RFR: 8375588: Enhanced property metadata [v2]

[John Hendrikx]

On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:21:08 GMT, Andy Goryachev <angorya at openjdk.org> wrote:

> > the need for clearing is a bit overblown;
> 
> I agree; my point is that the property belongs in the container, not the child node. I know - grandfathered, nothing we can do at this point.

The current state of affairs in FX matches much closer with most frameworks created after Swing, having the attached properties be part of the child, not the container.  In other words, FX is the more modern and more flexible design here, and I'm sure the designers also drew upon lessons learned in this regard from Swing.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/2015#issuecomment-3780768238