How to add employee in ArrayList - class

Please someone help me how to find the error in the code. I can't add an employee to the arraylist using the switch operator. Тhe code does not show any errors but does not work properly and the array is not filled with anything. Thanks in advance!
class Program
{
class Employee : IComparable
{
private string name;
private int level;
private DateTime hiringDate;
public Employee(string name, int level, DateTime hiringDate)
{
this.name = name;
this.level = level;
this.hiringDate = hiringDate;
}
public string Name
{
get { return name; }
set { this.name = value; }
}
public int Level
{
get { return level; }
set { this.level = value; }
}
public DateTime HiringDate
{
get { return hiringDate; }
set { this.hiringDate = value; }
}
public int CompareTo(object obj)
{
if(obj == null)
{
return 1;
}
Employee other = obj as Employee;
int value = this.level.CompareTo(other.level);
if (value == 0)
{
value = this.hiringDate.CompareTo(other.hiringDate);
}
return value;
}
public void Description()
{
Console.WriteLine("Name: {0}, Level: {1}, Hiring Date: {2}", name, level, hiringDate.ToString());
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
bool exit = false;
ArrayList employees = new ArrayList();
string name;
int level, pos;
Employee mostExp;
DateTime hiringDate;
while (!exit)
{
Console.WriteLine("---------------MENU!---------------");
Console.WriteLine("1. Display employees by level.");
Console.WriteLine("2. Add new employee to list.");
Console.WriteLine("3. Remove employee from list.");
Console.WriteLine("4. Search for employee by name.");
Console.WriteLine("5. Get employee with most work expirience. ");
Console.WriteLine("6. Exit!");
int choice = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
switch (choice)
{
case 1:
employees.Sort();
Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------");
foreach (Employee employee in employees)
{
employee.Description();
}
Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------");
break;
case 2:
Console.WriteLine("Enter employee name: ");
name = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Enter employee level: ");
level= int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
Console.WriteLine("Enter hiring date 'yyyy-mm-dd': ");
hiringDate = DateTime.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
break;
case 3:
Console.WriteLine("Delete employee at position: ");
pos = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
employees.RemoveAt(pos);
break;
case 4:
Console.WriteLine("Enter employee name: ");
name = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------");
foreach (Employee employee in employees)
{
if (employee.Name == name)
{
employee.Description();
}
}
Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------");
break;
case 5:
mostExp = (Employee)employees[0];
foreach (Employee employee in employees)
{
if(mostExp.HiringDate.CompareTo(employee.HiringDate) == 1)
{
mostExp = employee;
}
}
Console.WriteLine("Employee with most work experience:");
mostExp.Description();
break;
default:
return;
}
}
}
}

In you switch case you are reading certain values from the command line, and you store them in some local variables (name, level, hiringdate) but you aren't making an Employee object at all: Employee emp = Employee(name, level, hiringdate). Then you have to add that employee to the ArrayList: employees.add(emp).

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org.eclipse.core.runtime.AssertionFailedException: assertion failed:

I am trying to create a table with ComboBoxCellEditor column. When I set value that time below exception is coming.
import org.eclipse.jface.util.Policy;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.*;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*;
/............/
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Shell shell = new Shell();
shell.setText("TableViewer Example");
GridLayout layout = new GridLayout();
shell.setLayout(layout);
Composite composite = new Composite(shell, SWT.NONE);
composite.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.CENTER, true, true));
composite.setLayout(new GridLayout(1, false));
Table testTable = new Table(composite, SWT.BORDER);
testTable.setLinesVisible(true);
testTable.setHeaderVisible(true);
GridData tableData = new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.FILL, true, false);
tableData.heightHint = 300;
testTable.setLayoutData(tableData);
TableViewerColumn columnViewer = null;
String[] columnNames = { "Name", "Laptops" };
TableViewer testTableViewer = new TableViewer(testTable);
for (int i = 0; i < columnNames.length; i++) {
columnViewer = new TableViewerColumn(testTableViewer, SWT.LEFT);
columnViewer.getColumn().setText(columnNames[i]);
if (columnNames[i].equals("Name")) {
columnViewer.getColumn().setWidth(200);
} else if (columnNames[i].equals("Laptops")) {
columnViewer.getColumn().setWidth(300);
}
columnViewer.getColumn().setResizable(true);
columnViewer.getColumn().setMoveable(true);
columnViewer.setLabelProvider(new TestColumnLabelProvider(i));
}
testTableViewer.setContentProvider(new TestContentProvider());
testTableViewer.setColumnProperties(columnNames);
TestBean[] testBeans = new TestBean[5];
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
TestBean bean = new TestBean();
TableViewerColumn[] getTableViewerColumns =
getTableViewerColumns(testTableViewer);
for (int j = 0; j < getTableViewerColumns.length; j++) {
getTableViewerColumns[j].setEditingSupport(new
TestEditingSuport(testTableViewer, j, bean.getListOfLaptop));
}
bean.setName("Debasish" + i);
bean.setLaptop(bean.getListOfLaptop[i]);
testBeans[i] = bean;
}
testTableViewer.setInput(testBeans);
shell.open();
Display display = shell.getDisplay();
while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
if (!display.readAndDispatch())
display.sleep();
}
}
public static TableViewerColumn[] getTableViewerColumns(TableViewer
tableViewer) {
TableColumn[] columns = tableViewer.getTable().getColumns();
TableViewerColumn[] viewerColumns = new TableViewerColumn[columns.length];
for (int i = 0; i < columns.length; i++) {
TableColumn tableColumn = columns[i];
viewerColumns[i] = (TableViewerColumn) tableColumn.getData(Policy.JFACE +
".columnViewer");
}
return viewerColumns;
}
}
/............./
class TestBean {
private String name;
private String laptop;
public String[] getListOfLaptop = { "Acer", "HP", "Lenovo", "Dell", "Benq"
};
//getter and setter method
}
/..................../
class TestEditingSuport extends EditingSupport {
private int m_column;
private CellEditor m_editor;
public TestEditingSuport(ColumnViewer viewer, int column,
String[] listOfTestBean) {
super(viewer);
m_column = column;
// Create the correct editor based on the column index
switch (column) {
case 0:
case 1:
m_editor = new ComboBoxCellEditor(
((TableViewer) viewer).getTable(), listOfTestBean);
break;
default:
}
}
#Override
protected CellEditor getCellEditor(Object element) {
return m_editor;
}
#Override
protected boolean canEdit(Object element) {
return true;
}
#Override
protected Object getValue(Object element) {
TestBean bean = (TestBean) element;
Object value = null;
switch (m_column) {
case 0:
value = bean.getName();
break;
case 1:
value = bean.getLaptop();
break;
default:
}
return value;
}
#Override
protected void setValue(Object element, Object value) {
TestBean bean = (TestBean) element;
switch (m_column) {
case 0:
if (valueChanged(bean.getName(), (String) value)) {
bean.setName((String) value);
}
getViewer().update(bean, null);
break;
case 1:
int index = (Integer) value;
String laptop = bean.getListOfLaptop[index];
if (valueChanged(bean.getLaptop(), laptop)) {
bean.setLaptop(laptop);
}
getViewer().update(bean, null);
break;
default:
}
}
private boolean valueChanged(String previousValue, String currentValue) {
boolean changed = false;
if ((previousValue == null) && (currentValue != null)) {
changed = true;
} else if ((previousValue != null) && (currentValue != null) && (!previousValue.equals(currentValue))) {
changed = true;
}
return changed;
}
}
/............../
class TestContentProvider implements IStructuredContentProvider {
#Override
public Object[] getElements(Object inputElement) {
return (Object[]) inputElement;
}
}
/........................./
class TestColumnLabelProvider extends ColumnLabelProvider {
private int m_column;
public TestColumnLabelProvider(int column) {
this.m_column = column;
}
public String getText(Object element) {
String text = null;
if (element instanceof TestBean) {
TestBean testBean = (TestBean) element;
switch (m_column) {
case 0:
text = testBean.getName();
break;
case 1:
text = testBean.getLaptop();
break;
default:
}
}
return text;
}
}
/....................../
ComboCellEditor values are integer indexes in to the list of values you give it in the constructor.
Your getValue method of your EditingSupport class must return an Integer index in to the values list.
The setValue method of your EditingSupport class will be given an Integer containing the selected index.

Cannot understand ComboBoxTableCell in a TableView

I have read everything available on this site and others; I have cut and pasted every line of code ever written on this subject ( am willing to bet). This is what the result is:
final class Books extends Group {
private TableView table = new TableView();
private ObservableList<Book> data = FXCollections.observableArrayList();
final HBox hb = new HBox();
final TextField Title = new TextField();
final TextField Author = new TextField();
final TextField Publisher = new TextField();
final TextField Copywrite = new TextField();
final TextField ISBN = new TextField();
final Boolean CheckedOut = false;
final Label Whom;
final Button addButton = new Button("Add");
Boolean FirstRead = true;
public static class Book {
private final SimpleStringProperty title;
private final SimpleStringProperty author;
private final SimpleStringProperty publisher;
private final SimpleStringProperty copywrite;
private final SimpleStringProperty isbn;
private final BooleanProperty checkedout;
private final SimpleStringProperty who;
Book(String Titl, String Auth, String Publ,
String Cpywrit, String IsBn, Boolean ChkdOut, String WHO) {
this.title = new SimpleStringProperty(Titl);
this.author = new SimpleStringProperty(Auth);
this.publisher = new SimpleStringProperty(Publ);
this.copywrite = new SimpleStringProperty(Cpywrit);
this.isbn = new SimpleStringProperty(IsBn);
this.checkedout = new SimpleBooleanProperty(ChkdOut);
this.who = new SimpleStringProperty(WHO);
}
public boolean isCheckedOut() {
return checkedout.get();
}
public void setCheckedOut(boolean international) {
this.checkedout.set(international);
}
public BooleanProperty isCheckedOutProperty() {
return checkedout;
}
public String getTitle() {
return title.get();
}
public void setTitle(String Title) {
title.set(Title);
}
public String getAuthor() {
return author.get();
}
public void setAutor(String Author) {
author.set(Author);
}
public String getPublisher() {
return publisher.get();
}
public void setPublisher(String Publisher) {
publisher.set(Publisher);
}
public String getCopywrite() {
return copywrite.get();
}
public void setCopywrite(String Copywrite) {
copywrite.set(Copywrite);
}
public String getIsbn() {
return isbn.get();
}
public void setIsbn(String ISBN) {
isbn.set(ISBN);
}
public Boolean getIo() {
return checkedout.get();
}
public void setIo(Boolean CheckedOut) {
checkedout.set(CheckedOut);
}
public String getWho() {
return who.get();
}
public void setWho(String Who) {
who.set(Who);
}
public ObservableValue<String> whoProperty() {
return who;
}
}
public Books(final File User) throws IOException {
this.Whom = new Label("inLibrary");
this.data = FXCollections.<Book>observableArrayList(
(Book bk) -> new Observable[]{bk.isCheckedOutProperty()
});
final PhoneList p = new PhoneList(User);
final Label label = new Label("Book List");
label.setFont(new Font("Arial", 20));
table.setPrefSize(600, 400);
table.setEditable(true);
TableColumn nameCol = bookName();
TableColumn authorCol = bookAuthor();
TableColumn publisherCol = bookPublisher();
TableColumn copywriteCol = bookCopywrite();
TableColumn isbnCol = bookISBN();
final TableColumn<Book, Boolean> ioCol = new TableColumn<>("In/Out");
ioCol.setMinWidth(50);
ioCol.setEditable(true);
ioCol.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>("isCheckedOut"));
final Callback<TableColumn<Book, Boolean>, TableCell<Book, Boolean>> iocellFactory = CheckBoxTableCell.forTableColumn(ioCol);
ioCol.setCellFactory((TableColumn<Book, Boolean> column) -> {
TableCell<Book, Boolean> iocell = iocellFactory.call(column);
iocell.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
return iocell;
});
ioCol.setCellFactory(iocellFactor
final TableColumn<String, Book> whoCol = new TableColumn<>("Who to");
whoCol.setMinWidth(100);
whoCol.setEditable(true);
whoCol.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>("who"));
whoCol.setCellFactory(ComboBoxTableCell.forTableColumn(new StringConverter<Book>() {
#Override
public String toString(Book string) {
return string.getWho();
}
#Override
public Book fromString(String string) {
return null;
}
}, data));
AddBook(nameCol, authorCol, publisherCol, copywriteCol, isbnCol, ioCol, whoCol, User);
data.addListener((javafx.collections.ListChangeListener.Change<? extends Book> change) -> {
while (change.next()) {
if (change.wasUpdated() && FirstRead != true) {
try {
System.out.println("List changed");
writeFile(User);
} catch (IOException ex) {
Logger.getLogger(Books.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
}
}
});
final VBox vbox = new VBox();
vbox.setSpacing(5);
vbox.setPadding(new Insets(10, 0, 0, 10));
vbox.getChildren().addAll(label, table, hb);
getChildren().addAll(vbox);
try {
readFile(User);
} catch (Exception ex) {
Logger.getLogger(Books.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
}
private TableColumn bookISBN() {
TableColumn isbnCol = new TableColumn("ISBN #");
isbnCol.setMinWidth(100);
isbnCol.setCellValueFactory(
new PropertyValueFactory<>("isbn"));
isbnCol.setCellFactory(TextFieldTableCell.forTableColumn());
return isbnCol;
}
private TableColumn bookCopywrite() {
TableColumn copywriteCol = new TableColumn("Copywrite");
copywriteCol.setMinWidth(100);
copywriteCol.setCellValueFactory(
new PropertyValueFactory<>("copywrite"));
copywriteCol.setCellFactory(TextFieldTableCell.forTableColumn());
return copywriteCol;
}
private TableColumn bookPublisher() {
TableColumn publisherCol = new TableColumn("Publisher");
publisherCol.setMinWidth(100);
publisherCol.setCellValueFactory(
new PropertyValueFactory<>("publisher"));
publisherCol.setCellFactory(TextFieldTableCell.forTableColumn());
return publisherCol;
}
private TableColumn bookAuthor() {
TableColumn authorCol = new TableColumn("Author");
authorCol.setMinWidth(100);
authorCol.setCellValueFactory(
new PropertyValueFactory<>("author"));
authorCol.setCellFactory(TextFieldTableCell.forTableColumn());
return authorCol;
}
private TableColumn bookName() {
TableColumn nameCol = new TableColumn("Title");
nameCol.setMaxWidth(100);
nameCol.setCellValueFactory(
new PropertyValueFactory<>("title"));
nameCol.setCellFactory(TextFieldTableCell.forTableColumn());
return nameCol;
}
private void AddBook(TableColumn nameCol, TableColumn authorCol, TableColumn publisherCol,
TableColumn copywriteCol, TableColumn isbnCol, TableColumn ioCol, TableColumn whoCol, final File User) {
table.setItems(data);
table.getColumns().addAll(nameCol, authorCol, publisherCol, copywriteCol, isbnCol, ioCol, whoCol);
addButton.setOnAction(
new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
#Override
public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
addBook();
try {
writeFile(User);
} catch (IOException ex) {
Logger.getLogger(Books.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
}
private void addBook() {
data.add(new Book(
Title.getText(),
Author.getText(),
Publisher.getText(),
Copywrite.getText(),
ISBN.getText(),
CheckedOut,
Whom.getText()
));
Title.clear();
Author.clear();
Publisher.clear();
Copywrite.clear();
ISBN.clear();
}
});
hb.getChildren().addAll(Title, Author, Publisher,
Copywrite, ISBN, addButton);
hb.setSpacing(10);
Title.setPromptText("Tile of Book");
Title.setMaxWidth(nameCol.getPrefWidth());
Author.setMaxWidth(authorCol.getPrefWidth());
Author.setPromptText("Author");
Publisher.setMaxWidth(publisherCol.getPrefWidth());
Publisher.setPromptText("Publisher");
Copywrite.setMaxWidth(copywriteCol.getPrefWidth());
Copywrite.setPromptText("Year Copywrite");
ISBN.setMaxWidth(isbnCol.getPrefWidth());
ISBN.setPromptText("ISBN #");
}
private void writeFile(File User) throws IOException {
File file = new File(User + "/Books.txt");
FileWriter fw = new FileWriter(file);
BufferedWriter bw = new BufferedWriter(fw);
PrintWriter outFile = new PrintWriter(bw);
if (table.getItems() != null) {
data.stream().map((data1) -> {
if (data1.getTitle().equals("")) {
data1.setTitle("No_Title");
}
return data1;
}).map((data1) -> {
if (data1.getAuthor().equals("")) {
data1.setAutor("No_Author");
}
return data1;
}).map((data1) -> {
if (data1.getPublisher().equals("")) {
data1.setPublisher("No_Publisher");
}
return data1;
}).map((data1) -> {
if (data1.getCopywrite().equals("")) {
data1.setCopywrite("No_Copywrite");
}
return data1;
}).map((data1) -> {
if (data1.getIsbn().equals("")) {
data1.setIsbn("No_ISBN");
}
return data1;
}).map((data1) -> {
if (data1.getWho().equals("")) {
data1.setWho("InLibrary");
}
return data1;
}).map((data1) -> {
outFile.println(data1.getTitle());
return data1;
}).map((data1) -> {
outFile.println(data1.getAuthor());
return data1;
}).map((data1) -> {
outFile.println(data1.getPublisher());
return data1;
}).map((data1) -> {
outFile.println(data1.getCopywrite());
return data1;
}).map((data1) -> {
outFile.println(data1.getIsbn());
return data1;
}).map((data1) -> {
outFile.println(data1.getIo());
return data1;
}).forEach((data1) -> {
outFile.println(data1.getWho());
});
outFile.close();
}
}
private void readFile(File User) throws Exception {
try {
String name, author, publisher, copywrite, isbn, whom;
Boolean InOut;
try (Scanner inFile = new Scanner(new File(User + "/Books.txt"))) {
while (inFile.hasNextLine()) {
name = inFile.next();
author = inFile.next();
publisher = inFile.next();
copywrite = inFile.next();
isbn = inFile.next();
InOut = inFile.nextBoolean();
whom = inFile.next();
data.add(new Book(name, author, publisher, copywrite,
isbn, InOut, whom));
}
}
table.setItems(data);
} //insert catch statements
catch (FileNotFoundException exception) {
System.out.println("File not found");
} catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException AIOOBexception) {
System.out.println("Array Index is out of bounds");
} catch (IllegalArgumentException IAexception) {
System.out.println("Divide by zero error");
} catch (NoSuchElementException NAexception) {
}
FirstRead = false;
}
}
This gives the following error:
Exception in thread "JavaFX Application Thread" java.lang.ClassCastException: mediatracker.Books$Book cannot be cast to java.lang.String
at mediatracker.Books$1.toString(Books.java:198)
Line 198 starts:
whoCol.setCellFactory(ComboBoxTableCell.forTableColumn(new StringConverter<Book>() {
Can anyone type in the "theory" behind the ComboBoxTableCell, and list the parts necessary to accomoplish this. All I want to do is to change the value of the cell extracted from a PhoneList in another file.
I'm just going to assume that line 198 is
return (String) object ;
in the anonymous StringConverter's toString() method. When you post a question with a stack trace, always indicate which is the line in your code to which the exception is pointing.
First, it's always better to use generic types instead of raw types. So instead of
TableColumn whoCol = ...
you should have
TableColumn<S,T> whoCol = ...
where you replace S with the type of the data in the table and T with the type of the data in the column. Since you haven't given a complete example, I have no way of guessing what S is; from the error message it looks like the type of the data in the column might be Book.
Read the Javadocs for the method you are calling. They clearly state what the converter is:
converter - A StringConverter to convert the given item (of type T) to
a String for displaying to the user.
So, assuming that your TableColumn is displaying Books, and assuming data is of type ObservableList<Book>, you should have something like
ObservableList<Book> data = ... ;
TableColumn<S, Book> whoCol = new TableColumn<>("Who to");
// ...
whoCol.setCellFactory(ComboBoxTableCell.forTableColumn(new StringConverter<Book>() {
#Override
public String toString(Book book) {
// assuming your Book class defines a getTitle() method, and that's
// how you want to display it in your ComboBox:
return book.getTitle(); // or get a String from book some other way
}
#Override
public Book fromString(String string) {
// I think this is not actually used, as the combo box is not editable
// So you could probably safely just return null here.
// But in general:
Book book = ... ; // create a book from the string
return book ;
}
}, data));
Again, you replace S by whatever you are using for the type of the TableView; and again I had to make guesses at the type of your TableColumn as you didn't provide a complete example. But this should be enough for you to get the idea.
`final TableColumn<Book, String> whoCol = new TableColumn<>("Who to");
whoCol.setMinWidth(100);
whoCol.setEditable(true);
whoCol.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>("who"));
whoCol.setCellFactory(ComboBoxTableCell.<Book, String>forTableColumn(p.data.get(myIndex()).toString()));
whoCol.setOnEditCommit((TableColumn.CellEditEvent<Book, String> t) -> {
((Book) t.getTableView().getItems().get(
t.getTablePosition().getRow()))
.setWho(t.getNewValue());
try {
writeFile(User);
} catch (IOException ex) {
Logger.getLogger(Books.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
});`
This works - #James_D thank you for your aid - you sent me in the right direction
Your problems don't seem to have anything to do with a ComboBoxTableCell.
Your toString() method is wrong; you're trying to cast an Object to a String. That's (probably) why you're seeing a java.lang.ClassCastException. Can you verify which line is line 198?
Also, I notice all your fromString() method does is return its argument. What exactly are you trying to achieve here in this code snippet? Can you give us a little more background information?

DataFlavor in JavaFX not recognized correctly

I'm experiencing a problem when D&D a custom object from Swing to JavaFX and I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong or its probably a Java FX bug.
My Transferable has been defined as the following:
public class TransferableEmployee implements Transferable {
public static final DataFlavor EMPLOYEE_FLAVOR = new DataFlavor(Employee[].class, "Employee");
public static final DataFlavor DEFINITION_FLAVOR = new DataFlavor(PropertyDefinition[].class, "Definition");
private static final DataFlavor FFLAVORS [] = {EMPLOYEE_FLAVOR, DEFINITION_FLAVOR};
private Employee[] employees;
private PropertyDefinition[] propertyDefinitions;
public MintTransferableEmployee(Employee[] employees, PropertyDefinition[] propertyDefinitions) {
this.employees = employees != null ? employees.clone() : null;
this.propertyDefinitions = propertyDefinitions != null ? propertyDefinitions.clone() : null;
}
public DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors() {
return FFLAVORS.clone();
}
public Object getTransferData(DataFlavor aFlavor) throws UnsupportedFlavorException {
Object returnObject = null;
if (aFlavor.equals(EMPLOYEE_FLAVOR)) {
returnObject = employees;
}
else if(aFlavor.equals(DEFINITION_FLAVOR)){
returnObject = propertyDefinitions;
}
else{
throw new UnsupportedFlavorException(aFlavor);
}
return returnObject;
}
public boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor aFlavor) {
boolean lReturnValue = false;
for (int i=0, n=FFLAVORS.length; i<n; i++) {
if (aFlavor.equals(FFLAVORS[i])) {
lReturnValue = true;
break;
}
}
return lReturnValue;
}
}
I've created an imageView (FX Component) where I added the setOnDragOver just as the following:
employeePhotoImageView.setOnDragOver(new EventHandler<DragEvent>() {
#Override
public void handle(DragEvent event) {
System.out.println("dragOver");
event.getDragboard().getContentTypes();
event.getDragboard().getContent(DataFormat.lookupMimeType("application/x-java-serialized-object"));
}
});
The getContentTypes() returns a Map with [[application/x-java-serialized-object]], so now I try to get the Content, and this only returns the List of PropertyDefinition but no Employee at all (which in this case, is the one I need).
If I remove the data of the PropertyDefinition in the transferable, the employee is returned in the getContent(DataFormat) method.
For me, this means that JavaFX only works with 1 DataFlavor or somehow it is only returning the last flavor found in the Transferable.
Any clues on this?
Thanks in advanced...

PropertyGrid Browsable not found for entity framework created property, how to find it?

Trying to remove or place items on a property grid by changing the Browsable attribute.
But unless browsable is set on object creation my code to change Browsable doesn't work. Now I can manually add browsable, but when I make a change to my entity (still developing project so lots of changes to entity) any additional attributes I add go away.
I attempted to set [Browsable(true)] two ways other ways: http://ardalis.com/adding-attributes-to-generated-classes and http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/adodotnetentityframework/thread/617ebfca-0f68-4b90-83fd-0da758fadbd0/
Both seem to actually set the Browsable correctly, but when I loop thru the Attributes in Property Descriptor it is not there (for me to change).
String fieldname = "browsable"; // I also edit "description"
PropertyDescriptor pd = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(o.GetType())[propertyName];
object attrib = null;
AttributeCollection attribs = pd.Attributes;
foreach (Attribute a in attribs)
{
if (a.GetType() == attributeType)
{
attrib = a;
break;
}
}
// The microsoft documentation leads one to believe the following line of code would find the desired attribute,
// negating the need for the more complete foreach statement above.
// However, it appears to find attribute even when it does not exist. Setting value for "found" attribute
// will result in random memory being changed, which results in very unpredictable behavior.
// attrib = pd.Attributes[t];
if (attrib != null)
{
// locate field that contains value
FieldInfo field = attrib.GetType().GetField(fieldName, BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
if (field != null)
{
if (field.FieldType == value.GetType())
{
// set field to desired value
field.SetValue(attrib, value);
}
}
}
else
{
throw new Exception("Attribute (" + attributeType.Name + ") does not exist for Property(" + propertyName + ")");
}
So I keep getting the Exception that I throw if it doesn't find "browsable" - but only if not set in Model.Designer.cs first.
Below is what my Model.Designer.cs looks like.
/// <summary>
/// No Metadata Documentation available.
/// </summary>
[EdmScalarPropertyAttribute(EntityKeyProperty=false, IsNullable=true)]
[DataMemberAttribute()]
[Browsable(false)] // this works, but goes away if change my entity
public Nullable<global::System.TimeSpan> SignoutAfter
{
get
{
return _SignoutAfter;
}
set
{
OnSignoutAfterChanging(value);
ReportPropertyChanging("SignoutAfter");
_SignoutAfter = StructuralObject.SetValidValue(value);
ReportPropertyChanged("SignoutAfter");
OnSignoutAfterChanged();
}
}
private Nullable<global::System.TimeSpan> _SignoutAfter;
partial void OnSignoutAfterChanging(Nullable<global::System.TimeSpan> value);
partial void OnSignoutAfterChanged();
So I need a way to either 1. add browsable to entity when I edit them so it is always on perhaps editing the t4, but I don't even know where to begin with that or 2. Another way to add or remove (and edit) the properties (see I might edit the description based on some logic) or 3 find the hole in my code so I can find and edit browsable (description and displayname).
Update The second link above, http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/adodotnetentityframework/thread/617ebfca-0f68-4b90-83fd-0da758fadbd0/ , has a lot of what I need, I think. Adding a Attribute array variable to the class and some code to see if that is set seems to have the effect that I am looking for. But leaving this open to find a better answer.
partial class Client : ICustomTypeDescriptor
{
public Attribute[] SignOutAttributes; // added this
#region ICustomTypeDescriptor Members
... // see the link for the other code
public PropertyDescriptorCollection GetProperties (Attribute[] attributes)
{
var propsColl = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties (this, attributes, true);
var props = new List<PropertyDescriptor> ();
foreach (PropertyDescriptor prop in propsColl)
{
String strUPPERCaseName = prop.Name.ToUpper (); // for my thick fingers
// make sure case values are upper case
switch (strUPPERCaseName)
{
case "SIGNOUTAFTER":
if (SignOutAttributes != null)
{
props.Add(new CustomPropertyDescriptor(prop, SignOutAttributes));
}
else
{
props.Add (new CustomPropertyDescriptor (prop, new Attribute[]
{
new CategoryAttribute("Settings"),
new DisplayNameAttribute("Signout After"),
new BrowsableAttribute(true),
new ReadOnlyAttribute(false)
}));
}
break;
default:
props.Add (prop);
break;
}
}
return new PropertyDescriptorCollection (props.ToArray ());
}
In my code I can change the Attribute Array to have what Attribute values I want.
_client.SignOutAttributes = new Attribute[]
{
new CategoryAttribute ("My Category"),
new DisplayNameAttribute("Signout After"),
new BrowsableAttribute(true),
new ReadOnlyAttribute(false)
};
I'm not 100% happy with this. I have to write code for each Property.
Using ICustomTypeDescriptor is definitely the good solution when you want dynamic (set at runtime) properties. Here is generic ICustomTypeDescriptor utility class that I've been using for this sort of property grid hacking, it's pretty straightforward to use:
public sealed class DynamicTypeDescriptor: ICustomTypeDescriptor, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private Type _type;
private AttributeCollection _attributes;
private TypeConverter _typeConverter;
private Dictionary<Type, object> _editors;
private EventDescriptor _defaultEvent;
private PropertyDescriptor _defaultProperty;
private EventDescriptorCollection _events;
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
private DynamicTypeDescriptor()
{
}
public DynamicTypeDescriptor(Type type)
{
if (type == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
_type = type;
_typeConverter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(type);
_defaultEvent = TypeDescriptor.GetDefaultEvent(type);
_defaultProperty = TypeDescriptor.GetDefaultProperty(type);
_events = TypeDescriptor.GetEvents(type);
List<PropertyDescriptor> normalProperties = new List<PropertyDescriptor>();
OriginalProperties = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(type);
foreach (PropertyDescriptor property in OriginalProperties)
{
if (!property.IsBrowsable)
continue;
normalProperties.Add(property);
}
Properties = new PropertyDescriptorCollection(normalProperties.ToArray());
_attributes = TypeDescriptor.GetAttributes(type);
_editors = new Dictionary<Type, object>();
object editor = TypeDescriptor.GetEditor(type, typeof(UITypeEditor));
if (editor != null)
{
_editors.Add(typeof(UITypeEditor), editor);
}
editor = TypeDescriptor.GetEditor(type, typeof(ComponentEditor));
if (editor != null)
{
_editors.Add(typeof(ComponentEditor), editor);
}
editor = TypeDescriptor.GetEditor(type, typeof(InstanceCreationEditor));
if (editor != null)
{
_editors.Add(typeof(InstanceCreationEditor), editor);
}
}
public T GetPropertyValue<T>(string name, T defaultValue)
{
if (name == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("name");
foreach (PropertyDescriptor pd in Properties)
{
if (pd.Name == name)
{
try
{
return (T)Convert.ChangeType(pd.GetValue(Component), typeof(T));
}
catch
{
return defaultValue;
}
}
}
return defaultValue;
}
public void SetPropertyValue(string name, object value)
{
if (name == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("name");
foreach (PropertyDescriptor pd in Properties)
{
if (pd.Name == name)
{
pd.SetValue(Component, value);
break;
}
}
}
internal void OnValueChanged(PropertyDescriptor prop)
{
PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
if (handler != null)
{
handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(prop.Name));
}
}
internal static T GetAttribute<T>(AttributeCollection attributes) where T : Attribute
{
if (attributes == null)
return null;
foreach (Attribute att in attributes)
{
if (typeof(T).IsAssignableFrom(att.GetType()))
return (T)att;
}
return null;
}
public sealed class DynamicProperty: PropertyDescriptor, INotifyPropertyChanged
{
private readonly Type _type;
private readonly bool _hasDefaultValue;
private readonly object _defaultValue;
private readonly PropertyDescriptor _existing;
private readonly DynamicTypeDescriptor _descriptor;
private Dictionary<Type, object> _editors;
private bool? _readOnly;
private bool? _browsable;
private string _displayName;
private string _description;
private string _category;
private List<Attribute> _attributes = new List<Attribute>();
public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
internal DynamicProperty(DynamicTypeDescriptor descriptor, Type type, object value, string name, Attribute[] attrs)
: base(name, attrs)
{
_descriptor = descriptor;
_type = type;
Value = value;
DefaultValueAttribute def = DynamicTypeDescriptor.GetAttribute<DefaultValueAttribute>(Attributes);
if (def == null)
{
_hasDefaultValue = false;
}
else
{
_hasDefaultValue = true;
_defaultValue = def.Value;
}
if (attrs != null)
{
foreach (Attribute att in attrs)
{
_attributes.Add(att);
}
}
}
internal static Attribute[] GetAttributes(PropertyDescriptor existing)
{
List<Attribute> atts = new List<Attribute>();
foreach (Attribute a in existing.Attributes)
{
atts.Add(a);
}
return atts.ToArray();
}
internal DynamicProperty(DynamicTypeDescriptor descriptor, PropertyDescriptor existing, object component)
: this(descriptor, existing.PropertyType, existing.GetValue(component), existing.Name, GetAttributes(existing))
{
_existing = existing;
}
public void RemoveAttributesOfType<T>() where T : Attribute
{
List<Attribute> remove = new List<Attribute>();
foreach (Attribute att in _attributes)
{
if (typeof(T).IsAssignableFrom(att.GetType()))
{
remove.Add(att);
}
}
foreach (Attribute att in remove)
{
_attributes.Remove(att);
}
}
public IList<Attribute> AttributesList
{
get
{
return _attributes;
}
}
public override AttributeCollection Attributes
{
get
{
return new AttributeCollection(_attributes.ToArray());
}
}
public object Value { get; set; }
public override bool CanResetValue(object component)
{
if (_existing != null)
return _existing.CanResetValue(component);
return _hasDefaultValue;
}
public override Type ComponentType
{
get
{
if (_existing != null)
return _existing.ComponentType;
return typeof(object);
}
}
public override object GetValue(object component)
{
if (_existing != null)
return _existing.GetValue(component);
return Value;
}
public override string Category
{
get
{
if (_category != null)
return _category;
return base.Category;
}
}
public void SetCategory(string category)
{
_category = category;
}
public override string Description
{
get
{
if (_description != null)
return _description;
return base.Description;
}
}
public void SetDescription(string description)
{
_description = description;
}
public override string DisplayName
{
get
{
if (_displayName != null)
return _displayName;
if (_existing != null)
return _existing.DisplayName;
return base.DisplayName;
}
}
public void SetDisplayName(string displayName)
{
_displayName = displayName;
}
public override bool IsBrowsable
{
get
{
if (_browsable.HasValue)
return _browsable.Value;
return base.IsBrowsable;
}
}
public void SetBrowsable(bool browsable)
{
_browsable = browsable;
}
public override bool IsReadOnly
{
get
{
if (_readOnly.HasValue)
return _readOnly.Value;
if (_existing != null)
return _existing.IsReadOnly;
ReadOnlyAttribute att = DynamicTypeDescriptor.GetAttribute<ReadOnlyAttribute>(Attributes);
if (att == null)
return false;
return att.IsReadOnly;
}
}
public void SetIsReadOnly(bool readOnly)
{
_readOnly = readOnly;
}
public override Type PropertyType
{
get
{
if (_existing != null)
return _existing.PropertyType;
return _type;
}
}
public override void ResetValue(object component)
{
if (_existing != null)
{
_existing.ResetValue(component);
PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
if (handler != null)
{
handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(Name));
}
_descriptor.OnValueChanged(this);
return;
}
if (CanResetValue(component))
{
Value = _defaultValue;
_descriptor.OnValueChanged(this);
}
}
public override void SetValue(object component, object value)
{
if (_existing != null)
{
_existing.SetValue(component, value);
PropertyChangedEventHandler handler = PropertyChanged;
if (handler != null)
{
handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(Name));
}
_descriptor.OnValueChanged(this);
return;
}
Value = value;
_descriptor.OnValueChanged(this);
}
public override bool ShouldSerializeValue(object component)
{
if (_existing != null)
return _existing.ShouldSerializeValue(component);
return false;
}
public override object GetEditor(Type editorBaseType)
{
if (editorBaseType == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("editorBaseType");
if (_editors != null)
{
object type;
if ((_editors.TryGetValue(editorBaseType, out type)) && (type != null))
return type;
}
return base.GetEditor(editorBaseType);
}
public void SetEditor(Type editorBaseType, object obj)
{
if (editorBaseType == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("editorBaseType");
if (_editors == null)
{
if (obj == null)
return;
_editors = new Dictionary<Type, object>();
}
if (obj == null)
{
_editors.Remove(editorBaseType);
}
else
{
_editors[editorBaseType] = obj;
}
}
}
public PropertyDescriptor AddProperty(Type type, string name, object value, string displayName, string description, string category, bool hasDefaultValue, object defaultValue, bool readOnly)
{
return AddProperty(type, name, value, displayName, description, category, hasDefaultValue, defaultValue, readOnly, null);
}
public PropertyDescriptor AddProperty(
Type type,
string name,
object value,
string displayName,
string description,
string category,
bool hasDefaultValue,
object defaultValue,
bool readOnly,
Type uiTypeEditor)
{
if (type == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
if (name == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("name");
List<Attribute> atts = new List<Attribute>();
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(displayName))
{
atts.Add(new DisplayNameAttribute(displayName));
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(description))
{
atts.Add(new DescriptionAttribute(description));
}
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(category))
{
atts.Add(new CategoryAttribute(category));
}
if (hasDefaultValue)
{
atts.Add(new DefaultValueAttribute(defaultValue));
}
if (uiTypeEditor != null)
{
atts.Add(new EditorAttribute(uiTypeEditor, typeof(UITypeEditor)));
}
if (readOnly)
{
atts.Add(new ReadOnlyAttribute(true));
}
DynamicProperty property = new DynamicProperty(this, type, value, name, atts.ToArray());
AddProperty(property);
return property;
}
public void RemoveProperty(string name)
{
if (name == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("name");
List<PropertyDescriptor> remove = new List<PropertyDescriptor>();
foreach (PropertyDescriptor pd in Properties)
{
if (pd.Name == name)
{
remove.Add(pd);
}
}
foreach (PropertyDescriptor pd in remove)
{
Properties.Remove(pd);
}
}
public void AddProperty(PropertyDescriptor property)
{
if (property == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("property");
Properties.Add(property);
}
public override string ToString()
{
return base.ToString() + " (" + Component + ")";
}
public PropertyDescriptorCollection OriginalProperties { get; private set; }
public PropertyDescriptorCollection Properties { get; private set; }
public DynamicTypeDescriptor FromComponent(object component)
{
if (component == null)
throw new ArgumentNullException("component");
if (!_type.IsAssignableFrom(component.GetType()))
throw new ArgumentException(null, "component");
DynamicTypeDescriptor desc = new DynamicTypeDescriptor();
desc._type = _type;
desc.Component = component;
// shallow copy on purpose
desc._typeConverter = _typeConverter;
desc._editors = _editors;
desc._defaultEvent = _defaultEvent;
desc._defaultProperty = _defaultProperty;
desc._attributes = _attributes;
desc._events = _events;
desc.OriginalProperties = OriginalProperties;
// track values
List<PropertyDescriptor> properties = new List<PropertyDescriptor>();
foreach (PropertyDescriptor pd in Properties)
{
DynamicProperty ap = new DynamicProperty(desc, pd, component);
properties.Add(ap);
}
desc.Properties = new PropertyDescriptorCollection(properties.ToArray());
return desc;
}
public object Component { get; private set; }
public string ClassName { get; set; }
public string ComponentName { get; set; }
AttributeCollection ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetAttributes()
{
return _attributes;
}
string ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetClassName()
{
if (ClassName != null)
return ClassName;
if (Component != null)
return Component.GetType().Name;
if (_type != null)
return _type.Name;
return null;
}
string ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetComponentName()
{
if (ComponentName != null)
return ComponentName;
return Component != null ? Component.ToString() : null;
}
TypeConverter ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetConverter()
{
return _typeConverter;
}
EventDescriptor ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetDefaultEvent()
{
return _defaultEvent;
}
PropertyDescriptor ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetDefaultProperty()
{
return _defaultProperty;
}
object ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetEditor(Type editorBaseType)
{
object editor;
if (_editors.TryGetValue(editorBaseType, out editor))
return editor;
return null;
}
EventDescriptorCollection ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetEvents(Attribute[] attributes)
{
return _events;
}
EventDescriptorCollection ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetEvents()
{
return _events;
}
PropertyDescriptorCollection ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetProperties(Attribute[] attributes)
{
return Properties;
}
PropertyDescriptorCollection ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetProperties()
{
return Properties;
}
object ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetPropertyOwner(PropertyDescriptor pd)
{
return Component;
}
}

C# IEnumerable Interface

I am trying to understand this example from a MSDN article, to my understanding with the IEnumberable interface, we will be able to use Foreach to loop through the class collection, I am confused at the Main method, why don't we just use:
foreach (Person p in peopleArray)
Console.WriteLine(p.firstName + " " + p.lastName);
instead of
People peopleList = new People(peopleArray);
foreach (Person p in peopleList)
Console.WriteLine(p.firstName + " " + p.lastName);
Example:
using System;
using System.Collections;
public class Person
{
public Person(string fName, string lName)
{
this.firstName = fName;
this.lastName = lName;
}
public string firstName;
public string lastName;
}
public class People : IEnumerable
{
private Person[] _people;
public People(Person[] pArray)
{
_people = new Person[pArray.Length];
for (int i = 0; i < pArray.Length; i++)
{
_people[i] = pArray[i];
}
}
IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()
{
return (IEnumerator) GetEnumerator();
}
public PeopleEnum GetEnumerator()
{
return new PeopleEnum(_people);
}
}
public class PeopleEnum : IEnumerator
{
public Person[] _people;
// Enumerators are positioned before the first element
// until the first MoveNext() call.
int position = -1;
public PeopleEnum(Person[] list)
{
_people = list;
}
public bool MoveNext()
{
position++;
return (position < _people.Length);
}
public void Reset()
{
position = -1;
}
object IEnumerator.Current
{
get
{
return Current;
}
}
public Person Current
{
get
{
try
{
return _people[position];
}
catch (IndexOutOfRangeException)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException();
}
}
}
}
class App
{
static void Main()
{
Person[] peopleArray = new Person[3]
{
new Person("John", "Smith"),
new Person("Jim", "Johnson"),
new Person("Sue", "Rabon"),
};
People peopleList = new People(peopleArray);
foreach (Person p in peopleList)
Console.WriteLine(p.firstName + " " + p.lastName);
}
}
You're right, you could simply use the first version because arrays implement IEnumerable.
The reason they chose to iterate over People is simply for academic purposes; to demonstrate how iterators work (and how to implement IEnumerable). If they simply iterated over peoplearray, they wouldn't be using the People class, which is the main focus of that example.