javafx Properties & Observable ReadOnlyIntegerProperty example

Example

This example shows how to use a readonly wrapper property to create a property that cannot be written to. In this case cost and price can be modified, but profit will always be price - cost.

import java.text.MessageFormat;
import javafx.beans.property.IntegerProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyIntegerProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyIntegerWrapper;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleIntegerProperty;
import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;

public class Product {
    
    private final IntegerProperty price = new SimpleIntegerProperty();
    private final IntegerProperty cost = new SimpleIntegerProperty();
    private final ReadOnlyIntegerWrapper profit = new ReadOnlyIntegerWrapper();

    public Product() {
        // the property itself can be written to
        profit.bind(price.subtract(cost));
    }

    public final int getCost() {
        return this.cost.get();
    }

    public final void setCost(int value) {
        this.cost.set(value);
    }

    public final IntegerProperty costProperty() {
        return this.cost;
    }

    public final int getPrice() {
        return this.price.get();
    }

    public final void setPrice(int value) {
        this.price.set(value);
    }

    public final IntegerProperty priceProperty() {
        return this.price;
    }

    public final int getProfit() {
        return this.profit.get();
    }

    public final ReadOnlyIntegerProperty profitProperty() {
        // return a readonly view of the property
        return this.profit.getReadOnlyProperty();
    }
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Product product = new Product();
        product.profitProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Number>() {

            @Override
            public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Number> observable, Number oldValue, Number newValue) {
                System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("The profit changed from {0}$ to {1}$", oldValue, newValue));
            }
        
        });
        product.setCost(40);
        product.setPrice(50);
        product.setCost(20);
        product.setPrice(30);
    }
    
}