/**
* Convenience method that subclasses can call upon to fire off property changes back to the
* models. This method used reflection to inspect each of the model classes to determine if it is
* the owner of the property in question. If it isn't, a NoSuchMethodException is thrown (which
* the method ignores).
*
* @param propertyName The name of the property
* @param newValue An object that represents the new value of the property.
*/
protected void setModelProperty(String propertyName, Object newValue) {
for (AbstractModel model : registeredModels) {
try {
Method method =
model.getClass().getMethod("set" + propertyName, new Class[] {newValue.getClass()});
method.invoke(model, newValue);
} catch (Exception ex) {
// Handle exception
}
}
}
/**
* Unbinds a model from this controller.
*
* @param model The model to be removed
*/
public void removeModel(AbstractModel model) {
registeredModels.remove(model);
model.removePropertyChangeListener(this);
}
/**
* Binds a model to this controller. Once added, the controller will listen for all model property
* changes and propagate them on to registered views. In addition, it is also responsible for
* resetting the model properties when a view changes state.
*
* @param model The model to be added
*/
public void addModel(AbstractModel model) {
registeredModels.add(model);
model.addPropertyChangeListener(this);
}