Java.util.Observable.notifyObservers() Method

Description

The java.util.Observable.notifyObservers(Object arg) method notify all of its observers if this object has changed and then call the clearChanged method to indicate that this object has no longer changed.

Declaration

Following is the declaration for java.util.Observable.notifyObservers() method

public void notifyObservers(Object arg)

Parameters

• arg -- Any object.

Return Value

Exception

Example

The following example shows the usage of java.util.Observable.notifyObservers(Object) method.

package com.tutorialspoint;

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 value has changed notify observers
      if(!watchedValue.equals(value)) {
         System.out.println("Value changed to new value: "+value);
         watchedValue = value;
         
         // mark as value changed
         setChanged();
         // trigger notification with arguments
         notifyObservers(value);
      }
   }
}
public class ObservableDemo implements Observer {
   public String name;
   public ObservableDemo(String name) {
      this.name = name;
   }
   
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      // create watched and watcher objects
      ObservedObject watched = new ObservedObject("Original Value");
      // watcher object listens to object change
      ObservableDemo watcher = new ObservableDemo("Watcher");

      // add observer to the watched object
      watched.addObserver(watcher);
      // trigger value change
      watched.setValue("New Value");
   }
   
   public void update(Observable obj, Object arg) {
      System.out.println(name+" called with Arguments: "+arg);
   }
}

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:

Value changed to new value: New Value
Watcher called with Arguments: New Value