Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects (7th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)
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Chapter 13.5, Problem 13.24CP

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Object for keeps the list of items in “ComboBox” control:

  • The list of items in the “ComboBox” control keeps its list of items in an "ObservableList" object.
  • In the “ComboBox” class, the method named “getItems()” returns the “ObservableList” that holds the ComboBox’s items.
  • Various containers in the JavaFX library implement the “ObservableList” interface.
    • It is useful to learn a few of the methods specified in the interface.
    • The user can change the properties of list in interface.
  • Some of the “ObservableList” methods are given below
    • add(item) – it is used to add a single item to the list...

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Starting Out with Java: From Control Structures through Objects (7th Edition) (What's New in Computer Science)

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