On Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:33:41 GMT, Nir Lisker <nlis...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> modules/javafx.base/src/main/java/javafx/beans/value/ObservableValue.java
>> line 311:
>>
>>> 309: * @since 20
>>> 310: */
>>> 311: default ObservableValue<T> when(ObservableValue<Boolean>
>>> condition) {
>>
>> Discussion: name? `when`, `conditionOn`, other suggestions? Note that this
>> is not the same as a possible future method `filter`, as a `filter` would
>> still keep observing its source at all times (and would use a `Predicate` as
>> parameter).
>
> `when` sounds fine, but we need to be careful about its relation to the
> `When` class.
>
> This reminds me also that some of the new functionality in `ObservableValue`
> can be used as a replacement for `When`, maybe we should note that like we
> did with `Bindings.select`.
Do you want me to make this part of the PR? Basically, `Bindings.when` with
`map` or `flatMap` depending on whether or not you refer to a value or another
property in `then` or `otherwise`.
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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/830
