ObservedObject.java Source code

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import java.util.Observable;
import java.util.Observer;

class ObservedObject extends Observable {
    private String watchedValue;

    public ObservedObject(String value) {
        watchedValue = value;
    }

    public void setValue(String value) {
        if (!watchedValue.equals(value)) {
            System.out.println("Value changed to new value: " + value);
            watchedValue = value;

            // mark as value changed
            setChanged();
            notifyObservers(value);
        }
    }
}

class MainObserver implements Observer {

    public void update(Observable obj, Object arg) {
        System.out.println(obj + " called with Arguments: " + arg);
    }
}

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ObservedObject watched = new ObservedObject("Original Value");
        MainObserver watcher1 = new MainObserver();
        MainObserver watcher2 = new MainObserver();

        watched.setValue("Value before addObserver");

        watched.addObserver(watcher1);
        watched.addObserver(watcher2);

        watched.setValue("Value after addObserver");
        watched.deleteObservers();
        watched.setValue("Value after deleteObservers");
    }
}