32 import java.util.List;
  33 
  34 import javafx.beans.InvalidationListener;
  35 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
  36 import javafx.beans.property.DoubleProperty;
  37 import javafx.beans.property.IntegerProperty;
  38 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleDoubleProperty;
  39 import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
  40 import javafx.beans.value.WritableValue;
  41 import javafx.collections.ListChangeListener;
  42 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
  43 import javafx.css.CssMetaData;
  44 import javafx.css.StyleConverter;
  45 import javafx.css.StyleableBooleanProperty;
  46 import javafx.css.StyleableIntegerProperty;
  47 import javafx.css.StyleableProperty;
  48 
  49 import com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper;
  50 import com.sun.javafx.collections.ListListenerHelper;
  51 import com.sun.javafx.collections.NonIterableChange;
  52 import com.sun.javafx.css.converters.SizeConverter;
  53 import com.sun.javafx.scene.control.skin.TextAreaSkin;
  54 
  55 import javafx.css.Styleable;
  56 import javafx.scene.AccessibleRole;
  57 
  58 /**
  59  * Text input component that allows a user to enter multiple lines of
  60  * plain text. Unlike in previous releases of JavaFX, support for single line
  61  * input is not available as part of the TextArea control, however this is 
  62  * the sole-purpose of the {@link TextField} control. Additionally, if you want
  63  * a form of rich-text editing, there is also the
  64  * {@link javafx.scene.web.HTMLEditor HTMLEditor} control.
  65  *
  66  * <p>TextArea supports the notion of showing {@link #promptTextProperty() prompt text}
  67  * to the user when there is no {@link #textProperty() text} already in the
  68  * TextArea (either via the user, or set programmatically). This is a useful
  69  * way of informing the user as to what is expected in the text area, without
  70  * having to resort to {@link Tooltip tooltips} or on-screen {@link Label labels}.
  71  *
  72  * @see TextField
  73  * @since JavaFX 2.0

  32 import java.util.List;
  33 
  34 import javafx.beans.InvalidationListener;
  35 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
  36 import javafx.beans.property.DoubleProperty;
  37 import javafx.beans.property.IntegerProperty;
  38 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleDoubleProperty;
  39 import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
  40 import javafx.beans.value.WritableValue;
  41 import javafx.collections.ListChangeListener;
  42 import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
  43 import javafx.css.CssMetaData;
  44 import javafx.css.StyleConverter;
  45 import javafx.css.StyleableBooleanProperty;
  46 import javafx.css.StyleableIntegerProperty;
  47 import javafx.css.StyleableProperty;
  48 
  49 import com.sun.javafx.binding.ExpressionHelper;
  50 import com.sun.javafx.collections.ListListenerHelper;
  51 import com.sun.javafx.collections.NonIterableChange;
  52 import javafx.css.converter.SizeConverter;
  53 import javafx.scene.control.skin.TextAreaSkin;
  54 
  55 import javafx.css.Styleable;
  56 import javafx.scene.AccessibleRole;
  57 
  58 /**
  59  * Text input component that allows a user to enter multiple lines of
  60  * plain text. Unlike in previous releases of JavaFX, support for single line
  61  * input is not available as part of the TextArea control, however this is 
  62  * the sole-purpose of the {@link TextField} control. Additionally, if you want
  63  * a form of rich-text editing, there is also the
  64  * {@link javafx.scene.web.HTMLEditor HTMLEditor} control.
  65  *
  66  * <p>TextArea supports the notion of showing {@link #promptTextProperty() prompt text}
  67  * to the user when there is no {@link #textProperty() text} already in the
  68  * TextArea (either via the user, or set programmatically). This is a useful
  69  * way of informing the user as to what is expected in the text area, without
  70  * having to resort to {@link Tooltip tooltips} or on-screen {@link Label labels}.
  71  *
  72  * @see TextField
  73  * @since JavaFX 2.0