Changing JavaFX table view row styling with non-visible property using row level property binding.

AbstractToggleTableItem.java

import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;

/**
 * Simple abstract class that has active boolean property
 * 
 * @author jaakkju
 */
abstract public class AbstractToggleTableItem {

    private final SimpleBooleanProperty active = new SimpleBooleanProperty(true);

    public AbstractToggleTableItem(boolean active) {
        this.active.set(active);
    }

    public SimpleBooleanProperty activeProperty() {
        return active;
    }

    public void setActive(boolean active) {
        this.active.set(active);
    }

    public boolean isActive() {
        return active.get();
    }
}

style.css

@CHARSET "UTF-8";

.table-row-cell:disabled {
    -fx-background-color: #c1c1c1;
    -fx-control-inner-background: #c1c1c1;
}

TableViewRowStyleSample.java

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Random;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.SelectionMode;
import javafx.scene.control.TableColumn;
import javafx.scene.control.TableView;
import javafx.scene.control.cell.PropertyValueFactory;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
 
public class TableViewRowStyleSample extends Application {
 
    private final TableView<Person> table = new TableView<>();
    private final ObservableList<Person> rows =
        FXCollections.observableArrayList(
            new Person("Jacob", "Smith", "[email protected]"),
            new Person("Isabella", "Johnson", "[email protected]"),
            new Person("Ethan", "Williams", "[email protected]"),
            new Person("Emma", "Jones", "[email protected]"),
            new Person("Michael", "Brown", "[email protected]")
        );
   
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
 
    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {
 
        final Label label = new Label("Address Book");
        label.setFont(new Font("Arial", 20));
        table.setEditable(true);
 
        TableColumn<Person, String> tcFirstName = new TableColumn<>("First Name");
        tcFirstName.setMinWidth(100);
        tcFirstName.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>("firstName"));
 
        TableColumn<Person, String> tcLastName = new TableColumn<>("Last Name");
        tcLastName.setMinWidth(100);
        tcLastName.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>("lastName"));
        
        TableColumn<Person, String> tcEmail = new TableColumn<>("Email");
        tcEmail.setMinWidth(200);
        tcEmail.setCellValueFactory(new PropertyValueFactory<>("email"));        
        
        table.setItems(rows);
        table.getColumns().addAll(Arrays.asList(tcFirstName, tcLastName, tcEmail));
        table.setRowFactory(p -> new ToggleTableRow<>());
        table.getSelectionModel().setSelectionMode(SelectionMode.MULTIPLE);
        
        final Button btnDisable = new Button("Disable random");
        btnDisable.setOnAction((ActionEvent event) -> {
            
            /* Randomly select one row and change it's active value */
            Random generator = new Random(); 
            int i = generator.nextInt(rows.size());
            Person item = rows.get(i);
            
            if(item.isActive()) {
                item.setActive(false);
            } else {
                item.setActive(true);
            }
        });
        
        final HBox buttons = new HBox(5);
        buttons.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
        buttons.getChildren().addAll(btnDisable);
        
 
        final VBox vbox = new VBox();
        vbox.setSpacing(5);
        vbox.setPadding(new Insets(10, 0, 0, 10));
        vbox.getChildren().addAll(label, table, buttons);
 
        Scene scene = new Scene(vbox, 450, 500);
        stage.setTitle("JavaFX table row style update with non-visible property");
        scene.getStylesheets().add(getClass().getResource("style.css").toExternalForm());
 
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }
 
    public static class Person extends AbstractToggleTableItem {
 
        private final StringProperty firstName;
        private final StringProperty lastName;
        private final StringProperty email;
 
        private Person(String fName, String lName, String email) {
            super(true);
            
            this.firstName = new SimpleStringProperty(this, "firstName", fName);
            this.lastName = new SimpleStringProperty(this, "lastName", lName);
            this.email = new SimpleStringProperty(this, "email", email);
        }
 
        public final String getFirstName() {
            return firstName.get();
        }
 
        public final void setFirstName(String fName) {
            firstName.set(fName);
        }
        
        public StringProperty firstNameProperty() {
            return firstName ;
        }
 
        public final String getLastName() {
            return lastName.get();
        }
 
        public final void setLastName(String fName) {
            lastName.set(fName);
        }
        
        public final StringProperty lastNameProperty() {
            return lastName ;
        }
        
        public final String getEmail() {
            return email.get();
        }
 
        public final void setEmail(String fName) {
            email.set(fName);
        }
        
        public final StringProperty emailProperty() {
            return email ;
        }        
    }
} 

ToggleTableRow.java

import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.scene.control.TableRow;

/**
 * Item change makes binding between table item and table row, so that we can force
 * UpdateItem call when active property changes. We don't
 * have to force the update it's skin with visibility true/false
 * trick. ex.
 *
 *  ((TableColumn) getTableView().getColumns().get(0)).setVisible(false);
 *  ((TableColumn) getTableView().getColumns().get(0)).setVisible(true);
 * 
 * Binding created is a weak reference so garbage collection should work properly.
 * 
 * @author jaakkju
 * @param <T>
 */
public class ToggleTableRow<T extends AbstractToggleTableItem> extends TableRow<T> {
    
    private final SimpleBooleanProperty active = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
    
    /* Current Item which is bound to this table row */
    private T currentItem = null;
    
    public ToggleTableRow() {
        super();

        active.addListener((ObservableValue<? extends Boolean> observable, Boolean oldValue, Boolean newValue) -> {
            
            /* If item is the same we know that the update came 
                from actual property change and not from the row reuse */
            
            if (currentItem != null && currentItem == getItem()) {
                updateItem(getItem(), isEmpty());
            }
        });

        /*
            JavaFX reuses rows in the same way as it reuses table cells, 
            item behind the row changes ex. if row if scrolled so that it is not visible.
         */
        itemProperty().addListener((ObservableValue<? extends T> observable, T oldValue, T newValue) -> {
            
            /* When the item changes, we unbind the
                old property and start listening to the new */
            
            active.unbind();
            
            if (newValue != null) {
                active.bind(newValue.activeProperty());
                
                /* We change current item only after
                    binding since since it trickers change in the properties */
                currentItem = newValue;
            }
        });
    }

    @Override
    final protected void updateItem(T item, boolean empty) {
        super.updateItem(item, empty);
        
        /* Setting disabled sets row's pseudoclass to disabled, we can use that
           value to assign inactive styling to the row. */
        
        setDisable(item != null && !item.isActive());
        setEditable(item != null && !item.isActive());
    }
}