How to return result from event handler in javafx? I have bellow code, and how to return data from event to function showPrompt? Is it possible to recover the data for the function of the event?
public static String showPrompt(String title, String defValue){
final Stage dlgStage = new Stage();
TextField txtPromptValue = new TextField(defValue);
Button btnOk = new Button("Ok");
Button btnCancel = new Button("Cancel");
btnOk.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>(){
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent arg0) {
//How to return data from event to function?
dlgStage.close();
}
});
btnCancel.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>(){
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent arg0) {
//How to return data from event to function?
dlgStage.close();
}
});
//
Label lblTitle = new Label(title);
lblTitle.setFont(Font.font("Amble CN", FontWeight.NORMAL, 14));
//
VBox vbox = new VBox(lblTitle,txtPromptValue,btnOk,btnCancel);
vbox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
vbox.setMinSize(300, 200);
//
Scene dlgScene = new Scene(vbox);
//
dlgStage.setScene(dlgScene);
dlgStage.initStyle(StageStyle.UNDECORATED);
dlgStage.initModality(Modality.APPLICATION_MODAL);
dlgStage.setMinWidth(300);
dlgStage.setMinHeight(200);
dlgStage.show();
}
The short answer is you can't return a value.
This code bellow is called a callback.
new EventHandler<ActionEvent>(){
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent arg0) {
dlgStage.close();
}
}
Callbacks have no return type, as you can see in the example above, it is void.
Callbacks are methods that you pass as an argument to another method. The other method will call you callback method when it wants. This means that callbacks are asynchronous.
In your example, it calls the callback when you press the button.
In conclusion, you can't return from it using return.
You can call a method from your callback and sent your return value to it as an argument.
Example:
btnCancel.setOnAction(
new EventHandler<ActionEvent>(){
@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent arg0) {
YourClass.setReturnValue("This is button Cancel");
dlgStage.close();
}
}
});
Where setReturnValue is a method belonging to YourClass or an instance of it so it will retail your returned value.
Another way better approach would be to create a class that extends Stage maybe. Also in your showPrompt method you will have to block execution using showAndWait() or similar.
In conclusion, you can't create your entire Prompt from just one method.