On Fri, 2 Dec 2022 09:10:34 GMT, John Hendrikx <jhendr...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> I didn't look too far for alternative names after I discovered `showing` >> would not be possible. The name comes from `isTreeShowing` which is used >> for a similar purpose (inside `Node`) and from `conditionOnShowing` in >> ReactFX. >> >> The name needs to imply that visibility has no effect on it (ie, >> `setVisible(false)` won't toggle it). Neither does it check if the node >> isn't covered or off screen. >> >> In theory you could use a more general name (like `active` as in "part of an >> active currently showing scene graph"). `isActive` seems to even be >> available... >> >> A name like "used" or "inUse" may also work (as in "indicates the node is >> currently used as part of a currently showing scene graph". > > That reminds me... `parent` is described as: > >> The parent of this {@code Node}. If this {@code Node} has not been added to >> a scene graph, then parent will be null. > > Which I think is incorrect; parent can easily be non-null while not being > part of a scene graph. `displayed`/`displaying`? ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jfx/pull/830