TextAreaDemo.java

package demos.components;

import com.jfoenix.controls.JFXTextArea;
import com.jfoenix.validation.RequiredFieldValidator;
import de.jensd.fx.glyphs.GlyphsBuilder;
import de.jensd.fx.glyphs.fontawesome.FontAwesomeIcon;
import de.jensd.fx.glyphs.fontawesome.FontAwesomeIconView;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.TextArea;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class TextAreaDemo extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {

        VBox main = new VBox();
        main.setSpacing(50);

        TextArea javafxTextArea = new TextArea();
        javafxTextArea.setPromptText("JavaFX Text Area");
        main.getChildren().add(javafxTextArea);
        JFXTextArea jfxTextArea = new JFXTextArea();
        jfxTextArea.setPromptText("JFoenix Text Area :D");
        jfxTextArea.setLabelFloat(true);

        RequiredFieldValidator validator = new RequiredFieldValidator();
        // NOTE adding error class to text area is causing the cursor to disapper
        validator.setErrorStyleClass("");
        validator.setMessage("Please type something!");
        validator.setIcon(GlyphsBuilder.create(FontAwesomeIconView.class)
            .glyph(FontAwesomeIcon.WARNING)
            .size("1em")
            .styleClass("error")
            .build());
        jfxTextArea.getValidators().add(validator);
        jfxTextArea.focusedProperty().addListener((o, oldVal, newVal) -> {
            if (!newVal) {
                jfxTextArea.validate();
            }
        });


        main.getChildren().add(jfxTextArea);

        StackPane pane = new StackPane();
        pane.getChildren().add(main);
        StackPane.setMargin(main, new Insets(100));
        pane.setStyle("-fx-background-color:WHITE");

        final Scene scene = new Scene(pane, 800, 600);
        scene.getStylesheets()
            .add(ButtonDemo.class.getResource("/css/jfoenix-components.css").toExternalForm());
        stage.setTitle("JFX Button Demo");
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();

    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }

}