Cause TableView to not respond to mouse clicks in JavaFX 2.0

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I want a JavaFX 2.0 TableView, but I don't want it to respond to mouse clicks. Of course, I can disable the control/widget but then it appears disabled.

tableview.setSelectionModel(null) gives the behavior I'd like, but the UI dumps stack traces complaining about the null. I can't catch the null.

I've been trying to create some kind of SelectionModel or TableViewSelectionModel that has some methods gutted, so it doesn't respond. I'm having a hard time extending these classes or implementing abstracts.

Ideas on disabling clicks on TableViews?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered May 09 '12 at 20:33

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tableView.setMouseTransparent(true)

answered May 09 '12 at 20:33

jewelsea

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Thank you for saving me from myself. An oddly named method. – Scott Serr May 10 '12 at 12:55
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If the component gets focus using something like Tab, then the user is able to use arrow keys to select rows or cells. This isn't exactly what I had in mind. A work around: tableView.setFocusTraversable(false) – Scott Serr May 10 '12 at 19:22
Is there a way I can disable selecting the rows, while still allowing vertical scrolling? – James Wierzba May 20 '15 at 19:59
Please ask a new question James. – jewelsea May 20 '15 at 20:37

Cause TableView to not respond to mouse clicks in JavaFX 2.0

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