Package io.datafx.provider

This package contains the entry points for providing data obtained from external sources.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
DataProvider<T>	The DataProvider interface defines how applications interact with the data that is retrieved via a DataReader.

Class Summary

Class	Description
ListDataProvider<T>	The ListDataProvider is an implementation of DataProvider that allows the retrieval and parsing of a list of data entities.
ListDataProviderBuilder<T>	Builder class for creating an ListDataProvider.
ObjectDataProvider<T>	The ObjectDataProvider is an implementation of DataProvider that allows the retrieval and parsing of data that is represented as a single Java instance.
ObjectDataProviderBuilder<T>	Builder class for creating an ObjectDataProvider.

Package io.datafx.provider Description

This package contains the entry points for providing data obtained from external sources. Data can come from a variety of sources, in a variety of formats. The retrieval of the data is achieved using one of the classes in the io.datafx.io package.

DataFX distinguishes between 2 types of external data:

• single item, containing a single instance of data. The data itself can be very simple or very complex. In case the ObjectDataProvider is the provider you have to use. If you prefer to configure this provider using the builder pattern, you can leverage the ObjectDataProviderBuilder class.
• a list of items, containing instances that share the same characteristics and that can be casted to a list of instances of the same Java Class. If the external data you are retrieving contains a list of items, you should use the ListDataProvider, or the corresponding builder class ListDataProviderBuilder.