Package com.vaadin.flow.component.grid.editor

Interface Editor<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the row/item being edited

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

EditorImpl

public interface Editor<T>
extends Serializable

An editor in a Grid.

This class contains methods for editor functionality: configure an editor Binder, open the editor, save and cancel a row editing.

Author:

Vaadin Ltd

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Registration	addCancelListener(EditorCancelListener<T> listener)	Adds an editor cancel listener.
Registration	addCloseListener(EditorCloseListener<T> listener)	Adds an editor close listener.
Registration	addOpenListener(EditorOpenListener<T> listener)	Adds an editor open listener.
Registration	addSaveListener(EditorSaveListener<T> listener)	Adds an editor save listener.
void	cancel()	Cancel will discard any changes made in editor fields for a buffered editor.
void	closeEditor()	Closes the editor when in unbuffered mode and fires an EditorCloseEvent if the edited item is not null.
void	editItem(T item)	Opens the editor component for the provided item and fires an EditorOpenEvent.
Binder<T>	getBinder()	Returns the underlying Binder from Editor.
Grid<T>	getGrid()	Gets the Grid instance which this editor belongs to.
T	getItem()	Gets the current item being edited, if any.
boolean	isBuffered()	Returns whether Editor is buffered or not.
boolean	isOpen()	Returns whether Editor is open or not.
void	refresh()	Refreshes the editor components for the current item being edited.
boolean	save()	In buffered mode calling save will validate bean and will save any changes made to the Editor fields to the edited bean if all validators pass.
Editor<T>	setBinder(Binder<T> binder)	Sets the underlying Binder to this Editor.
Editor<T>	setBuffered(boolean buffered)	Sets the Editor buffered mode.

Method Detail

setBinder

Editor<T> setBinder(Binder<T> binder)

Sets the underlying Binder to this Editor.

Parameters:

binder - the binder for updating editor fields; not null

Returns:

this editor

getBinder

Binder<T> getBinder()

Returns the underlying Binder from Editor.

Returns:

the binder; not null

setBuffered

Editor<T> setBuffered(boolean buffered)

Sets the Editor buffered mode. When the editor is in buffered mode, edits are only committed when the user clicks the save button. In unbuffered mode valid changes are automatically committed.

Parameters:

buffered - true if editor should be buffered; false if not

Returns:

this editor

isBuffered

boolean isBuffered()

Returns whether Editor is buffered or not.

Returns:

true if editor is buffered; false if not

See Also:

setBuffered(boolean)

isOpen

boolean isOpen()

Returns whether Editor is open or not.

Returns:

true if editor is open; false if not

save

boolean save()

In buffered mode calling save will validate bean and will save any changes made to the Editor fields to the edited bean if all validators pass.

A successful write will fire an EditorSaveEvent and close the editor that will fire an EditorCloseEvent.

If the write fails then there will be no events and the editor will stay open.

Note! For an unbuffered editor calling save will have no effect and always return false.

Returns:

true if save succeeded; false if not

cancel

void cancel()

Cancel will discard any changes made in editor fields for a buffered editor.

Calling cancel will fire an EditorCancelEvent and close the editor that will fire an EditorCloseEvent if the edited item is not null.

closeEditor

void closeEditor()

Closes the editor when in unbuffered mode and fires an EditorCloseEvent if the edited item is not null.

For buffered mode calling close editor will throw an UnsupportedOperationException as either save() or cancel() should be used.

Throws:

UnsupportedOperationException - thrown if trying to close editor in buffered mode

editItem

void editItem(T item)

Opens the editor component for the provided item and fires an EditorOpenEvent.

In case there is an open editor an EditorCloseEvent will also be fired.

Parameters:

item - the edited item

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if already editing a different item in buffered mode

IllegalArgumentException - if the item is not in the backing data provider

refresh

void refresh()

Refreshes the editor components for the current item being edited. It is a NO-OP if the editor is not opened.

This is useful when the state of the item is changed while the editor is open.

See Also:

isOpen()

getItem

T getItem()

Gets the current item being edited, if any.

The item being edited is always null while the editor is closed. The item is not null during save() and cancel() operations, but become null as soon as the editor is closed.

Returns:

the item being edited, or null if none is being edited

See Also:

editItem(Object)

getGrid

Grid<T> getGrid()

Gets the Grid instance which this editor belongs to.

Returns:

the grid which owns the editor

addSaveListener

Registration addSaveListener(EditorSaveListener<T> listener)

Adds an editor save listener. EditorSaveEvent is called when save() is called.

Parameters:

listener - save listener

Returns:

a registration object for removing the listener

addCancelListener

Registration addCancelListener(EditorCancelListener<T> listener)

Adds an editor cancel listener. EditorCancelEvent is fired when cancel() is called.

Parameters:

listener - cancel listener

Returns:

a registration object for removing the listener

addOpenListener

Registration addOpenListener(EditorOpenListener<T> listener)

Adds an editor open listener. EditorOpenEvent is fired when the editor is opened through editItem(java.lang.Object)

Parameters:

listener - open listener

Returns:

a registration object for removing the listener

addCloseListener

Registration addCloseListener(EditorCloseListener<T> listener)

Adds an editor close listener. Close events are sent every time the editor is closed, no matter if it is due to a close, save or to a cancel operation.

When a successful save() operation is performed, two listeners are triggered: save and close listeners. Likewise, when a cancel() operation is performed, two listeners are triggered, cancel and close listeners.

Parameters:

listener - close listener

Returns:

a registration object for removing the listener