# Class MapChangeListener.Change<K,V>

java.lang.Object
javafx.collections.MapChangeListener.Change<K,V>

Type Parameters:
  `K` - key type
  `V` - value type

Enclosing interface:
  `MapChangeListener<K,V>`

public abstract static class MapChangeListener.Change<K,V> extends Object
An elementary change done to an ObservableMap. Change contains information about a put or remove operation. Note that put operation might remove an element if there was already a value associated with the same key. In this case wasAdded() and wasRemoved() will both return true.

Since:
  JavaFX 2.0

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `Change(ObservableMap<K,V> map)`
  Constructs a change associated with a map.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `abstract K`
  `getKey()`
  A key associated with the change.
  `ObservableMap<K,V>`
  `getMap()`
  An observable map that is associated with the change.
  `abstract V`
  `getValueAdded()`
  Get the new value of the key.
  `abstract V`
  `getValueRemoved()`
  Get the old value of the key.
  `abstract boolean`
  `wasAdded()`
  If this change is a result of add operation.
  `abstract boolean`
  `wasRemoved()`
  If this change is a result of removal operation.

  ### Methods declared in class Object

  `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### Change

    public Change(ObservableMap<K,V> map)
    Constructs a change associated with a map.
    Parameters:
      `map` - the source of the change

- ## Method Details

  - ### getMap

    public ObservableMap<K,V> getMap()
    An observable map that is associated with the change.
    Returns:
      the source map

  - ### wasAdded

    public abstract boolean wasAdded()
    If this change is a result of add operation.
    Returns:
      true if a new value (or key-value) entry was added to the map

  - ### wasRemoved

    public abstract boolean wasRemoved()
    If this change is a result of removal operation. Note that an element might be removed even as a result of put operation.
    Returns:
      true if an old value (or key-value) entry was removed from the map

  - ### getKey

    public abstract K getKey()
    A key associated with the change. If the change is a remove change, the key no longer exist in a map. Otherwise, the key got set to a new value.
    Returns:
      the key that changed

  - ### getValueAdded

    public abstract V getValueAdded()
    Get the new value of the key. Return null if this is a removal.
    Returns:
      the value that is now associated with the key

  - ### getValueRemoved

    public abstract V getValueRemoved()
    Get the old value of the key. This is null if and only if the value was added to the key that was not previously in the map.
    Returns:
      the value previously associated with the key