How to add CheckBox's to a TableView in JavaFX

Question

In my Java Desktop Application I have a TableView in which I want to have a column with CheckBoxes.

I did find where this has been done http://www.jonathangiles.net/javafx/2.0/CellFactories/ but as the download is not available and because I don't know how soon Jonathan Giles will answer my email I thought I'd ask...

How do I put a CheckBox in a cell of my TableView?

Answer 1

Uses javafx.scene.control.cell.CheckBoxTableCell<S,T> and the work's done !

  ObservableList< TableColumn< RSSReader, ? >> columns =
     _rssStreamsView.getColumns();
  [...]
  TableColumn< RSSReader, Boolean > loadedColumn = new TableColumn<>( "Loaded" );
  loadedColumn.setCellValueFactory(
    new Callback<CellDataFeatures<RSSReader,Boolean>,ObservableValue<Boolean>>(){
        @Override public
        ObservableValue<Boolean> call( CellDataFeatures<RSSReader,Boolean> p ){
           return p.getValue().getCompleted(); }});
  loadedColumn.setCellFactory(
     new Callback<TableColumn<RSSReader,Boolean>,TableCell<RSSReader,Boolean>>(){
        @Override public
        TableCell<RSSReader,Boolean> call( TableColumn<RSSReader,Boolean> p ){
           return new CheckBoxTableCell<>(); }});
  [...]
  columns.add( loadedColumn );

UPDATE: same code using Java 8 lambda expressions

  ObservableList< TableColumn< RSSReader, ? >> columns =
     _rssStreamsView.getColumns();
  [...]
  TableColumn< RSSReader, Boolean > loadedColumn = new TableColumn<>( "Loaded" );
  loadedColumn.setCellValueFactory( f -> f.getValue().getCompleted());
  loadedColumn.setCellFactory( tc -> new CheckBoxTableCell<>());
  [...]
  columns.add( loadedColumn );

Lines count is divided by two! (16 ==> 8)

UPDATE: same code using Java 10 "var" contextual word

  var columns = _rssStreamsView.getColumns();
  [...]
  var loadedColumn = new TableColumn<RSSReader, Boolean>( "Loaded" );
  loadedColumn.setCellValueFactory( f -> f.getValue().getCompleted());
  loadedColumn.setCellFactory( tc -> new CheckBoxTableCell<>());
  [...]
  columns.add( loadedColumn );

EDIT to add full functional editable example (Java 8)

public class Os {

   private final StringProperty  name   = new SimpleStringProperty();
   private final BooleanProperty delete = new SimpleBooleanProperty();

   public Os( String nm, boolean del ) {
      name  .set( nm  );
      delete.set( del );
   }

   public StringProperty  nameProperty  () { return name;   }
   public BooleanProperty deleteProperty() { return delete; }
}

public class FxEditableCheckBox extends Application {

   @Override
   public void start( Stage stage ) throws Exception {
      final TableView<Os> view = new TableView<>();
      final ObservableList<TableColumn<Os, ?>> columns = view.getColumns();

      final TableColumn<Os, Boolean> nameColumn = new TableColumn<>( "Name" );
      nameColumn.setCellValueFactory( new PropertyValueFactory<>( "name" ));
      columns.add(  nameColumn );

      final TableColumn<Os, Boolean> loadedColumn = new TableColumn<>( "Delete" );
      loadedColumn.setCellValueFactory( new PropertyValueFactory<>( "delete" ));
      loadedColumn.setCellFactory( tc -> new CheckBoxTableCell<>());
      columns.add( loadedColumn );

      final ObservableList<Os> items =
         FXCollections.observableArrayList(
            new Os( "Microsoft Windows 3.1"    , true  ),
            new Os( "Microsoft Windows 3.11"   , true  ),
            new Os( "Microsoft Windows 95"     , true  ),
            new Os( "Microsoft Windows NT 3.51", true  ),
            new Os( "Microsoft Windows NT 4"   , true  ),
            new Os( "Microsoft Windows 2000"   , true  ),
            new Os( "Microsoft Windows Vista"  , true  ),
            new Os( "Microsoft Windows Seven"  , false ),
            new Os( "Linux all versions :-)"   , false ));
      view.setItems( items );
      view.setEditable( true );

      final Button delBtn = new Button( "Delete" );
      delBtn.setMaxWidth( Double.MAX_VALUE );
      delBtn.setOnAction( e -> {
         final Set<Os> del = new HashSet<>();
         for( final Os os : view.getItems()) {
            if( os.deleteProperty().get()) {
               del.add( os );
            }
         }
         view.getItems().removeAll( del );
      });
      stage.setScene( new Scene( new BorderPane( view, null, null, delBtn, null )));
      BorderPane.setAlignment( delBtn, Pos.CENTER );
      stage.show();
   }

   public static void main( String[] args ) {
      launch( args );
   }
}

EDIT to add full functional editable example (Java 10)

public class Os {

   private final StringProperty  name   = new SimpleStringProperty();
   private final BooleanProperty delete = new SimpleBooleanProperty();

   public Os( String nm, boolean del ) {
      name  .set( nm  );
      delete.set( del );
   }

   public StringProperty  nameProperty  () { return name;   }
   public BooleanProperty deleteProperty() { return delete; }
}

public class FxEditableCheckBoxJava10 extends Application {

   @Override
   public void start( Stage stage ) throws Exception {
      final var view       = new TableView<Os>();
      final var columns    = view.getColumns();
      final var nameColumn = new TableColumn<Os, Boolean>( "Name" );
      nameColumn.setCellValueFactory( new PropertyValueFactory<>( "name" ));
      columns.add(  nameColumn );
      final var loadedColumn = new TableColumn<Os, Boolean>( "Delete" );
      loadedColumn.setCellValueFactory( new PropertyValueFactory<>( "delete" ));
      loadedColumn.setCellFactory( tc -> new CheckBoxTableCell<>());
      columns.add( loadedColumn );
      final var items = FXCollections.observableArrayList(
         new Os( "Microsoft Windows 3.1"    , true  ),
         new Os( "Microsoft Windows 3.11"   , true  ),
         new Os( "Microsoft Windows 95"     , true  ),
         new Os( "Microsoft Windows NT 3.51", true  ),
         new Os( "Microsoft Windows NT 4"   , true  ),
         new Os( "Microsoft Windows 2000"   , true  ),
         new Os( "Microsoft Windows Vista"  , true  ),
         new Os( "Microsoft Windows Seven"  , false ),
         new Os( "Linux all versions :-)"   , false ));
      view.setItems( items );
      view.setEditable( true );
      final var delBtn = new Button( "Delete" );
      delBtn.setMaxWidth( Double.MAX_VALUE );
      delBtn.setOnAction( e -> {
         final var del = new HashSet<Os>();
         for( final var os : view.getItems()) {
            if( os.deleteProperty().get()) {
               del.add( os );
            }
         }
         view.getItems().removeAll( del );
      });
      stage.setScene( new Scene( new BorderPane( view, null, null, delBtn, null )));
      BorderPane.setAlignment( delBtn, Pos.CENTER );
      stage.show();
   }

   public static void main( String[] args ) {
      launch( args );
   }
}