Hi @bykka !

Is there a reason why you want to distinguish between how the TextField is cleared?

I use ClearableTextField in my query builder to the database. And of cause, I do not execute a query on every keypress.
Because a query execution is a pretty slow operation I try to execute it completely entered values.
And for my case click on clear icon equals to the cleaning everything with backspace and pressing enter at the end.
Simply clearing with backspace I consider as the user wants to change the value, so I do not need to execute a query.

If you want to trigger something when the TextField is empty, this piece of code should work:

textfield.lengthProperty().addListener((o, ov, nv) -> {
    if (nv == 0) {
        // Execute your query
    }
});

I do not want to trigger if backspace has been used for clearing.

You can update the code snippet to:

textfield.lengthProperty().addListener((o, ov, nv) -> {
    if (nv == 0 && nv - ov > 1) {
        // Execute your query
    }
});

This will only be triggered if the button is clicked or if backspace is used by selecting 2 or more characters. The snipped can be changed as per the use-case.

If you want to only execute when the button is pressed and not on key events, then add a Mouse Event handler and check the length of the TextField inside it:

textfield.addEventHandler(MOUSE_PRESSED,  e -> {
    if (textfield.getLength() == 0) {
        // Execute your query
    }
});

There are multiple ways to achieve what you are aiming to do. I am not inclined towards making an API change for this requirement.

Of cause I can find a workaround on how to make it work. It simply looks more natural to have a "clear event" for that.

textfield.addEventHandler(CLEAR_PRESSED, e -> { });

On a second thought, I can think of various usages for this event. Would you be interested in creating a PR?

I will try it.