JFace Data Binding

This page has been migrated to to https://github.com/eclipse-platform/eclipse.platform.ui/blob/master/docs/JFaceDataBinding.md.

JFace Data Binding is a multi-threaded set of abstractions that allow for automated validation and synchronization of values between objects. This is commonly used for, but not limited to, the binding of user interface components to model attributes. The core concepts behind the project are Observables and Bindings. We provide IObservable implementations for SWT, JFace, and JavaBeans but the core is void of references to these in anticipation of implementations for other projects (e.g. EMF, Swing, etc.).

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Tutorials & Presentations Getting Started Tutorial Snippets High-Level Description of Data Binding Concepts Observable: value, list, set, or map whose state changes can be observed Binding: keeps the state of two observables in sync, uni- or bidirectional Data Binding Context: a container for bindings Converter: used by a binding to convert values Validators: used by a binding to validate values Realm: serializes access to observables (every observable belongs to a realm) Tracked Getter: makes the system aware of observables that a piece of code depends on Master-Detail: used when you want to bind to attributes of the currently selected object, rather than a fixed object

Miscellaneous FAQ fireChangeEvent() Blog How to Contribute Conformance Tests Binding to EMF Binding to GWT (experimental work) Binding to DOM (experimental work) Binding to SSE (DOM, EMF, CSS) (experimental work) Binding to Pojo (by using NOT BeansObservable) (experimental work) JFace Databinding Validation with JSR-303 (experimental work)

Contact Us

The JFace newsgroup is the place for discussions and questions relating to JFace Data Binding. When posting please prefix the subject with "[DataBinding]" to allow us to easily find posts related to the project.

Design discussions and bugs are located on Eclipse bugzilla with a the values...

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Like posts to the newsgroup when logging bugs please prefix the summary with "[DataBinding]" to allow for easier identification.

Getting Involved

There are many ways to get involved with JFace Data Binding. To find out how you can contribute see How to Contribute.

Historical Documents

• JFace Data Binding Webinar (The code in this presentation is slightly out of date - converters and validators are set up differently in the final 1.0 API.)
• Dave and Boris's EclipseCon 2007 long talk and slides(Slightly out of date)
• Dave Orme's EclipseCon 2006 Lightning Talk slides (This presentation is outdated. The concepts are still relevant though.)
• Original Design Document
• Scenarios Document
• Bind: A prototype for a new and improved binding API, which was never finished

Project Release Status

JFace Data Binding 1.0 was released with Eclipse 3.3, Europa. The Eclipse 3.3.1 release (Europa Fall Maintenance Release) contains a number of bug fixes.