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package javafx.scene.control;

import javafx.scene.control.cell.CheckBoxTreeCell;
import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
import javafx.event.Event;
import javafx.event.EventType;
import javafx.scene.Node;

TreeItem subclass that adds support for being in selected, unselected, and indeterminate states. This is useful when used in conjunction with a TreeView which has a CheckBoxTreeCell installed.

A CheckBoxTreeItem can be independent or dependent. By default, CheckBoxTreeItem instances are dependent, which means that any changes to the selection state of a TreeItem will have an impact on parent and children CheckBoxTreeItem instances. If a CheckBoxTreeItem is set to be independent, this means that any changes to that CheckBoxTreeItem will not directly impact the state of parent and children CheckBoxTreeItem instances.

The indeterminate property is used to represent the same concept as that in CheckBox.indeterminateProperty(), namely, that the CheckBox is neither selected or unselected. This is commonly used inside a TreeView when some, but not all, of a branches children are selected.

A simple example of using the CheckBoxTreeItem class, in conjunction with CheckBoxTreeCell is shown below:


// create the tree model
CheckBoxTreeItem<String> jonathanGiles = new CheckBoxTreeItem<String>("Jonathan");
CheckBoxTreeItem<String> juliaGiles = new CheckBoxTreeItem<String>("Julia");
CheckBoxTreeItem<String> mattGiles = new CheckBoxTreeItem<String>("Matt");
CheckBoxTreeItem<String> sueGiles = new CheckBoxTreeItem<String>("Sue");
CheckBoxTreeItem<String> ianGiles = new CheckBoxTreeItem<String>("Ian");
CheckBoxTreeItem<String> gilesFamily = new CheckBoxTreeItem<String>("Giles Family");
gilesFamily.setExpanded(true);
gilesFamily.getChildren().addAll(jonathanGiles, juliaGiles, mattGiles, sueGiles, ianGiles);
// create the treeView
final TreeView<String> treeView = new TreeView<String>();
treeView.setRoot(gilesFamily);
// set the cell factory
treeView.setCellFactory(CheckBoxTreeCell.<String>forTreeView());
Type parameters:
  • <T> – The type of the value contained within the TreeItem
See Also:
Since:JavaFX 2.2
/** * TreeItem subclass that adds support for being in selected, unselected, and * indeterminate states. This is useful when used in conjunction with a TreeView * which has a {@link CheckBoxTreeCell} installed. * * <p>A CheckBoxTreeItem can be {@link #independentProperty() independent} or * dependent. By default, CheckBoxTreeItem instances are dependent, which means * that any changes to the selection state of a TreeItem will have an impact on * parent and children CheckBoxTreeItem instances. If a CheckBoxTreeItem is * set to be independent, this means that any changes to that CheckBoxTreeItem * will not directly impact the state of parent and children CheckBoxTreeItem * instances. * * <p>The {@link #indeterminateProperty() indeterminate} property is used to * represent the same concept as that in {@link CheckBox#indeterminateProperty()}, * namely, that the CheckBox is neither selected or unselected. This is commonly * used inside a TreeView when some, but not all, of a branches children are * selected. * * <p>A simple example of using the CheckBoxTreeItem class, in conjunction with * {@link CheckBoxTreeCell} is shown below: * * <pre><code> * // create the tree model * CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt; jonathanGiles = new CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt;("Jonathan"); * CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt; juliaGiles = new CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt;("Julia"); * CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt; mattGiles = new CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt;("Matt"); * CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt; sueGiles = new CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt;("Sue"); * CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt; ianGiles = new CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt;("Ian"); * * CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt; gilesFamily = new CheckBoxTreeItem&lt;String&gt;("Giles Family"); * gilesFamily.setExpanded(true); * gilesFamily.getChildren().addAll(jonathanGiles, juliaGiles, mattGiles, sueGiles, ianGiles); * * // create the treeView * final TreeView&lt;String&gt; treeView = new TreeView&lt;String&gt;(); * treeView.setRoot(gilesFamily); * * // set the cell factory * treeView.setCellFactory(CheckBoxTreeCell.&lt;String&gt;forTreeView());</code></pre> * * @param <T> The type of the value contained within the TreeItem * @see CheckBoxTreeCell * @see TreeItem * @see CheckBox * @since JavaFX 2.2 */
// TODO the TreeModificationEvent doesn't actually bubble in the same way as // TreeItem - it just looks that way as the 'bubbling' is done via changing the // state of all parent items. public class CheckBoxTreeItem<T> extends TreeItem<T> {
An EventType used when the CheckBoxTreeItem selection / indeterminate state changes. To use this, it is recommended that you use code along the lines of the following:

child1.addEventHandler(CheckBoxTreeItem.<String>checkBoxSelectionChangedEvent(), new EventHandler<TreeModificationEvent<String>>() {
    public void handle(TreeModificationEvent<String> event) {
         ...
    }
 }); 
Type parameters:
  • <T> – The type of the value contained within the TreeItem.
Returns:the EventType used when the CheckBoxTreeItem selection / indeterminate state changes
/** * An EventType used when the CheckBoxTreeItem selection / indeterminate * state changes. To use this, it is recommended that you use code along the * lines of the following: * *<pre> * {@code * child1.addEventHandler(CheckBoxTreeItem.<String>checkBoxSelectionChangedEvent(), new EventHandler<TreeModificationEvent<String>>() { * public void handle(TreeModificationEvent<String> event) { * ... * } * });} * </pre> * * @param <T> The type of the value contained within the TreeItem. * @return the EventType used when the CheckBoxTreeItem selection / indeterminate * state changes */
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked") public static <T> EventType<TreeModificationEvent<T>> checkBoxSelectionChangedEvent() { return (EventType<TreeModificationEvent<T>>) CHECK_BOX_SELECTION_CHANGED_EVENT; } private static final EventType<? extends Event> CHECK_BOX_SELECTION_CHANGED_EVENT = new EventType<Event>(TreeModificationEvent.ANY, "checkBoxSelectionChangedEvent"); /*************************************************************************** * * * Constructors * * * **************************************************************************/
Creates an empty CheckBoxTreeItem.
/** * Creates an empty CheckBoxTreeItem. */
public CheckBoxTreeItem() { this(null); }
Creates a CheckBoxTreeItem with the value property set to the provided object.
Params:
  • value – The object to be stored as the value of this TreeItem.
/** * Creates a CheckBoxTreeItem with the value property set to the provided * object. * * @param value The object to be stored as the value of this TreeItem. */
public CheckBoxTreeItem(T value) { this(value, null, false); }
Creates a CheckBoxTreeItem with the value property set to the provided object, and the graphic set to the provided Node.
Params:
  • value – The object to be stored as the value of this CheckBoxTreeItem.
  • graphic – The Node to show in the TreeView next to this CheckBoxTreeItem.
/** * Creates a CheckBoxTreeItem with the value property set to the provided * object, and the graphic set to the provided Node. * * @param value The object to be stored as the value of this CheckBoxTreeItem. * @param graphic The Node to show in the TreeView next to this CheckBoxTreeItem. */
public CheckBoxTreeItem(T value, Node graphic) { this(value, graphic, false); }
Creates a CheckBoxTreeItem with the value property set to the provided object, the graphic set to the provided Node, and the initial state of the selectedProperty() set to the provided boolean value.
Params:
  • value – The object to be stored as the value of this CheckBoxTreeItem.
  • graphic – The Node to show in the TreeView next to this CheckBoxTreeItem.
  • selected – The initial value of the selected property.
/** * Creates a CheckBoxTreeItem with the value property set to the provided * object, the graphic set to the provided Node, and the initial state * of the {@link #selectedProperty()} set to the provided boolean value. * * @param value The object to be stored as the value of this CheckBoxTreeItem. * @param graphic The Node to show in the TreeView next to this CheckBoxTreeItem. * @param selected The initial value of the * {@link #selectedProperty() selected} property. */
public CheckBoxTreeItem(T value, Node graphic, boolean selected) { this(value, graphic, selected, false); }
Creates a CheckBoxTreeItem with the value property set to the provided object, the graphic set to the provided Node, the initial state of the selectedProperty() set to the provided boolean value, and the initial state of the independent property to the provided boolean value.
Params:
  • value – The object to be stored as the value of this CheckBoxTreeItem.
  • graphic – The Node to show in the TreeView next to this CheckBoxTreeItem.
  • selected – The initial value of the selected property.
  • independent – The initial value of the independent property
/** * Creates a CheckBoxTreeItem with the value property set to the provided * object, the graphic set to the provided Node, the initial state * of the {@link #selectedProperty()} set to the provided boolean value, and * the initial state of the {@link #independentProperty() independent} * property to the provided boolean value. * * @param value The object to be stored as the value of this CheckBoxTreeItem. * @param graphic The Node to show in the TreeView next to this CheckBoxTreeItem. * @param selected The initial value of the * {@link #selectedProperty() selected} property. * @param independent The initial value of the * {@link #independentProperty() independent} property */
public CheckBoxTreeItem(T value, Node graphic, boolean selected, boolean independent) { super(value, graphic); setSelected(selected); setIndependent(independent); selectedProperty().addListener(stateChangeListener); indeterminateProperty().addListener(stateChangeListener); }
* Callbacks * *
/*************************************************************************** * * * Callbacks * * * **************************************************************************/
private final ChangeListener<Boolean> stateChangeListener = (ov, oldVal, newVal) -> { updateState(); };
* Properties * *
/*************************************************************************** * * * Properties * * * **************************************************************************/
// --- Selected private final BooleanProperty selected = new SimpleBooleanProperty(this, "selected", false) { @Override protected void invalidated() { super.invalidated(); fireEvent(CheckBoxTreeItem.this, true); } };
Sets the selected state of this CheckBoxTreeItem.
Params:
  • value – the selected state of this CheckBoxTreeItem
/** * Sets the selected state of this CheckBoxTreeItem. * @param value the selected state of this CheckBoxTreeItem */
public final void setSelected(boolean value) { selectedProperty().setValue(value); }
Returns the selected state of this CheckBoxTreeItem.
Returns:true if CheckBoxTreeItem is selected
/** * Returns the selected state of this CheckBoxTreeItem. * @return true if CheckBoxTreeItem is selected */
public final boolean isSelected() { return selected.getValue(); }
A BooleanProperty used to represent the selected state of this CheckBoxTreeItem.
Returns:the selected state property of this CheckBoxTreeItem
/** * A {@link BooleanProperty} used to represent the selected state of this CheckBoxTreeItem. * @return the selected state property of this CheckBoxTreeItem */
public final BooleanProperty selectedProperty() { return selected; } // --- Indeterminate private final BooleanProperty indeterminate = new SimpleBooleanProperty(this, "indeterminate", false) { @Override protected void invalidated() { super.invalidated(); fireEvent(CheckBoxTreeItem.this, false); } };
Sets the indeterminate state of this CheckBoxTreeItem.
Params:
  • value – the indeterminate state of this CheckBoxTreeItem
/** * Sets the indeterminate state of this CheckBoxTreeItem. * @param value the indeterminate state of this CheckBoxTreeItem */
public final void setIndeterminate(boolean value) { indeterminateProperty().setValue(value); }
Returns the indeterminate state of this CheckBoxTreeItem.
Returns:true if CheckBoxTreeItem is indeterminate state
/** * Returns the indeterminate state of this CheckBoxTreeItem. * @return true if CheckBoxTreeItem is indeterminate state */
public final boolean isIndeterminate() { return indeterminate.getValue(); }
A BooleanProperty used to represent the indeterminate state of this CheckBoxTreeItem.
Returns:the indeterminate state property of this CheckBoxTreeItem
/** * A {@link BooleanProperty} used to represent the indeterminate state of this CheckBoxTreeItem. * @return the indeterminate state property of this CheckBoxTreeItem */
public final BooleanProperty indeterminateProperty() { return indeterminate; } // --- Independent
A BooleanProperty used to represent the independent state of this CheckBoxTreeItem. The independent state is used to represent whether changes to a single CheckBoxTreeItem should influence the state of its parent and children.

By default, the independent property is false, which means that when a CheckBoxTreeItem has state changes to the selected or indeterminate properties, the state of related CheckBoxTreeItems will possibly be changed. If the independent property is set to true, the state of related CheckBoxTreeItems will never change.

Returns:the independent state property of this CheckBoxTreeItem
/** * A {@link BooleanProperty} used to represent the independent state of this CheckBoxTreeItem. * The independent state is used to represent whether changes to a single * CheckBoxTreeItem should influence the state of its parent and children. * * <p>By default, the independent property is false, which means that when * a CheckBoxTreeItem has state changes to the selected or indeterminate * properties, the state of related CheckBoxTreeItems will possibly be changed. * If the independent property is set to true, the state of related CheckBoxTreeItems * will <b>never</b> change. * @return the independent state property of this CheckBoxTreeItem */
public final BooleanProperty independentProperty() { return independent; } private final BooleanProperty independent = new SimpleBooleanProperty(this, "independent", false); public final void setIndependent(boolean value) { independentProperty().setValue(value); } public final boolean isIndependent() { return independent.getValue(); }
* Private Implementation * *
/*************************************************************************** * * * Private Implementation * * * **************************************************************************/
private static boolean updateLock = false; private void updateState() { if (isIndependent()) return; boolean firstLock = ! updateLock; // toggle parent (recursively up to root) updateLock = true; updateUpwards(); if (firstLock) updateLock = false; // toggle children if (updateLock) return; updateDownwards(); } private void updateUpwards() { if (! (getParent() instanceof CheckBoxTreeItem)) return; CheckBoxTreeItem<?> parent = (CheckBoxTreeItem<?>) getParent(); int selectCount = 0; int indeterminateCount = 0; for (TreeItem<?> child : parent.getChildren()) { if (! (child instanceof CheckBoxTreeItem)) continue; CheckBoxTreeItem<?> cbti = (CheckBoxTreeItem<?>) child; selectCount += cbti.isSelected() && ! cbti.isIndeterminate() ? 1 : 0; indeterminateCount += cbti.isIndeterminate() ? 1 : 0; } if (selectCount == parent.getChildren().size()) { parent.setSelected(true); parent.setIndeterminate(false); } else if (selectCount == 0 && indeterminateCount == 0) { parent.setSelected(false); parent.setIndeterminate(false); } else { parent.setIndeterminate(true); } } private void updateDownwards() { // If this node is not a leaf, we also put all // children into the same state as this branch if (! isLeaf()) { for (TreeItem<T> child : getChildren()) { if (child instanceof CheckBoxTreeItem) { CheckBoxTreeItem<T> cbti = ((CheckBoxTreeItem<T>) child); cbti.setSelected(isSelected()); } } } } private void fireEvent(CheckBoxTreeItem<T> item, boolean selectionChanged) { Event evt = new CheckBoxTreeItem.TreeModificationEvent<T>(CHECK_BOX_SELECTION_CHANGED_EVENT, item, selectionChanged); Event.fireEvent(this, evt); }
A TreeModificationEvent class that works in a similar vein to the TreeModificationEvent class, in that this event will bubble up the CheckBoxTreeItem hierarchy, until the parent node is null.
Type parameters:
  • <T> – The type of the value contained within the value property.
Since:JavaFX 2.2
/** * A TreeModificationEvent class that works in a similar vein to the * {@link javafx.scene.control.TreeItem.TreeModificationEvent} class, in that * this event will bubble up the CheckBoxTreeItem hierarchy, until the parent * node is null. * * @param <T> The type of the value contained within the * {@link CheckBoxTreeItem#valueProperty() value} property. * @since JavaFX 2.2 */
public static class TreeModificationEvent<T> extends Event { private static final long serialVersionUID = -8445355590698862999L; private transient final CheckBoxTreeItem<T> treeItem; private final boolean selectionChanged;
Common supertype for all tree modification event types.
/** * Common supertype for all tree modification event types. */
public static final EventType<Event> ANY = new EventType<Event> (Event.ANY, "TREE_MODIFICATION");
Creates a default TreeModificationEvent instance to represent the change in selection/indeterminate states for the given CheckBoxTreeItem instance.
Params:
  • eventType – the eventType
  • treeItem – the treeItem
  • selectionChanged – represents whether the selection has changed
/** * Creates a default TreeModificationEvent instance to represent the * change in selection/indeterminate states for the given CheckBoxTreeItem * instance. * @param eventType the eventType * @param treeItem the treeItem * @param selectionChanged represents whether the selection has changed */
public TreeModificationEvent(EventType<? extends Event> eventType, CheckBoxTreeItem<T> treeItem, boolean selectionChanged) { super(eventType); this.treeItem = treeItem; this.selectionChanged = selectionChanged; }
Returns the CheckBoxTreeItem that this event occurred upon.
Returns:The CheckBoxTreeItem that this event occurred upon.
/** * Returns the CheckBoxTreeItem that this event occurred upon. * @return The CheckBoxTreeItem that this event occurred upon. */
public CheckBoxTreeItem<T> getTreeItem() { return treeItem; }
Indicates the reason for this event is that the selection on the CheckBoxTreeItem changed (as opposed to it becoming indeterminate).
Returns:has the CheckBoxTreeItem's selection changed
/** * Indicates the reason for this event is that the selection on the * CheckBoxTreeItem changed (as opposed to it becoming indeterminate). * @return has the CheckBoxTreeItem's selection changed */
public boolean wasSelectionChanged() { return selectionChanged; }
Indicates the reason for this event is that the indeterminate state on the CheckBoxTreeItem changed (as opposed to it becoming selected or unselected).
Returns:has the CheckBoxTreeItem's indeterminate changed
/** * Indicates the reason for this event is that the indeterminate * state on the CheckBoxTreeItem changed (as opposed to it becoming * selected or unselected). * @return has the CheckBoxTreeItem's indeterminate changed */
public boolean wasIndeterminateChanged() { return ! selectionChanged; } } }