Method Details

• getField

  HasValue<?,?> getField()

  Gets the field the binding is being built for.

  Returns:

  the field this binding is being built for

• bind

  Binder.Binding<BEAN,TARGET> bind(ValueProvider<BEAN,TARGET> getter, Setter<BEAN,TARGET> setter)

  Completes this binding using the given getter and setter functions representing a backing bean property. The functions are used to update the field value from the property and to store the field value to the property, respectively.

  When a bean is bound with Binder.setBean(Object), the field value is set to the return value of the given getter. The property value is then updated via the given setter whenever the field value changes. The setter may be null; in that case the property value is never updated and the binding is said to be read-only.

  If the Binder is already bound to some bean, the newly bound field is associated with the corresponding bean property as described above.

  If the bound field implements HasValidator, then the binding instance returned by this method will subscribe for field's ValidationStatusChangeEvents and will validate itself upon receiving them.

  The getter and setter can be arbitrary functions, for instance implementing user-defined conversion or validation. However, in the most basic use case you can simply pass a pair of method references to this method as follows:

   class Person {
       public String getName() { ... }
       public void setName(String name) { ... }
   }
  
   TextField nameField = new TextField();
   binder.forField(nameField).bind(Person::getName, Person::setName);
   

  Note: when a null setter is given the field will be marked as readonly by invoking HasValue.setReadOnly(boolean).

  Parameters:

  getter - the function to get the value of the property to the field, not null

  setter - the function to write the field value to the property or null if read-only

  Returns:

  the newly created binding

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if bind has already been called on this binding

• bindReadOnly

  Binder.Binding<BEAN,TARGET> bindReadOnly(ValueProvider<BEAN,TARGET> getter)

  Completes this binding using the given getter function representing a backing bean property. The function is used to update the field value from the property. The field value is not written back to the bean so the binding is read-only.

  When a bean is bound with Binder.setBean(Object), the field value is set to the return value of the given getter.

  If the Binder is already bound to some bean, the newly bound field is associated with the corresponding bean property as described above.

  The getter can be arbitrary functions, for instance implementing user-defined conversion or validation. However, in the most basic use case you can simply a method references to this method as follows:

   class Person {
       public String getName() { ... }
   }
  
   TextField nameField = new TextField();
   binder.forField(nameField).bindReadOnly(Person::getName);
   

  Note: the field will be marked as readonly by invoking HasValue.setReadOnly(boolean).

  This is a shorthand for bind(ValueProvider, Setter) method called with null setter.

  Parameters:

  getter - the function to get the value of the property to the field, not null

  Returns:

  the newly created binding

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if bind has already been called on this binding

  See Also:

  • bind(ValueProvider, Setter)

• bind

  Binder.Binding<BEAN,TARGET> bind(String propertyName)

  Completes this binding by connecting the field to the property with the given name. The getter and setter of the property are looked up using a PropertySet.

  For a Binder created using the Binder(Class) constructor, introspection will be used to find a Java Bean property. If a JSR-303 bean validation implementation is present on the classpath, a BeanValidator is also added to the binding.

  The property must have an accessible getter method. It need not have an accessible setter; in that case the property value is never updated and the binding is said to be read-only. Nested property, when supported, can be referenced using the bean path, starting from the root class, for example 'address.streetName'. All intermediate getters must exist (e.g. getAddress()), and should never return null, otherwise binding will fail.

  Note: when the binding is read-only the field will be marked as readonly by invoking HasValue.setReadOnly(boolean).

  Parameters:

  propertyName - the name of the property to bind, not null

  Returns:

  the newly created binding

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the property name is invalid

  IllegalArgumentException - if the property has no accessible getter

  IllegalStateException - if the binder is not configured with an appropriate PropertySet

  See Also:

  • bind(ValueProvider, Setter)

• bindReadOnly

  Binder.Binding<BEAN,TARGET> bindReadOnly(String propertyName)

  Completes this binding by connecting the field to the property with the given name. The getter of the property is looked up using a PropertySet. The field value is not written back to the bean so the binding is read-only.

  For a Binder created using the Binder(Class) constructor, introspection will be used to find a Java Bean property. If a JSR-303 bean validation implementation is present on the classpath, a BeanValidator is also added to the binding.

  The property must have an accessible getter method. Nested property, when supported, can be referenced using the bean path, starting from the root class, for example 'address.streetName'. All intermediate getters must exist (e.g. getAddress()), and should never return null, otherwise binding will fail.

  Note: the field will be marked as readonly by invoking HasValue.setReadOnly(boolean).

  Parameters:

  propertyName - the name of the property to bind, not null

  Returns:

  the newly created binding

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the property name is invalid

  IllegalArgumentException - if the property has no accessible getter

  IllegalStateException - if the binder is not configured with an appropriate PropertySet

  See Also:

  • bind(String)
  • bind(ValueProvider, Setter)

• withValidator

  Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> withValidator(Validator<? super TARGET> validator)

  Adds a validator to this binding. Validators are applied, in registration order, when the field value is written to the backing property. If any validator returns a failure, the property value is not updated.

  Parameters:

  validator - the validator to add, not null

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if bind has already been called

  See Also:

  • withValidator(SerializablePredicate, String)
  • withValidator(SerializablePredicate, ErrorMessageProvider)

• withValidator

  default Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> withValidator(SerializablePredicate<? super TARGET> predicate, String message)

  A convenience method to add a validator to this binding using the Validator.from(SerializablePredicate, String) factory method.

  Validators are applied, in registration order, when the field value is written to the backing property. If any validator returns a failure, the property value is not updated.

  Parameters:

  predicate - the predicate performing validation, not null

  message - the error message to report in case validation failure

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if bind has already been called

  See Also:

  • withValidator(Validator)
  • withValidator(SerializablePredicate, String, ErrorLevel)
  • withValidator(SerializablePredicate, ErrorMessageProvider)
  • Validator.from(SerializablePredicate, String)

• withValidator

  default Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> withValidator(SerializablePredicate<? super TARGET> predicate, String message, ErrorLevel errorLevel)

  A convenience method to add a validator to this binding using the Validator.from(SerializablePredicate, String, ErrorLevel) factory method.

  Validators are applied, in registration order, when the field value is written to the backing property. If any validator returns a failure, the property value is not updated.

  Parameters:

  predicate - the predicate performing validation, not null

  message - the error message to report in case validation failure

  errorLevel - the error level for failures from this validator, not null

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if bind has already been called

  See Also:

  • withValidator(Validator)
  • withValidator(SerializablePredicate, String)
  • withValidator(SerializablePredicate, ErrorMessageProvider, ErrorLevel)
  • Validator.from(SerializablePredicate, String)

• withValidator

  default Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> withValidator(SerializablePredicate<? super TARGET> predicate, ErrorMessageProvider errorMessageProvider)

  A convenience method to add a validator to this binding using the Validator.from(SerializablePredicate, ErrorMessageProvider) factory method.

  Validators are applied, in registration order, when the field value is written to the backing property. If any validator returns a failure, the property value is not updated.

  Parameters:

  predicate - the predicate performing validation, not null

  errorMessageProvider - the provider to generate error messages, not null

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if bind has already been called

  See Also:

  • withValidator(Validator)
  • withValidator(SerializablePredicate, String)
  • withValidator(SerializablePredicate, ErrorMessageProvider, ErrorLevel)
  • Validator.from(SerializablePredicate, ErrorMessageProvider)

• withValidator

  default Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> withValidator(SerializablePredicate<? super TARGET> predicate, ErrorMessageProvider errorMessageProvider, ErrorLevel errorLevel)

  A convenience method to add a validator to this binding using the Validator.from(SerializablePredicate, ErrorMessageProvider, ErrorLevel) factory method.

  Validators are applied, in registration order, when the field value is written to the backing property. If any validator returns a failure, the property value is not updated.

  Parameters:

  predicate - the predicate performing validation, not null

  errorMessageProvider - the provider to generate error messages, not null

  errorLevel - the error level for failures from this validator, not null

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if bind has already been called

  See Also:

  • withValidator(Validator)
  • withValidator(SerializablePredicate, String, ErrorLevel)
  • withValidator(SerializablePredicate, ErrorMessageProvider)
  • Validator.from(SerializablePredicate, ErrorMessageProvider, ErrorLevel)

• withConverter

  <NEWTARGET> Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,NEWTARGET> withConverter(Converter<TARGET,NEWTARGET> converter)

  Maps the binding to another data type using the given Converter.

  A converter is capable of converting between a presentation type, which must match the current target data type of the binding, and a model type, which can be any data type and becomes the new target type of the binding. When invoking bind(ValueProvider, Setter), the target type of the binding must match the getter/setter types.

  For instance, a TextField can be bound to an integer-typed property using an appropriate converter such as a StringToIntegerConverter.

  The converted value is applied back to the field by default, this can be controlled with the method Binder.Binding.setConvertBackToPresentation(boolean).

  Type Parameters:

  NEWTARGET - the type to convert to

  Parameters:

  converter - the converter to use, not null

  Returns:

  this BindingBuilder configured with the specified converter

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if bind has already been called

  See Also:

  • Binder.Binding.setConvertBackToPresentation(boolean)

• withConverter

  default <NEWTARGET> Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,NEWTARGET> withConverter(SerializableFunction<TARGET,NEWTARGET> toModel, SerializableFunction<NEWTARGET,TARGET> toPresentation)

  Maps the binding to another data type using the mapping functions and a possible exception as the error message.

  The mapping functions are used to convert between a presentation type, which must match the current target data type of the binding, and a model type, which can be any data type and becomes the new target type of the binding. When invoking bind(ValueProvider, Setter), the target type of the binding must match the getter/setter types.

  For instance, a TextField can be bound to an integer-typed property using appropriate functions such as: withConverter(Integer::valueOf, String::valueOf);

  The converted value is applied back to the field by default, this can be controlled with the method Binder.Binding.setConvertBackToPresentation(boolean).

  Type Parameters:

  NEWTARGET - the type to convert to

  Parameters:

  toModel - the function which can convert from the old target type to the new target type

  toPresentation - the function which can convert from the new target type to the old target type

  Returns:

  this BindingBuilder configured with a new converter that maps between TARGET and NEWTARGET

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if bind has already been called

  See Also:

  • Binder.Binding.setConvertBackToPresentation(boolean)

• withConverter

  default <NEWTARGET> Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,NEWTARGET> withConverter(SerializableFunction<TARGET,NEWTARGET> toModel, SerializableFunction<NEWTARGET,TARGET> toPresentation, String errorMessage)

  Maps the binding to another data type using the mapping functions and the given error error message if a value cannot be converted to the new target type.

  The mapping functions are used to convert between a presentation type, which must match the current target data type of the binding, and a model type, which can be any data type and becomes the new target type of the binding. When invoking bind(ValueProvider, Setter), the target type of the binding must match the getter/setter types.

  For instance, a TextField can be bound to an integer-typed property using appropriate functions such as: withConverter(Integer::valueOf, String::valueOf);

  The converted value is applied back to the field by default, this can be controlled with the method Binder.Binding.setConvertBackToPresentation(boolean).

  Type Parameters:

  NEWTARGET - the type to convert to

  Parameters:

  toModel - the function which can convert from the old target type to the new target type

  toPresentation - the function which can convert from the new target type to the old target type

  errorMessage - the error message to use if conversion using toModel fails

  Returns:

  this BindingBuilder configured with the appropriate type

  Throws:

  IllegalStateException - if bind has already been called

  See Also:

  • Binder.Binding.setConvertBackToPresentation(boolean)

• withNullRepresentation

  default Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> withNullRepresentation(TARGET nullRepresentation)

  Maps binding value null to given null representation and back to null when converting back to model value.

  Parameters:

  nullRepresentation - the value to use instead of null

  Returns:

  this BindingBuilder with null representation handling.

• withStatusLabel

  default Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> withStatusLabel(HasText label)

  Sets the given label to show an error message if validation fails.

  The validation state of each field is updated whenever the user modifies the value of that field.

  This method allows to customize the way a binder displays error messages.

  This is just a shorthand for withValidationStatusHandler(BindingValidationStatusHandler) method where the handler instance hides the label if there is no error and shows it with validation error message if validation fails. It means that it cannot be called after withValidationStatusHandler(BindingValidationStatusHandler) method call or withValidationStatusHandler(BindingValidationStatusHandler) after this method call.

  Parameters:

  label - label to show validation status for the field

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  See Also:

  • withValidationStatusHandler(BindingValidationStatusHandler)

• withValidationStatusHandler

  Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> withValidationStatusHandler(BindingValidationStatusHandler handler)

  Sets a BindingValidationStatusHandler to track validation status changes.

  The validation state of each field is updated whenever the user modifies the value of that field.

  This method allows to customize the way a binder displays error messages.

  The method may be called only once. It means there is no chain unlike withValidator(Validator) or withConverter(Converter). Also it means that the shorthand method withStatusLabel(HasText) also may not be called after this method.

  Parameters:

  handler - status change handler

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  See Also:

  • withStatusLabel(HasText)

• withDefaultValidator

  Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> withDefaultValidator(boolean defaultValidatorEnabled)

  Sets up this binding to either enable or disable the default field validator (e.g. min/max validators in DatePicker). This binding-level setting will override the Binder-level setting for this property. By default, all bindings will use the Binder-level setting if no value is set for them.

  Parameters:

  defaultValidatorEnabled - true to enable default validator for this binding, false to disable it

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  See Also:

  • for faster way to toggle default validators for all bound fields.

• asRequired

  default Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> asRequired(String errorMessage)

  Sets the field to be required. This means two things:

  1. the required indicator is visible
  2. the field value is validated for not being empty*

  For localizing the error message, use asRequired(ErrorMessageProvider).

  *Value not being the equal to what HasValue.getEmptyValue() returns.

  Parameters:

  errorMessage - the error message to show for the invalid value

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  See Also:

  • asRequired(ErrorMessageProvider)
  • HasValue.setRequiredIndicatorVisible(boolean)
  • HasValue.isEmpty()

• asRequired

  default Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> asRequired()

  Sets the field to be required. This means two things:

  1. the required indicator will be displayed for this field
  2. the field value is validated for not being empty, i.e. that the field's value is not equal to what HasValue.getEmptyValue() returns

  For setting an error message, use asRequired(String).

  For localizing the error message, use asRequired(ErrorMessageProvider).

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  See Also:

  • asRequired(String)
  • asRequired(ErrorMessageProvider)
  • HasValue.setRequiredIndicatorVisible(boolean)
  • HasValue.isEmpty()

• asRequired

  Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> asRequired(ErrorMessageProvider errorMessageProvider)

  Sets the field to be required. This means two things:

  1. the required indicator is visible
  2. the field value is validated for not being empty*

  *Value not being the equal to what HasValue.getEmptyValue() returns.

  Parameters:

  errorMessageProvider - the provider for localized validation error message

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  See Also:

  • HasValue.setRequiredIndicatorVisible(boolean)
  • HasValue.isEmpty()

• asRequired

  Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> asRequired(Validator<TARGET> customRequiredValidator)

  Sets the field to be required and delegates the required check to a custom validator. This means two things:

  1. the required indicator will be displayed for this field
  2. the field value is validated by customRequiredValidator

  Parameters:

  customRequiredValidator - validator responsible for the required check

  Returns:

  this binding, for chaining

  See Also:

  • HasValue.setRequiredIndicatorVisible(boolean)

• withEqualityPredicate

  default Binder.BindingBuilder<BEAN,TARGET> withEqualityPredicate(SerializableBiPredicate<TARGET,TARGET> equalityPredicate)

  Sets the equalityPredicate used to compare the current value of a field with its initial value.

  By default it is null, meaning the initial value comparison is not active. Once it is set, the value of the field will be compared with its initial value. If the value of the field is set back to its initial value, it will not be considered as having uncommitted changes.

  Parameters:

  equalityPredicate - the predicate to use for equality comparison

  Returns:

  this BindingBuilder, for method chaining