Hi Tom, can you provide a code example? I am not sure I understand all the details correctly. :) In particular it is important to know which of the properties are defined in your code and which properties you are just using. For example it is possible to bind a readonly property, but only if it is defined in your code.
Cheers, Michael > On 23 Feb 2015, at 09:03, Tom Eugelink <[email protected]> wrote: > > JFXtras has a number of extended textfields (BigDecimal, Calendar, LocalDate, > ...). These controls use a TextField in their skin to compose this control. > These extended textfield controls have a readonly focusProperty()... What > would be the best way to forward the focusProperty of the TextField to the > control's focusProperty? > - Binding is not possible, because it is read only. > - Setting the value in the skin is not possible, because it is read only. > - setFocused method is protected final > > What works is the following setup: > - create a _public_ focusForwardProperty in the Skin > - listen to the focusProperty of TextField and set the focusForwardProperty > accordingly > - listen to the skinProperty in the Control and when set, bind a listener to > the focusForwardProperty > - in this listener call setFocused with the value of focusForwardProperty > > This approach at least prevents the control's API to be polluted with public > methods, but requires a property just for the sake of publishing the value. > Ideally one would like to bind both focusProperties. > > Tom
