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Class java.util.Observable
java.lang.Object
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+----java.util.Observable
- public class Observable
- extends Object
This class represents an observable object, or "data"
in the model-view paradigm. It can be subclassed to represent an
object that the application wants to have observed.
An observable object can have one or more observers. After an
observable instance changes, an application calling the
Observable
's notifyObservers
method
causes all of its observers to be notified of the change by a call
to their update
method.
- Since:
- JDK1.0
- See Also:
- notifyObservers, notifyObservers, Observer, update
-
Observable()
- Construct an Observable with zero Observers
-
addObserver(Observer)
- Adds an observer to the set of observers for this object.
-
clearChanged()
- Indicates that this object has no longer changed, or that it has
already notified all of its observers of its most recent change.
-
countObservers()
- Returns the number of observers of this object.
-
deleteObserver(Observer)
- Deletes an observer from the set of observers of this object.
-
deleteObservers()
- Clears the observer list so that this object no longer has any observers.
-
hasChanged()
- Tests if this object has changed.
-
notifyObservers()
- If this object has changed, as indicated by the
hasChanged
method, then notify all of its observers
and then call the clearChanged
method to
indicate that this object has no longer changed.
-
notifyObservers(Object)
- If this object has changed, as indicated by the
hasChanged
method, then notify all of its observers
and then call the clearChanged
method to indicate
that this object has no longer changed.
-
setChanged()
- Indicates that this object has changed.
Observable
public Observable()
- Construct an Observable with zero Observers
addObserver
public synchronized void addObserver(Observer o)
- Adds an observer to the set of observers for this object.
- Parameters:
- o - an observer to be added.
deleteObserver
public synchronized void deleteObserver(Observer o)
- Deletes an observer from the set of observers of this object.
- Parameters:
- o - the observer to be deleted.
notifyObservers
public void notifyObservers()
- If this object has changed, as indicated by the
hasChanged
method, then notify all of its observers
and then call the clearChanged
method to
indicate that this object has no longer changed.
Each observer has its update
method called with two
arguments: this observable object and null
.
- See Also:
- clearChanged, hasChanged, update
notifyObservers
public void notifyObservers(Object arg)
- If this object has changed, as indicated by the
hasChanged
method, then notify all of its observers
and then call the clearChanged
method to indicate
that this object has no longer changed.
Each observer has its update
method called with two
arguments: this observable object and the arg
argument.
- Parameters:
- arg - any object.
- See Also:
- clearChanged, hasChanged, update
deleteObservers
public synchronized void deleteObservers()
- Clears the observer list so that this object no longer has any observers.
setChanged
protected synchronized void setChanged()
- Indicates that this object has changed.
clearChanged
protected synchronized void clearChanged()
- Indicates that this object has no longer changed, or that it has
already notified all of its observers of its most recent change.
This method is called automatically by the
notifyObservers
methods.
- See Also:
- notifyObservers, notifyObservers
hasChanged
public synchronized boolean hasChanged()
- Tests if this object has changed.
- Returns:
-
true
if the setChanged
method
has been called more recently than the clearChanged
method on this object; false
otherwise.
- See Also:
- clearChanged, setChanged
countObservers
public synchronized int countObservers()
- Returns the number of observers of this object.
- Returns:
- the number of observers of this object.
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