/**
* Filters the list from "unfilteredList" based on the entered string and set the resultant list
* to the combobox.
*
* @param newval
*/
protected void filterBasedOnString(String newval) {
if (newval == null || newval.equals("")) {
super.getItems().setAll(unfilteredList);
} else {
int caretPosition = super.getEditor().getCaretPosition();
super.getItems().clear();
for (T item : unfilteredList) {
String str = "";
if (getConverter() == null) {
str = item.toString().toLowerCase();
} else {
str = getConverter().toString(item).toLowerCase();
}
boolean containsParts = true;
final String[] splitted = newval.toLowerCase().split("\\s+");
for (final String splitPart : splitted) {
if (!splitPart.isEmpty() && !str.contains(splitPart)) {
containsParts = false;
}
}
if (containsParts) {
super.getItems().add(item);
}
}
// if a value was selected and then removed the string is cleared which shouldn't happen
super.getEditor().setText(newval);
super.getEditor().positionCaret(caretPosition);
}
}
/**
* setting items to combobox the method is renamed from setItems() to setRecords() as setItems()
* method is a final method in ComboBox class, so can not override it.
*
* @param list
*/
public void setRecords(List<T> list) {
unfilteredList.clear();
unfilteredList.addAll(list);
super.getItems().setAll(list);
}