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Understanding JFace data binding in Eclipse, Part 2: The basics of binding

Scott Delap (scott@clientjava.com), Desktop/Enterprise Java Consultant
Scott Delap is an independent consultant specializing in Java EE and rich Java clients. He has presented papers at JavaOne and is actively involved in the desktop Java community. He is also the administrator of ClientJava.com, a portal focused on desktop Java development. ClientJava.com is frequently featured all over the Web, from JavaBlogs to Sun Microsystems' Web site.

Summary:  Almost all applications require synchronization of data between various objects and services. However, moving String instances and writing event notification code can be tedious. Desktop application development is especially full of such tasks. The new JFace data binding application programming interface (API) included in Eclipse V3.2 looks to make this data synchronization process far easier. This "Understanding JFace data binding in Eclipse" series introduces basic and advanced uses of the JFace data binding API.

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Date:  03 Oct 2006
Level:  Intermediate
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Conclusion

This tutorial has introduced a few of the core features in the JFace data binding API. Along the way, you've seen how data binding relieves you from writing the tedious boilerplate synchronization code often necessary in desktop applications. In its place, the JFace data binding API provides a set of interfaces and implementations to generically references JavaBean properties and properties of SWT/JFace widgets.

With this mechanism in place, it can provide synchronization support widgets, such as text controls and labels, as well multivalue lists and combos. You can glue such properties together with a DataBindingContext.bind() that supplies the target and model sides of the relationship.

Part 3 of this "Understanding JFace data binding in Eclipse" series moves on to advanced topics, such as tables, converters, and validation.

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