Android Question [B4X] Visible property (B4XFloatTextField)

[LucaMs]

Erel, please, tell me (quando, quando, quando ) why...

The B4XFloatTextField must not have the Visible property.

I am forced to write:

B4XFloatTextField1.mBase.Visible =False

and the AI I use doesn't know this "weirdness", so it logically generates:

B4XFloatTextField1.Visible =False

You know better than me that you would only need to add a few lines:

Public Sub setVisible(Visible As Boolean)
    mBase.Visible = Visible
End Sub

Public Sub getVisible As Boolean
    Return mBase.Visible
End Sub

so you have a valid reason not to, I suppose.

 

[Erel]

so you have a valid reason not to, I suppose.

It is a standard convention to expose mBase and let developers change whatever they like with mBase. The other way is to duplicate all methods for all custom views and it is a bit annoying to do...

 

[LucaMs]

The other way is to duplicate all methods for all custom views and it is a bit annoying to do...

It's rare that work isn't boring
If you trust me, I can do it for you, but the language <should or must?> be "coherent."

 

[Erel]

If you trust me, I can do it for you, but the language <should or must?> be "coherent."

Duplicating code is bad. Maybe "class default properties" feature should be added.

 

[LucaMs]

Duplicating code is bad. Maybe "class default properties" feature should be added.

I'm "studying" an "extension code module" (similar to your extension classes; or my truly wonderful lmB4XTableExt ).

 

[LucaMs]

I'm "studying" an "extension code module" (similar to your extension classes; or my truly wonderful lmB4XTableExt ).

It's absolutely not worth it.

It's better for someone, like Erel, to add all the missing properties