Re: Problem with JavaFX ChangeListener?

From:
Knute Johnson <eternal@knutejohnson.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Thu, 11 Dec 2014 18:31:21 -0800
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<m6dk16$dp$1@dont-email.me>
On 12/11/2014 18:24, Arne Vajh??j wrote:

On 12/11/2014 6:08 PM, Knute Johnson wrote:

The other question I have is why does the ObservableValue require a cast
to StringProperty in both of the working examples and why do I declare
it as <? extends String>?
         class LengthListener<String> implements ChangeListener<String> {
             private final int length;

             public LengthListener(int length) {
                 this.length = length;
             }

             @Override public void changed(
              ObservableValue<? extends String> observable,
              String oldValue,String newValue) {
                 if (newValue.length() > length)
                     ((StringProperty)observable).setValue(
                      newValue.substring(0,length));
             }
         }
         textField.textProperty().addListener(new LengthListener(4));


Formal type of observable:

interface javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue

Actual ype of observable:

class javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl$TextProperty
**** class javafx.beans.property.StringProperty
******** interface javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue

The cast is necessary!

Arne


OK, I see now. Thanks for that too Arne.

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