Removing a TextChangeListener when the event is triggered resets the field's value
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Description
Originally by Heikki Ohinmaa
If you have a TextField with a TextChangeListener attached to it, and you remove the listener inside the textChange method, the TextField's value is reset to what ever it was before the event was triggered.
Sample code to reproduce the problem attached.
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Research direction
Start with the attached sample and trace the TextField textChange method, focusing on what happens when its TextChangeListener is removed during the event. Reproduce the reset, then verify that removing the listener leaves the field's current value unchanged.
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- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
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- 30/100