FXML, Presentation Model & bi-directional binding

[Will Hoover]

Another programmatic option would be to use the BeanPathAdapter from http://jfxtras.org/ 
It has bi-directional binding.

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From: openjfx-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net [mailto:openjfx-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net] On Behalf Of Philipp Dörfler
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 7:15 AM
To: Martin Sladecek
Cc: openjfx-dev at openjdk.java.net
Subject: Re: FXML, Presentation Model & bi-directional binding

The only thing you have to do is to write a controller and put myTextBox.textProperty().bindBidirectional(dataModel.textProperty()); into the initialize method. It's way less convenient than it could and should be but at least that gets you bidirectional binding. For a working example featuring a calculator that can add 4 bits done with bidirectional binding properties only (+ some FXML) please have a look at https://bitbucket.org/phdoerfler/talks/src/09f00ea55cbddc2acca94c240593f9071169706c/JavaFX%20-%20Lessons%20Learned/src/main/java/demo/calc/?at=defaultwhere
you can find both the code and the talk (in the downloads tab) of a talk of mine where I compared FX to the presentation model of WPF. The slides might be worth looking at because they summarize my findings in surprising FXML binding syntax that are scattered in this mailing list somewhere.

Hope this helps!
Am 20.01.2014 21:55 schrieb "Martin Sladecek" <martin.sladecek at oracle.com>:

> Related JIRA issue: https://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-17646
>
> Uni-directional binding is possible using ${path.to.property} syntax 
> (see http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/api/javafx/fxml/doc-files/
> introduction_to_fxml.html#expression_binding)
>
> -Martin
>
> On 01/20/2014 08:42 PM, Richard Bair wrote:
>
>> Sadly, still not possible :-(. Though I still think it's a great way 
>> to go!
>>
>>  On Jan 20, 2014, at 7:45 PM, Christian Schudt 
>> <christian.schudt at gmx.de>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi together,
>>>
>>> I just (re-)read Richard's excellent article 
>>> http://fxexperience.com/2011/10/fxml-why-it-rocks-and-the-next-phase
>>> /
>>>
>>> He talks about "the next phase" in FXML being the Presentation Model 
>>> and the use of bidirectional binding in FXML.
>>>
>>> I really like to make use of it because I think it's "the way to go" 
>>> and better than MVC pattern. (I've worked with PM pattern in 
>>> Flex/MXML and it was really comfortable.)
>>>
>>> Now this article is 2.5 years old and I wonder, what's the current 
>>> state of "the next phase", i.e. bi-directional binding in FXML or at 
>>> least uni-directional binding.
>>>
>>> I just tried the proposed syntax out and it doesn't work with Java 
>>> 8, so I assume it's still not possible!?
>>>
>>> Thanks for answer,
>>> Best regard,
>>>
>>> Christian
>>>
>>>
>>>
>