JavaFX introduces a new concept called binding property that enables a target object to be bound to a source object. If the value in the source object changes, the target property is also changed automatically. The target object is simply called a binding object or a binding property.
Command window output
C:\ece538\JavaFX\JavaPP\ch14>java BindingDemo d1 is 2.0 and d2 is 2.0 d1 is 70.2 and d2 is 70.2
BindingDemo.java
import javafx.beans.property.DoubleProperty; import javafx.beans.property.SimpleDoubleProperty; public class BindingDemo { public static void main(String[] args) { DoubleProperty d1 = new SimpleDoubleProperty(1); DoubleProperty d2 = new SimpleDoubleProperty(2); d1.bind(d2); System.out.println("d1 is " + d1.getValue() + " and d2 is " + d2.getValue()); d2.setValue(70.2); System.out.println("d1 is " + d1.getValue() + " and d2 is " + d2.getValue()); } }
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