JGoodies Binding 1.5 API

This document describes the API of the JGoodies Binding, a library that connects object properties with UI components.

All Packages

com.jgoodies.bindingContains utilities and the PresentationModel that combines many of the Binding features.
com.jgoodies.binding.adapterContains adapters that convert ValueModels to Swing model interfaces.
com.jgoodies.binding.beansContains classes to model and work with Java Beans and Java Bean properties.
com.jgoodies.binding.extrasContains optional classes that ship only with the source distribution.
com.jgoodies.binding.formatterContains AbstractFormatter classes for use in component factories when binding to JFormattedTextField.
com.jgoodies.binding.listContains classes that operate on, hold and observe lists and list models.
com.jgoodies.binding.utilContains binding utility classes.
com.jgoodies.binding.valueContains the ValueModel interface and hierarchy.
This document describes the API of the JGoodies Binding, a library that connects object properties with UI components. The Binding:

The JGoodies Binding library requires Java 1.4 or later. The accompanying Binding tutorial sources require the JGoodies Forms library and use the JGoodies Looks if in the classpath.

Getting Started

You can find presentation about Binding techniques at the JGoodies Articles page. Also check out the User's Guide in the accompanying HTML documentation. The accompanying tutorial sources demonstrate how to work with Binding. The package descriptions in these JavaDocs provide a reference and many JavaDoc class comments contain example code. Also Martin Fowler describes the Presentation Model pattern in the upcoming additions to his "Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture".

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