This answer provides a solution for an observable list that will send "list updated" notifications if properties of elements of the list change.
In my case, elements (a Element class) of such observable list are complex and I don't like to implement property for each member variable. Due to this, I added into the Element class a BooleanProperty that indicates change of the class.
Element Class
import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyBooleanProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyBooleanWrapper;
public class Element {
// ...
private ReadOnlyBooleanWrapper changeIndicatorWrapper;
public Element() {
//...
changeIndicatorWrapper = new ReadOnlyBooleanWrapper(false);
}
public ReadOnlyBooleanProperty changeIndicatorProperty() {
return changeIndicatorWrapper.getReadOnlyProperty();
}
public void someMethod() {
// Some update
changeIndicatorWrapper.set(!changeIndicatorWrapper.get());
}
}
Observable List
ObservableList<Element> elementsObservableList = FXCollections.observableList(
new ArrayList<>(),
(Element element) -> new Observable[] { element.changeIndicatorProperty() }
);
elementsObservableList.addListener(new ListChangeListener<Element>() {
@Override
public void onChanged(Change<? extends Element> c) {
System.out.println("CHANGE");
while(c.next()) {
if (c.wasUpdated()) {
for (int i = c.getFrom(); i < c.getTo(); ++i)
System.out.println(elementsObservableList.get(i));
}
}
}
});
My question is about this approach. Repeatedly set the changeIndicatorProperty to true not fire the change event. So, I need to reverse changeIndicatorProperty value changeIndicatorWrapper.set(!changeIndicatorWrapper.get())
each time. It is strange, isn't it?
Can I force programatically the update event?