一、意图:定义对象间的一种一对多的依赖关系,当一个对象的状态发生变化时,所有依赖于他的对象多得到通知并自动更新。
二、参与者:
(1)目标(被观察者)
(2)观察者
(3)通知者(也就是1、2的桥梁)
三、Android中观察者模式的具体体现:
(1)Android ListView 中观察者模式的应用。
首相是目标(被观察者):
import android.database.DataSetObservable;
import android.database.DataSetObserver;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
/**
* Common base class of common implementation for an {@link Adapter} that can be
* used in both {@link ListView} (by implementing the specialized
* {@link ListAdapter} interface) and {@link Spinner} (by implementing the
* specialized {@link SpinnerAdapter} interface).
*/
public abstract class BaseAdapter implements ListAdapter, SpinnerAdapter {
private final DataSetObservable mDataSetObservable = new DataSetObservable();
public boolean hasStableIds() {
return false;
}
public void registerDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer) {
mDataSetObservable.registerObserver(observer);
}
public void unregisterDataSetObserver(DataSetObserver observer) {
mDataSetObservable.unregisterObserver(observer);
}
/**
* Notifies the attached observers that the underlying data has been changed
* and any View reflecting the data set should refresh itself.
*/
public void notifyDataSetChanged() {
mDataSetObservable.notifyChanged();
}
/**
* Notifies the attached observers that the underlying data is no longer valid
* or available. Once invoked this adapter is no longer valid and should
* not report further data set changes.
*/
public void notifyDataSetInvalidated() {
mDataSetObservable.notifyInvalidated();
}
// 省略无关代码
}
package android.database;
/**
* A specialization of {@link Observable} for {@link DataSetObserver}
* that provides methods for sending notifications to a list of
* {@link DataSetObserver} objects.
*/
public class DataSetObservable extends Observable<DataSetObserver> {
/**
* Invokes {@link DataSetObserver#onChanged} on each observer.
* Called when the contents of the data set have changed. The recipient
* will obtain the new contents the next time it queries the data set.
*/
public void notifyChanged() {
synchronized(mObservers) {
// since onChanged() is implemented by the app, it could do anything, including
// removing itself from {@link mObservers} - and that could cause problems if
// an iterator is used on the ArrayList {@link mObservers}.
// to avoid such problems, just march thru the list in the reverse order.
for (int i = mObservers.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
mObservers.get(i).onChanged();
}
}
}
/**
* Invokes {@link DataSetObserver#onInvalidated} on each observer.
* Called when the data set is no longer valid and cannot be queried again,
* such as when the data set has been closed.
*/
public void notifyInvalidated() {
synchronized (mObservers) {
for (int i = mObservers.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
mObservers.get(i).onInvalidated();
}
}
}
}
package android.database;
import java.util.ArrayList;
/**
* Provides methods for registering or unregistering arbitrary observers in an {@link ArrayList}.
*
* This abstract class is intended to be subclassed and specialized to maintain
* a registry of observers of specific types and dispatch notifications to them.
*
* @param T The observer type.
*/
public abstract class Observable<T> {
/**
* The list of observers. An observer can be in the list at most
* once and will never be null.
*/
protected final ArrayList<T> mObservers = new ArrayList<T>();
/**
* Adds an observer to the list. The observer cannot be null and it must not already
* be registered.
* @param observer the observer to register
* @throws IllegalArgumentException the observer is null
* @throws IllegalStateException the observer is already registered
*/
public void registerObserver(T observer) {
if (observer == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("The observer is null.");
}
synchronized(mObservers) {
if (mObservers.contains(observer)) {
throw new IllegalStateException("Observer " + observer + " is already registered.");
}
mObservers.add(observer);
}
}
/**
* Removes a previously registered observer. The observer must not be null and it
* must already have been registered.
* @param observer the observer to unregister
* @throws IllegalArgumentException the observer is null
* @throws IllegalStateException the observer is not yet registered
*/
public void unregisterObserver(T observer) {
if (observer == null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("The observer is null.");
}
synchronized(mObservers) {
int index = mObservers.indexOf(observer);
if (index == -1) {
throw new IllegalStateException("Observer " + observer + " was not registered.");
}
mObservers.remove(index);
}
}
/**
* Remove all registered observers.
*/
public void unregisterAll() {
synchronized(mObservers) {
mObservers.clear();
}
}
}
其次是观察者:
public class ListView extends AbsListView {
// 省略无关代码
@Override
public void setAdapter(ListAdapter adapter) {
// 省略无关代码
if (mAdapter != null) {
// 省略无关代码
mDataSetObserver = new AdapterDataSetObserver();
mAdapter.registerDataSetObserver(mDataSetObserver);
// 省略无关代码
}
// 省略无关代码
}
public abstract class AbsListView extends AdapterView<ListAdapter> implements TextWatcher,
ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener, Filter.FilterListener,
ViewTreeObserver.OnTouchModeChangeListener,
RemoteViewsAdapter.RemoteAdapterConnectionCallback {
// ...
class AdapterDataSetObserver extends AdapterView<ListAdapter>.AdapterDataSetObserver {
@Override
public void onChanged() {
super.onChanged();
if (mFastScroll != null) {
mFastScroll.onSectionsChanged();
}
}
@Override
public void onInvalidated() {
super.onInvalidated();
if (mFastScroll != null) {
mFastScroll.onSectionsChanged();
}
}
}
// ...
}
public abstract class AdapterView<T extends Adapter> extends ViewGroup {
//...
class AdapterDataSetObserver extends DataSetObserver {
private Parcelable mInstanceState = null;
@Override
public void onChanged() {
mDataChanged = true;
mOldItemCount = mItemCount;
mItemCount = getAdapter().getCount();
// Detect the case where a cursor that was previously invalidated has
// been repopulated with new data.
if (AdapterView.this.getAdapter().hasStableIds() && mInstanceState != null
&& mOldItemCount == 0 && mItemCount > 0) {
AdapterView.this.onRestoreInstanceState(mInstanceState);
mInstanceState = null;
} else {
rememberSyncState();
}
checkFocus();
requestLayout();
}
@Override
public void onInvalidated() {
mDataChanged = true;
if (AdapterView.this.getAdapter().hasStableIds()) {
// Remember the current state for the case where our hosting activity is being
// stopped and later restarted
mInstanceState = AdapterView.this.onSaveInstanceState();
}
// Data is invalid so we should reset our state
mOldItemCount = mItemCount;
mItemCount = 0;
mSelectedPosition = INVALID_POSITION;
mSelectedRowId = INVALID_ROW_ID;
mNextSelectedPosition = INVALID_POSITION;
mNextSelectedRowId = INVALID_ROW_ID;
mNeedSync = false;
checkFocus();
requestLayout();
}
public void clearSavedState() {
mInstanceState = null;
}
}
//...
}
最后就是他们之间的媒介,既然是媒介肯定两者中都有体现,在被观察者中一般是一个集合:BaseAdapter中有体现:
private final DataSetObservable mDataSetObservable = new DataSetObservable();
在ListView中:
mDataSetObserver = new AdapterDataSetObserver();
mAdapter.registerDataSetObserver(mDataSetObserver);
其他的自己体会才能理解精髓。