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In a post Java 5 world it seems odd that ListView does not have a setItems method which accepts traditional collections like List and Set.
I request that a setter method is added to ListView which takes a traditional collection allowing me to write code like
List<Countries> countries = transportRoute.getCountries();
listView.setItems(countries);
I am aware that ListView supports setting items using the ObservableList interface, but just because ListView uses an ObservableList internally, that does not mean the rest of the world uses JavaFX ObservableLists. Typically an application developer will acquire a list of things from somewhere (a database, a service, a file, etc.) and that list is most likely not a JavaFX ObservableList, so by adding a setItems(Collection) method you save developers from some additional conversion and you avoid exposing your internal implementation details.
Also, the code above is a bit simpler than having to use FXCollections.
I request that a setter method is added to ListView which takes a traditional collection allowing me to write code like
List<Countries> countries = transportRoute.getCountries();
listView.setItems(countries);
I am aware that ListView supports setting items using the ObservableList interface, but just because ListView uses an ObservableList internally, that does not mean the rest of the world uses JavaFX ObservableLists. Typically an application developer will acquire a list of things from somewhere (a database, a service, a file, etc.) and that list is most likely not a JavaFX ObservableList, so by adding a setItems(Collection) method you save developers from some additional conversion and you avoid exposing your internal implementation details.
Also, the code above is a bit simpler than having to use FXCollections.