Overview (JGoodies Binding 2.11 API)

Packages
Package	Description
com.jgoodies.binding	Contains utilities and the PresentationModel that combines many of the Binding features
com.jgoodies.binding.adapter	Contains adapters that convert `ValueModel`s to Swing model interfaces.
com.jgoodies.binding.beans	Contains classes to model and work with Java Beans and Java Bean properties.
com.jgoodies.binding.binder
com.jgoodies.binding.extras	Contains optional classes that ship only with the source distribution.
com.jgoodies.binding.internal
com.jgoodies.binding.list	Contains classes that operate on, hold and observe lists and list models.
com.jgoodies.binding.util	Contains binding utility classes
com.jgoodies.binding.value	Contains the `ValueModel` interface and hierarchy.

Packages

Package

Description

com.jgoodies.binding

Contains utilities and the PresentationModel that combines many of the Binding features

com.jgoodies.binding.adapter

Contains adapters that convert ValueModels to Swing model interfaces.

com.jgoodies.binding.beans

Contains classes to model and work with Java Beans and Java Bean properties.

com.jgoodies.binding.binder

com.jgoodies.binding.extras

Contains optional classes that ship only with the source distribution.

com.jgoodies.binding.internal

com.jgoodies.binding.list

Contains classes that operate on, hold and observe lists and list models.

com.jgoodies.binding.util

Contains binding utility classes

com.jgoodies.binding.value

Contains 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:

reduces the code necessary for object presentation,
stream-lines the development process for data binding,
provides advanced features for automatic update notification,
assists you in separating the domain and presentation layers.

The JGoodies Binding requires Java 6 or later and the JGoodies Common library. Library versions for older Java versions are available in the JGoodies Archive.

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".