RFR: 8345188: Support tree-structural pseudo-classes [v5]

[Kevin Rushforth]

On Tue, 3 Dec 2024 20:02:15 GMT, Michael Strauß <mstrauss at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> The CSS Selectors specification defines the `:root` pseudo-class that matches root nodes:
>> https://www.w3.org/TR/selectors-4/#the-root-pseudo
>> 
>> JavaFX uses the non-standard `.root` style class for the same purpose. We should also support the `:root` pseudo-class for increased compatibility of JavaFX CSS with the web specification.
>> 
>> Additionally, we should also support the following child-indexed pseudo-classes:
>> `:first-child`
>> `:last-child`
>> `:only-child`
>> `:nth-child()` with arguments `even` and `odd`
>> 
>> The `An+B [of S]?` microsyntax for `:nth-child()` is not supported, as this would require major changes in JavaFX CSS.
>
> Michael Strauß has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   whitespace error

The doc changes look good to me. Can you create a CSR?

Also can you please merge in the latest master (it's pretty out of date by now)?

I'll review the implementation and also test it.

@andy-goryachev-oracle or @hjohn Can one of you be the second reviewer?

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/1652#issuecomment-2576353140