groovy.util

## Class ObservableList

- java.lang.Object
- - groovy.util.ObservableList

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Iterable, Collection, List

      public class ObservableList
      extends Object
      implements List

  List decorator that will trigger PropertyChangeEvents when a value changes.
  An optional Closure may be specified and will work as a filter, if it returns true the property will trigger an event (if the value indeed changed), otherwise it won't. The Closure may receive 1 or 2 parameters, the single one being the value, the other one both the key and value, for example:

       // skip all properties whose value is a closure
       def map = new ObservableList( {!(it instanceof Closure)} )
       <p/>
       // skip all properties whose name matches a regex
       def map = new ObservableList( { name, value -> !(name =˜ /[A-Z+]/) } )

  The current implementation will trigger specialized events in the following scenarios, you need not register a different listener as those events extend from PropertyChangeEvent

  - ObservableList.ElementAddedEvent - a new element is added to the list
  - ObservableList.ElementRemovedEvent - a element is removed from the list
  - ObservableList.ElementUpdatedEvent - a element changes value (same as regular PropertyChangeEvent)
  - ObservableList.ElementClearedEvent - all elements have been removed from the list
  - ObservableList.MultiElementAddedEvent - triggered by calling list.addAll()
  - ObservableList.MultiElementRemoveedEvent - triggered by calling list.removeAll()/list.retainAll()
  Author:
    Andres Almiray

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `ObservableList.ElementAddedEvent`
    `static class` | `ObservableList.ElementClearedEvent`
    `static class` | `ObservableList.ElementEvent`
    `static class` | `ObservableList.ElementRemovedEvent`
    `static class` | `ObservableList.ElementUpdatedEvent`
    `static class` | `ObservableList.MultiElementAddedEvent`
    `static class` | `ObservableList.MultiElementRemovedEvent`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ObservableList()`
    `ObservableList(Closure test)`
    `ObservableList(List delegate)`
    `ObservableList(List delegate, Closure test)`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `add(int index, Object element)`
    `boolean` | `add(Object o)`
    `boolean` | `addAll(Collection c)`
    `boolean` | `addAll(int index, Collection c)`
    `void` | `addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)`
    `void` | `addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)`
    `void` | `clear()`
    `boolean` | `contains(Object o)`
    `boolean` | `containsAll(Collection c)`
    `boolean` | `equals(Object o)`
    `Object` | `get(int index)`
    `PropertyChangeListener[]` | `getPropertyChangeListeners()`
    `PropertyChangeListener[]` | `getPropertyChangeListeners(String propertyName)`
    `int` | `hashCode()`
    `boolean` | `hasListeners(String propertyName)`
    `int` | `indexOf(Object o)`
    `boolean` | `isEmpty()`
    `Iterator` | `iterator()`
    `int` | `lastIndexOf(Object o)`
    `ListIterator` | `listIterator()`
    `ListIterator` | `listIterator(int index)`
    `Object` | `remove(int index)`
    `boolean` | `remove(Object o)`
    `boolean` | `removeAll(Collection c)`
    `void` | `removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)`
    `void` | `removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName, PropertyChangeListener listener)`
    `boolean` | `retainAll(Collection c)`
    `Object` | `set(int index, Object element)`
    `int` | `size()`
    `List` | `subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex)`
    `Object[]` | `toArray()`
    `Object[]` | `toArray(Object[] a)`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ObservableList

          public ObservableList()

    - #### ObservableList

          public ObservableList(List delegate)

    - #### ObservableList

          public ObservableList(Closure test)

    - #### ObservableList

          public ObservableList(List delegate,
                        Closure test)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### add

          public void add(int index,
                 Object element)

      Specified by:
        `add` in interface `List`

    - #### add

          public boolean add(Object o)

      Specified by:
        `add` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `add` in interface `List`

    - #### addAll

          public boolean addAll(Collection c)

      Specified by:
        `addAll` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `addAll` in interface `List`

    - #### addAll

          public boolean addAll(int index,
                       Collection c)

      Specified by:
        `addAll` in interface `List`

    - #### clear

          public void clear()

      Specified by:
        `clear` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `clear` in interface `List`

    - #### contains

          public boolean contains(Object o)

      Specified by:
        `contains` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `contains` in interface `List`

    - #### containsAll

          public boolean containsAll(Collection c)

      Specified by:
        `containsAll` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `containsAll` in interface `List`

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object o)

      Specified by:
        `equals` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `equals` in interface `List`
      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `Object`

    - #### get

          public Object get(int index)

      Specified by:
        `get` in interface `List`

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Specified by:
        `hashCode` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `hashCode` in interface `List`
      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `Object`

    - #### indexOf

          public int indexOf(Object o)

      Specified by:
        `indexOf` in interface `List`

    - #### isEmpty

          public boolean isEmpty()

      Specified by:
        `isEmpty` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `isEmpty` in interface `List`

    - #### iterator

          public Iterator iterator()

      Specified by:
        `iterator` in interface `Iterable`
      Specified by:
        `iterator` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `iterator` in interface `List`

    - #### lastIndexOf

          public int lastIndexOf(Object o)

      Specified by:
        `lastIndexOf` in interface `List`

    - #### listIterator

          public ListIterator listIterator()

      Specified by:
        `listIterator` in interface `List`

    - #### listIterator

          public ListIterator listIterator(int index)

      Specified by:
        `listIterator` in interface `List`

    - #### remove

          public Object remove(int index)

      Specified by:
        `remove` in interface `List`

    - #### remove

          public boolean remove(Object o)

      Specified by:
        `remove` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `remove` in interface `List`

    - #### removeAll

          public boolean removeAll(Collection c)

      Specified by:
        `removeAll` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `removeAll` in interface `List`

    - #### retainAll

          public boolean retainAll(Collection c)

      Specified by:
        `retainAll` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `retainAll` in interface `List`

    - #### set

          public Object set(int index,
                   Object element)

      Specified by:
        `set` in interface `List`

    - #### size

          public int size()

      Specified by:
        `size` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `size` in interface `List`

    - #### subList

          public List subList(int fromIndex,
                     int toIndex)

      Specified by:
        `subList` in interface `List`

    - #### toArray

          public Object[] toArray()

      Specified by:
        `toArray` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `toArray` in interface `List`

    - #### toArray

          public Object[] toArray(Object[] a)

      Specified by:
        `toArray` in interface `Collection`
      Specified by:
        `toArray` in interface `List`

    - #### addPropertyChangeListener

          public void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)

    - #### addPropertyChangeListener

          public void addPropertyChangeListener(String propertyName,
                                       PropertyChangeListener listener)

    - #### getPropertyChangeListeners

          public PropertyChangeListener[] getPropertyChangeListeners()

    - #### getPropertyChangeListeners

          public PropertyChangeListener[] getPropertyChangeListeners(String propertyName)

    - #### removePropertyChangeListener

          public void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener)

    - #### removePropertyChangeListener

          public void removePropertyChangeListener(String propertyName,
                                          PropertyChangeListener listener)

    - #### hasListeners

          public boolean hasListeners(String propertyName)