FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_121"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_121-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.121-b13, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux XPS-15-9560 4.8.0-58-generic #63~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jun 26 18:08:51 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
I call ListView.setCellFactory() and call ListCell.textProperty().bind() with a StringBinding. The StringBinding calls ListCell.itemProperty().toString(). Executing this code causes stack overflow

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the following example. Select a file from the FileChooser.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
See the selected file in the ListView.
ACTUAL -
StackOverflowError

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
package listview.example;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.concurrent.Callable;

import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings;
import javafx.beans.binding.StringBinding;
import javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.ContextMenu;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.ListCell;
import javafx.scene.control.ListView;
import javafx.scene.control.MenuItem;
import javafx.scene.control.Separator;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.stage.FileChooser;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class FileUploaderVBox extends VBox {

ListView<File> filesToUpload = new ListView<>();

public FileUploaderVBox(Stage primaryStage) {
setAlignment(Pos.TOP_CENTER);

Label l = new Label("Select Files to Upload");
l.setStyle("-fx-font: 12 arial; -fx-font-weight: bold;");
setMargin(l, new Insets(25,0,20,0));

Separator horizSeparator1 = new Separator();
horizSeparator1.prefWidthProperty().bind(widthProperty());


filesToUpload.setCellFactory(lv -> {

            ListCell<File> cell = new ListCell<>();

            ContextMenu contextMenu = new ContextMenu();


            MenuItem deleteItem = new MenuItem();
            deleteItem.textProperty().bind(Bindings.format("Delete \"%s\"", cell.itemProperty()));
            deleteItem.setOnAction(event -> filesToUpload.getItems().remove(cell.getItem()));

            contextMenu.getItems().addAll(deleteItem);

// cell.textProperty().bind(cell.itemProperty());
// cell.textProperty().bind(cell.itemProperty().asString());
            
            ObjectProperty<File> itemProperty = cell.itemProperty();
// StringBinding sb = Bindings.createStringBinding(new Callable<String>() {
//
// @Override
// public String call() throws Exception {
//
// if (null == itemProperty.getValue())
// return "";
// else
// return itemProperty.getValue().toString();
// }
//
// }, itemProperty);
            
            StringBinding sb = Bindings.createStringBinding(new Callable<String>() {

@Override
public String call() throws Exception {

if (null == itemProperty)
return "";
else
return itemProperty.toString();
}
            
            }, itemProperty);
            cell.textProperty().bind(sb);

 
            cell.emptyProperty().addListener((obs, wasEmpty, isNowEmpty) -> {
                if (isNowEmpty) {
                    cell.setContextMenu(null);
                } else {
                    cell.setContextMenu(contextMenu);
                }
            });

            return cell ;
        });

Separator horizSeparator2 = new Separator();
horizSeparator2.prefWidthProperty().bind(widthProperty());

Button chooseFileButton = new Button("Choose File");

chooseFileButton.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent> () {

@Override
public void handle(ActionEvent event) {

FileChooser fileChooser = new FileChooser();
File f = fileChooser.showOpenDialog(primaryStage);
if (null != f)
filesToUpload.getItems().add(f);
}
});

getChildren().addAll(l, horizSeparator1, filesToUpload, horizSeparator2, chooseFileButton);

}

}



package listview.example.test;


import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import listview.example.FileUploaderVBox;

public class FileUploaderVBoxTest extends Application {

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

@Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {

FileUploaderVBox up = new FileUploaderVBox(primaryStage);
        Scene scene = new Scene(up, 400.0, 200.0);
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.show();
}
}



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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
The code works if you call ListCell.itemProperty().getValue().toString() instead of ListCell.itemProperty().toString(). That's the commented out code in the example.

If you don't call getValue() you get stack overflow.