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11. Editing Models and Validation
dialog("Add note") {
val model = ViewModel()
val note = model.bind { SimpleStringProperty() }
}
field("Note") {
textarea(note) {
required()
whenDocked { requestFocus() }
}
}
buttonbar {
button("Save note").action {
model.commit { doSave() }
}
}
Figure 11.3 A dialog with a inline ViewModel context
Notice how the note property is connected to the context by specifying it's bean parameter.
This is crucial for making the field validation available.
Partial commit
It's also possible to do a partial commit by suppling a list of fields you want to commit to
avoid committing everything. This can be convenient in situations where you edit the same
ViewModel instance from different Views, for example in a Wizard. See the Wizard chapter
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