Java tutorial
// A vetoable property change event is fired when a constrained property is changed. // A listener can veto the change by throwing PropertyVetoException and preventing the change. import java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent; import java.beans.PropertyVetoException; import java.beans.VetoableChangeListener; import java.beans.VetoableChangeSupport; public class Main { public static void main(String[] argv) throws Exception { MyBean bean = new MyBean(); bean.addVetoableChangeListener(new MyVetoableChangeListener()); } } class MyVetoableChangeListener implements VetoableChangeListener { public void vetoableChange(PropertyChangeEvent evt) throws PropertyVetoException { Object oldValue = evt.getOldValue(); Object newValue = evt.getNewValue(); boolean veto = false; if (veto) { throw new PropertyVetoException("the reason for the veto", evt); } } } class MyBean { VetoableChangeSupport vceListeners = new VetoableChangeSupport(this); int myProperty; public int getMyProperty() { return myProperty; } public void setMyProperty(int newValue) throws PropertyVetoException { try { vceListeners.fireVetoableChange("myProperty", new Integer(myProperty), new Integer(newValue)); myProperty = newValue; } catch (PropertyVetoException e) { throw e; } } public synchronized void addVetoableChangeListener(VetoableChangeListener listener) { vceListeners.addVetoableChangeListener(listener); } public synchronized void removeVetoableChangeListener(VetoableChangeListener listener) { vceListeners.removeVetoableChangeListener(listener); } }