TableCell beside the CheckBox. By default a label is not shown, but by setting this to true the item in the cell will also have toString() called on it. If this is not the desired behavior, consider using forTableColumn(javafx.util.Callback, javafx.util.StringConverter), which allows for you to provide a callback that specifies the label for a given row item.
showLabel)

Creates a cell factory for use in a TableColumn cell factory.

public static <
The type of the TableView generic type
S,
The type of the elements contained within the TableColumn instance.
T> Callback<TableColumn<S, T>, TableCell<S, T>>

Returns:

A Callback that will return a TableCell that is able to work on the type of element contained within the TableColumn.
forTableColumn(final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>
A Callback that, given an object of type TableColumn<S,T>, will return an ObservableValue<Boolean> that represents whether the given item is selected or not. This ObservableValue<Boolean> will be bound bidirectionally (meaning that the CheckBox in the cell will set/unset this property based on user interactions, and the CheckBox will reflect the state of the ObservableValue<Boolean>, if it changes externally).
getSelectedProperty, final StringConverter<T>
A StringConverter that, give an object of type T, will return a String that can be used to represent the object visually. The default implementation in forTableColumn(Callback, boolean) (when showLabel is true) is to simply call .toString() on all non-null items (and to just return an empty string in cases where the given item is null).
converter)

Creates a cell factory for use in a TableColumn cell factory.

public final StringConverter<T>

Returns:

the StringConverter used in this cell
getConverter()

Returns the StringConverter used in this cell.

private ObservableValue<?>
getSelectedProperty()

public final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>

Returns:

the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen
getSelectedStateCallback()

Returns the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen.

public final ObjectProperty<Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>>

Returns:

the property representing the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen
selectedStateCallbackProperty()

Property representing the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen.

public final void
setConverter(StringConverter<T>
the StringConverter to be used in this cell
value)

Sets the StringConverter to be used in this cell.

public final void
setSelectedStateCallback(Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>
the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen
value)

Sets the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen.

public void
updateItem(T
The new item for the cell.
item, boolean
whether or not this cell represents data from the list. If it is empty, then it does not represent any domain data, but is a cell being used to render an "empty" row.
empty)

Overrides javafx.scene.control.Cell.updateItem.

The updateItem method should not be called by developers, but it is the best method for developers to override to allow for them to customise the visuals of the cell.

private void
updateShowLabel()

Inherited from javafx.scene.control.TableCell:
cancelEditcommitEditcreateDefaultSkinexecuteAccessibleActiongetTableColumngetTableRowgetTableViewlayoutChildrenqueryAccessibleAttributestartEdittableColumnPropertytableRowPropertytableViewPropertyupdateSelectedupdateTableColumnupdateTableRowupdateTableView

Field Detail

booleanPropertyback to summary
private ObservableValue<Boolean> booleanProperty
checkBoxback to summary
private final CheckBox checkBox
converterback to summary
private ObjectProperty<StringConverter<T>> converter
selectedStateCallbackback to summary
private ObjectProperty<Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>> selectedStateCallback
showLabelback to summary
private boolean showLabel

Constructor Detail

CheckBoxTableCellback to summary
public CheckBoxTableCell()

Creates a default CheckBoxTableCell.

CheckBoxTableCellback to summary
public CheckBoxTableCell(final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>> getSelectedProperty)

Creates a default CheckBoxTableCell with a custom Callback to retrieve an ObservableValue for a given cell index.

Parameters
getSelectedProperty:Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>

A Callback that will return an ObservableValue given an index from the TableColumn.

CheckBoxTableCellback to summary
public CheckBoxTableCell(final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>> getSelectedProperty, final StringConverter<T> converter)

Creates a CheckBoxTableCell with a custom string converter.

Parameters
getSelectedProperty:Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>

A Callback that will return a ObservableValue given an index from the TableColumn.

converter:StringConverter<T>

A StringConverter that, given an object of type T, will return a String that can be used to represent the object visually.

Method Detail

converterPropertyback to summary
public final ObjectProperty<StringConverter<T>> converterProperty()

The StringConverter property.

Returns:ObjectProperty<StringConverter<T>>

the StringConverter property

forTableColumnback to summary
public static <S> Callback<TableColumn<S, Boolean>, TableCell<S, Boolean>> forTableColumn(final TableColumn<S, Boolean> column)

Creates a cell factory for use in a TableColumn cell factory. This method requires that the TableColumn be of type Boolean.

When used in a TableColumn, the CheckBoxCell is rendered with a CheckBox centered in the column.

The ObservableValue<Boolean> contained within each cell in the column will be bound bidirectionally. This means that the CheckBox in the cell will set/unset this property based on user interactions, and the CheckBox will reflect the state of the ObservableValue<Boolean>, if it changes externally).

Parameters
<S>
The type of the TableView generic type
column:TableColumn<S, Boolean>

The TableColumn of type Boolean

Returns:Callback<TableColumn<S, Boolean>, TableCell<S, Boolean>>

A Callback that will return a TableCell that is able to work on the type of element contained within the TableColumn.

forTableColumnback to summary
public static <S, T> Callback<TableColumn<S, T>, TableCell<S, T>> forTableColumn(final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>> getSelectedProperty)

Creates a cell factory for use in a TableColumn cell factory. This method requires that the TableColumn be of type ObservableValue<Boolean>.

When used in a TableColumn, the CheckBoxCell is rendered with a CheckBox centered in the column.

Parameters
<S>
The type of the TableView generic type
<T>
The type of the elements contained within the TableColumn instance.
getSelectedProperty:Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>

A Callback that, given an object of type TableColumn<S,T>, will return an ObservableValue<Boolean> that represents whether the given item is selected or not. This ObservableValue<Boolean> will be bound bidirectionally (meaning that the CheckBox in the cell will set/unset this property based on user interactions, and the CheckBox will reflect the state of the ObservableValue<Boolean>, if it changes externally).

Returns:Callback<TableColumn<S, T>, TableCell<S, T>>

A Callback that will return a TableCell that is able to work on the type of element contained within the TableColumn.

forTableColumnback to summary
public static <S, T> Callback<TableColumn<S, T>, TableCell<S, T>> forTableColumn(final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>> getSelectedProperty, final boolean showLabel)

Creates a cell factory for use in a TableColumn cell factory. This method requires that the TableColumn be of type ObservableValue<Boolean>.

When used in a TableColumn, the CheckBoxCell is rendered with a CheckBox centered in the column.

Parameters
<S>
The type of the TableView generic type
<T>
The type of the elements contained within the TableColumn instance.
getSelectedProperty:Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>

A Callback that, given an object of type TableColumn<S,T>, will return an ObservableValue<Boolean> that represents whether the given item is selected or not. This ObservableValue<Boolean> will be bound bidirectionally (meaning that the CheckBox in the cell will set/unset this property based on user interactions, and the CheckBox will reflect the state of the ObservableValue<Boolean>, if it changes externally).

showLabel:boolean

In some cases, it may be desirable to show a label in the TableCell beside the CheckBox. By default a label is not shown, but by setting this to true the item in the cell will also have toString() called on it. If this is not the desired behavior, consider using forTableColumn(javafx.util.Callback, javafx.util.StringConverter), which allows for you to provide a callback that specifies the label for a given row item.

Returns:Callback<TableColumn<S, T>, TableCell<S, T>>

A Callback that will return a TableCell that is able to work on the type of element contained within the TableColumn.

forTableColumnback to summary
public static <S, T> Callback<TableColumn<S, T>, TableCell<S, T>> forTableColumn(final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>> getSelectedProperty, final StringConverter<T> converter)

Creates a cell factory for use in a TableColumn cell factory. This method requires that the TableColumn be of type ObservableValue<Boolean>.

When used in a TableColumn, the CheckBoxCell is rendered with a CheckBox centered in the column.

Parameters
<S>
The type of the TableView generic type
<T>
The type of the elements contained within the TableColumn instance.
getSelectedProperty:Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>

A Callback that, given an object of type TableColumn<S,T>, will return an ObservableValue<Boolean> that represents whether the given item is selected or not. This ObservableValue<Boolean> will be bound bidirectionally (meaning that the CheckBox in the cell will set/unset this property based on user interactions, and the CheckBox will reflect the state of the ObservableValue<Boolean>, if it changes externally).

converter:StringConverter<T>

A StringConverter that, give an object of type T, will return a String that can be used to represent the object visually. The default implementation in forTableColumn(Callback, boolean) (when showLabel is true) is to simply call .toString() on all non-null items (and to just return an empty string in cases where the given item is null).

Returns:Callback<TableColumn<S, T>, TableCell<S, T>>

A Callback that will return a TableCell that is able to work on the type of element contained within the TableColumn.

getConverterback to summary
public final StringConverter<T> getConverter()

Returns the StringConverter used in this cell.

Returns:StringConverter<T>

the StringConverter used in this cell

getSelectedPropertyback to summary
private ObservableValue<?> getSelectedProperty()
getSelectedStateCallbackback to summary
public final Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>> getSelectedStateCallback()

Returns the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen.

Returns:Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>

the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen

selectedStateCallbackPropertyback to summary
public final ObjectProperty<Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>> selectedStateCallbackProperty()

Property representing the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen.

Returns:ObjectProperty<Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>>

the property representing the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen

setConverterback to summary
public final void setConverter(StringConverter<T> value)

Sets the StringConverter to be used in this cell.

Parameters
value:StringConverter<T>

the StringConverter to be used in this cell

setSelectedStateCallbackback to summary
public final void setSelectedStateCallback(Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>> value)

Sets the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen.

Parameters
value:Callback<Integer, ObservableValue<Boolean>>

the Callback that is bound to by the CheckBox shown on screen

updateItemback to summary
public void updateItem(T item, boolean empty)

Overrides javafx.scene.control.Cell.updateItem.

Doc from javafx.scene.control.Cell.updateItem.

The updateItem method should not be called by developers, but it is the best method for developers to override to allow for them to customise the visuals of the cell. To clarify, developers should never call this method in their code (they should leave it up to the UI control, such as the javafx.scene.control.ListView control) to call this method. However, the purpose of having the updateItem method is so that developers, when specifying custom cell factories (again, like the ListView cell factory), the updateItem method can be overridden to allow for complete customisation of the cell.

It is very important that subclasses of Cell override the updateItem method properly, as failure to do so will lead to issues such as blank cells or cells with unexpected content appearing within them. Here is an example of how to properly override the updateItem method: 

protected void updateItem(T item, boolean empty) {
    super.updateItem(item, empty);

    if (empty || item == null) {
        setText(null);
        setGraphic(null);
    } else {
        setText(item.toString());
    }
}

Note in this code sample two important points:

  1. We call the super.updateItem(T, boolean) method. If this is not done, the item and empty properties are not correctly set, and you are likely to end up with graphical issues.
  2. We test for the empty condition, and if true, we set the text and graphic properties to null. If we do not do this, it is almost guaranteed that end users will see graphical artifacts in cells unexpectedly.
Parameters
item:T

The new item for the cell.

empty:boolean

whether or not this cell represents data from the list. If it is empty, then it does not represent any domain data, but is a cell being used to render an "empty" row.

Annotations
@SuppressWarnings:unchecked
@Override
updateShowLabelback to summary
private void updateShowLabel()