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Static @FXML variables in FXML Controller

I upgraded from JavaFX 8 b109 to b116 and my FXML controller class has the injected variables as null when it initializes. I tried it with the sample NetBeans FXML app.

@FXML
private static Label label;

@Override
public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle rb) {
    label.setText("static test");
}

The problem is with the static keyword. I remove that and it works. It was working fine in b109 with static variables. When writing my app initially, I figured static made sense. They're created when the application loads and there's only ever one copy of the scene.

Is there a way around this without rewriting a thousand lines of code that use static access?

Solution

  • Anyway I refactored everything and it wasn't as hard as I thought. I spent about half the time refactoring as I did searching for a solution.

    I'll leave the question in case any other poor souls have the same problem.