[REVIEW REQUEST] Add text property to ComboBox

[Jerome Cambon]

Thanks for your example Tadashi,
but we really want the ComboBox Look&Feel :-)

Jerome

On 3/15/12 3:32 PM, Tadashi Ohmura wrote:
> Hello Jerome
> I understand your opinion.
> String type editable combobox is so common.
> Such combobox has TextField for user key input.
>
> What about a rough workaround code titled as TextField05 ?
> we have two textfield in a VBox, and initial values set.
> we directly type TAB to go to the next textfield.
> Please press down array key on a textfield :-)
>
> //======================================================================== 
>
> import javafx.application.Application;
> import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
> import javafx.event.Event;
> import javafx.event.EventHandler;
> import javafx.event.EventTarget;
> import javafx.event.EventType;
> import javafx.geometry.Side;
> import javafx.scene.Scene;
> import javafx.stage.Stage;
> import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
> import javafx.scene.control.ContextMenu;
> import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem;
> import javafx.scene.input.KeyCode;
> import javafx.scene.input.KeyEvent;
> import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
>
> public class TextField05 extends Application {
>   ContextMenu popup;
>   TextField currentParentField;
>
>   public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
>     VBox root = new VBox();
>     root.setSpacing(10);
>     Scene scene = new Scene( root );
>     //
>     popup = new ContextMenu();
>     MenuItem item1 = new MenuItem("1111");
>     MenuItem item2 = new MenuItem("2222");
>     MenuItem item3 = new MenuItem("3333");
>     popup.getItems().addAll( item1, item2, item3 );
>     popup.setOnAction( popupAction );
>     //
>     TextField textField_1 = new TextField();
>     TextField textField_2 = new TextField();
>     textField_1.addEventHandler( KeyEvent.ANY, keyEventHandler );
>     textField_2.addEventHandler( KeyEvent.ANY, keyEventHandler );
>     //
>     root.getChildren().addAll( textField_1, textField_2 );
>
>     stage.setScene(scene);
>     stage.setTitle("TextField05");
>     stage.setX(300); stage.setY(200); stage.setWidth(300); 
> stage.setHeight(320);
>     stage.show();
>   }
>   //
>   EventHandler<KeyEvent> keyEventHandler = new EventHandler<KeyEvent>() {
>     public void handle(KeyEvent e){
>       EventTarget target = e.getTarget();
>       currentParentField = (TextField)target;
>       EventType<? extends Event> type = e.getEventType();
>       if( type == KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED ){
>         KeyCode code = e.getCode();
>         if( code == KeyCode.DOWN ){
>           popup.show( currentParentField, Side.TOP, 0, 0 );
>         }
>         else{
>           popup.hide();
>         }
>       }
>     }
>   };
>   //
>   EventHandler<ActionEvent> popupAction = new 
> EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
>     public void handle( ActionEvent e ){
>       MenuItem src = (MenuItem)e.getTarget();
>       String text = src.getText();
>       currentParentField.setText( text );
>     }
>   };
>   //----------------------------------------
>   public static void main(String[] args) {
>     launch(args);
>   }
> }
> //======================================================================== 
>
>
> Best regards
>   Tadashi Ohmura
>
> (2012/03/15 22:32), Jerome Cambon wrote:
>> Exposing TextInputControl is exactly what we need. At least it is the 
>> purpose of the Jira which is the base of this discussion.
>> We have concrete requirements in Scene Builder for this.
>>
>> Our use case is the following :
>> - we have a set of editable ComboBox in a VBox, with initial values set
>> - for convenience, once modified, we directly type TAB to go to the 
>> next ComboBox
>> - its value is selected so that we can directly enter the new value 
>> without having to remove the old one
>>
>> This seems to be a very common use case...
>>
>> Jerome
>