private void updateViewModel() { setText(null); setGraphic(null); if (getItem() != null) { BorderPane mainBox = new BorderPane(); mainBox.setPadding(new Insets(3.0, 5.0, 3.0, 3.0)); VBox taskNameDisplay = new VBox(); taskNameDisplay.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT); Text taskNameText = new Text(); taskNameDisplay.getChildren().addAll(taskNameText); HBox priorityDueDateDisplay = new HBox(); priorityDueDateDisplay.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_RIGHT); Text taskPriorityText = new Text(); Text taskDueDateText = new Text(); taskPriorityText.setScaleX(1.25); taskPriorityText.setScaleY(1.25); priorityDueDateDisplay.setSpacing(40); priorityDueDateDisplay.getChildren().addAll(taskDueDateText, taskPriorityText); mainBox.leftProperty().set(taskNameDisplay); mainBox.rightProperty().set(priorityDueDateDisplay); mainBox.setMargin(mainBox.getLeft(), new Insets(0, 20, 0, 0)); Task currentTask = getItem(); int currentTaskPriority = currentTask.getPriority(); // setting task name to be displayed by the cell taskNameText.setText(currentTask.getTaskTitle()); // setting task due date to be displayed by the cell if (currentTask.getTaskDueDate() != null) { LocalDate currentDueDate = currentTask.getTaskDueDate(); taskDueDateText.setText( currentDueDate.getMonthValue() + "/" + currentDueDate.getDayOfMonth() + "/" + currentDueDate.getYear()); } // setting task priority to be displayed by the cell switch (currentTaskPriority) { case 1: { taskPriorityText.setText("!"); taskPriorityText.setFill(Color.web("#28ae33")); break; } case 2: { taskPriorityText.setText("!!"); taskPriorityText.setFill(Color.web("#babf23")); break; } case 3: { taskPriorityText.setText("!!!"); taskPriorityText.setFill(Color.web("#ee0606")); break; } default: { } } if (!currentTask.getComplete()) { taskNameText.setStrikethrough(false); } else { // if task is completed, strike out the task name mainBox.setOpacity(0.5); taskNameText.setStrikethrough(true); } setText(null); setGraphic(mainBox); } }