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TableView with context menu applied to table rows. Based on the example in the tutorial at http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/ui_controls/table-view.htm#CJAGAAEE. (I don't necessarily like the style of some of this, but wanted to keep changes to the standard example minimal.)
import java.util.Arrays;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.ContextMenu;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem;
import javafx.scene.control.TableColumn;
import javafx.scene.control.TableRow;
import javafx.scene.control.TableView;
import javafx.scene.control.cell.PropertyValueFactory;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.util.Callback;
public class TableViewSample extends Application {
private TableView<Person> table = new TableView<Person>();
private final ObservableList<Person> data =
FXCollections.observableArrayList(
new Person("Jacob", "Smith", "jacob.smith@example.com"),
new Person("Isabella", "Johnson", "isabella.johnson@example.com"),
new Person("Ethan", "Williams", "ethan.williams@example.com"),
new Person("Emma", "Jones", "emma.jones@example.com"),
new Person("Michael", "Brown", "michael.brown@example.com")
);
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
@Override
public void start(Stage stage) {
Scene scene = new Scene(new Group());
stage.setTitle("Table View Sample");
stage.setWidth(450);
stage.setHeight(500);
final Label label = new Label("Address Book");
label.setFont(new Font("Arial", 20));
table.setEditable(true);
TableColumn<Person, String> firstNameCol = new TableColumn<>("First Name");
firstNameCol.setMinWidth(100);
firstNameCol.setCellValueFactory(
new PropertyValueFactory<Person, String>("firstName"));
TableColumn<Person, String> lastNameCol = new TableColumn<>("Last Name");
lastNameCol.setMinWidth(100);
lastNameCol.setCellValueFactory(
new PropertyValueFactory<Person, String>("lastName"));
TableColumn<Person, String> emailCol = new TableColumn<>("Email");
emailCol.setMinWidth(200);
emailCol.setCellValueFactory(
new PropertyValueFactory<Person, String>("email"));
table.setItems(data);
table.getColumns().addAll(Arrays.asList(firstNameCol, lastNameCol, emailCol));
table.setRowFactory(new Callback<TableView<Person>, TableRow<Person>>() {
@Override
public TableRow<Person> call(TableView<Person> tableView) {
final TableRow<Person> row = new TableRow<>();
final ContextMenu contextMenu = new ContextMenu();
final MenuItem removeMenuItem = new MenuItem("Remove");
removeMenuItem.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
table.getItems().remove(row.getItem());
}
});
contextMenu.getItems().add(removeMenuItem);
// Set context menu on row, but use a binding to make it only show for non-empty rows:
row.contextMenuProperty().bind(
Bindings.when(row.emptyProperty())
.then((ContextMenu)null)
.otherwise(contextMenu)
);
return row ;
}
});
final VBox vbox = new VBox();
vbox.setSpacing(5);
vbox.setPadding(new Insets(10, 0, 0, 10));
vbox.getChildren().addAll(label, table);
((Group) scene.getRoot()).getChildren().addAll(vbox);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
public static class Person {
private final SimpleStringProperty firstName;
private final SimpleStringProperty lastName;
private final SimpleStringProperty email;
private Person(String fName, String lName, String email) {
this.firstName = new SimpleStringProperty(fName);
this.lastName = new SimpleStringProperty(lName);
this.email = new SimpleStringProperty(email);
}
public String getFirstName() {
return firstName.get();
}
public void setFirstName(String fName) {
firstName.set(fName);
}
public String getLastName() {
return lastName.get();
}
public void setLastName(String fName) {
lastName.set(fName);
}
public String getEmail() {
return email.get();
}
public void setEmail(String fName) {
email.set(fName);
}
}
}
@stevenschwenke
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Thanks for sharing this example - it's a good starting point for a tutorial I'm preparing.

@iver23
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iver23 commented Apr 15, 2019

Thanks, it's working like a charm, good job.

@quocthinhle
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Thanks, pretty good

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