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Problem updating the TextField field value


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I have 4 text fields which I have already formatted to receive only integer values.

I now want the "Capital" field to receive in real time the sum of all the other fields each time they have their value updated;

I tried the binding but I do not know too much, I also tried to add listener on the bottom fields to update the value of the "capital" but it does not react as I wish


Solution

  • The next block of code shows how to bind three TextFields:

    import javafx.application.Application;
    import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
    import javafx.beans.binding.StringBinding;
    import javafx.scene.Scene;
    import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
    import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
    import javafx.stage.Stage;
    
    public class Test extends Application {
    
        @Override
        public void start(final Stage primaryStage) {
    
            final VBox vBox = new VBox();
    
            final TextField textField1 = new TextField();
            final TextField textField2 = new TextField();
            final TextField textField3 = new TextField();
            final TextField textField4 = new TextField();
    
            final StringBinding createStringBinding = Bindings.createStringBinding(()-> {
                String valueTextField1 = (textField1.getText().isEmpty()) ? "0" : textField1.getText();
                String valueTextField2 = (textField2.getText().isEmpty()) ? "0" : textField2.getText();
                String valueTextField3 = (textField3.getText().isEmpty()) ? "0" : textField3.getText();
                return String.valueOf(Integer.valueOf(valueTextField1) + Integer.valueOf(valueTextField2) + Integer.valueOf(valueTextField3));}, textField1.textProperty(), textField2.textProperty(), textField3.textProperty());
    
            textField4.textProperty().bind(createStringBinding);
    
            vBox.getChildren().add(textField1);
            vBox.getChildren().add(textField2);
            vBox.getChildren().add(textField3);
            vBox.getChildren().add(textField4);
    
            final Scene scene = new Scene(vBox, 400, 200);
            primaryStage.setScene(scene);
            primaryStage.show();
        }
    
        public static void main(final String[] args) {
            launch(args);
        }
    }