javafx.collections

Class WeakSetChangeListener<E>

java.lang.Object

javafx.collections.WeakSetChangeListener<E>

Type Parameters:

E - The type of the observed value

All Implemented Interfaces:

WeakListener, SetChangeListener<E>

public final class WeakSetChangeListener<E>
extends Object
implements SetChangeListener<E>, WeakListener

A WeakSetChangeListener can be used, if an ObservableSet should only maintain a weak reference to the listener. This helps to avoid memory leaks, that can occur if observers are not unregistered from observed objects after use.

WeakSetChangeListener are created by passing in the original SetChangeListener. The WeakSetChangeListener should then be registered to listen for changes of the observed object.

Note: You have to keep a reference to the SetChangeListener, that was passed in as long as it is in use, otherwise it will be garbage collected to soon.

Since:

JavaFX 2.1

See Also:

SetChangeListener, ObservableSet, WeakListener

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface javafx.collections.SetChangeListener

SetChangeListener.Change<E>

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
WeakSetChangeListener(SetChangeListener<E> listener) The constructor of WeakSetChangeListener.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	onChanged(SetChangeListener.Change<? extends E> change) Called after a change has been made to an ObservableSet.
boolean	wasGarbageCollected() Returns true if the linked listener was garbage-collected.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

WeakSetChangeListener

public WeakSetChangeListener(SetChangeListener<E> listener)

The constructor of WeakSetChangeListener.

Parameters:

listener - The original listener that should be notified

Method Detail

wasGarbageCollected

public boolean wasGarbageCollected()

Returns true if the linked listener was garbage-collected. In this case, the listener can be removed from the observable.

Specified by:

wasGarbageCollected in interface WeakListener

Returns:

true if the linked listener was garbage-collected.

onChanged

public void onChanged(SetChangeListener.Change<? extends E> change)

Called after a change has been made to an ObservableSet. This method is called on every elementary change (add/remove) once. This means, complex changes like removeAll(Collection) or clear() may result in more than one call of onChanged method.

Specified by:

onChanged in interface SetChangeListener<E>

Parameters:

change - the change that was made