How to create a multiple-line TextBox in a jfx script?

Question

How to create a multiple-line TextBox in a jfx script?
Or
How to use the Swing component JTextArea in a jfx script?
Please post a brief code segment.
Thanks,
Asghar

Answer 1

This supports two way binding between JavaFX and Java and also cut and paste.
Enjoy.
  * MyTextArea.fx
  * Created on Dec 14, 2008, 7:23:49 AM
package twifxer.components;
import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
import java.awt.event.KeyListener;
import java.awt.Font;
import javafx.ext.swing.SwingComponent;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import java.awt.Color;
  * @author Steven Herod
public class TweetTextComponent extends SwingComponent{
     var myComponent: JTextArea;
     public var length: Integer;
     public var readText:String;
     public var text: String on replace{
         myComponent.setText(text);
     public var toolTipText: String on replace{
         myComponent.setToolTipText(toolTipText);
     public override function createJComponent():JComponent{
         translateX = 15;
         translateY = 5;
         var f:Font = new Font("sanserif",Font.PLAIN, 11);
         myComponent = new JTextArea(4, 33);
         myComponent.setOpaque(false);
         myComponent.setFont(f);
         myComponent.setWrapStyleWord(true);
         myComponent.setLineWrap(true);
         myComponent.addKeyListener( KeyListener{
             public override function
             keyPressed(keyEvent:KeyEvent) {
                 if (keyEvent.VK_PASTE == keyEvent.getKeyCode())
                     myComponent.paste();
             public override function
             keyReleased( keyEvent:KeyEvent) {
                 var pos = myComponent.getCaretPosition();
                 text = myComponent.getText();
                 myComponent.setCaretPosition(pos);
             public override function
             keyTyped(keyEvent:KeyEvent) {
                 length = myComponent.getDocument().getLength();
         return myComponent;
}