RFR: 8176270: Adding ChangeListener to TextField.selectedTextProperty causes StringOutOfBoundsException

[Robert Lichtenberger]

On Wed, 27 May 2020 07:37:13 GMT, Robert Lichtenberger <rlichten at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> We're in the process of finishing our products' release. If I find time
>> I will try and give this (rather nasty) Problem another shot.
>> 
>> On 2020-05-08 20:51, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
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>>> @effad <https://github.com/effad> I just closed PR #73
>>> <https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/pull/73> due to inactivity. If you are
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> Reopening the pull request, since PR #73 has been closed.

Clearing the selection temporarily works fine to prevent the StringOutOfBoundsException but will also change
selectionProperty to reflect the selection being 0/0 for a short time.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jfx/pull/138