Class Group
- javafx.scene.Node
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- javafx.scene.Parent
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- javafx.scene.Group
All Implemented Interfaces:
@DefaultProperty(value="children") public class Group extends Parent
Group node contains an ObservableList of children that are rendered in order whenever this node is rendered. A Group will take on the collective bounds of its children and is not directly resizable.
Any transform, effect, or state applied to a Group will be applied to all children of that group. Such transforms and effects will NOT be included in this Group's layout bounds, however if transforms and effects are set directly on children of this Group, those will be included in this Group's layout bounds.
By default, a Group will "auto-size" its managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass to ensure that Regions and Controls are sized properly as their state changes. If an application needs to disable this auto-sizing behavior, then it should set autoSizeChildren to false and understand that if the preferred size of the children change, they will not automatically resize (so buyer beware!).
Group Example:
import javafx.scene.*;
import javafx.scene.paint.*;
import javafx.scene.shape.*;
import java.lang.Math;
Group g = new Group();
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
Rectangle r = new Rectangle();
r.setY(i * 20);
r.setWidth(100);
r.setHeight(10);
r.setFill(Color.RED);
g.getChildren().add(r);
}
Since:
JavaFX 2.0
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Property Summary
All MethodsInstance MethodsConcrete Methods Type Property and Description BooleanPropertyautoSizeChildrenControls whether or not thisGroupwill automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass.-
Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.Parent
needsLayout
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Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.Node
accessibleHelp, accessibleRoleDescription, accessibleRole, accessibleText, blendMode, boundsInLocal, boundsInParent, cacheHint, cache, clip, cursor, depthTest, disabled, disable, effectiveNodeOrientation, effect, eventDispatcher, focused, focusTraversable, hover, id, inputMethodRequests, layoutBounds, layoutX, layoutY, localToParentTransform, localToSceneTransform, managed, mouseTransparent, nodeOrientation, onContextMenuRequested, onDragDetected, onDragDone, onDragDropped, onDragEntered, onDragExited, onDragOver, onInputMethodTextChanged, onKeyPressed, onKeyReleased, onKeyTyped, onMouseClicked, onMouseDragEntered, onMouseDragExited, onMouseDragged, onMouseDragOver, onMouseDragReleased, onMouseEntered, onMouseExited, onMouseMoved, onMousePressed, onMouseReleased, onRotate, onRotationFinished, onRotationStarted, onScrollFinished, onScroll, onScrollStarted, onSwipeDown, onSwipeLeft, onSwipeRight, onSwipeUp, onTouchMoved, onTouchPressed, onTouchReleased, onTouchStationary, onZoomFinished, onZoom, onZoomStarted, opacity, parent, pickOnBounds, pressed, rotate, rotationAxis, scaleX, scaleY, scaleZ, scene, style, translateX, translateY, translateZ, visible
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Field Summary
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Fields inherited from class javafx.scene.Node
BASELINE_OFFSET_SAME_AS_HEIGHT
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Constructor Summary
Constructors Constructor and Description Group()Constructs a group.Group(Collection<Node> children)Constructs a group consisting of the given children.Group(Node... children)Constructs a group consisting of children.
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Method Summary
All MethodsInstance MethodsConcrete Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description BooleanPropertyautoSizeChildrenProperty()Controls whether or not thisGroupwill automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass.ObservableList<Node>getChildren()Gets the list of children of thisGroup.booleanisAutoSizeChildren()Gets the value of the property autoSizeChildren.protected voidlayoutChildren()Group implements layoutChildren such that each child is resized to its preferred size, if the child is resizable.doubleminHeight(double width)Returns the node's minimum height for use in layout calculations.doubleminWidth(double height)Returns the node's minimum width for use in layout calculations.doubleprefHeight(double width)Group defines the preferred height as simply being the height of its layout bounds, which in turn is simply the sum of the positions & heights of all of its children.doubleprefWidth(double height)Group defines the preferred width as simply being the width of its layout bounds, which in turn is simply the sum of the positions & widths of all of its children.voidsetAutoSizeChildren(boolean value)Sets the value of the property autoSizeChildren.-
Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.Parent
computeMinHeight, computeMinWidth, computePrefHeight, computePrefWidth, getBaselineOffset, getChildrenUnmodifiable, getManagedChildren, getStylesheets, isNeedsLayout, layout, lookup, needsLayoutProperty, queryAccessibleAttribute, requestLayout, requestParentLayout, setNeedsLayout, updateBounds
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Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.Node
accessibleHelpProperty, accessibleRoleDescriptionProperty, accessibleRoleProperty, accessibleTextProperty, addEventFilter, addEventHandler, applyCss, autosize, blendModeProperty, boundsInLocalProperty, boundsInParentProperty, buildEventDispatchChain, cacheHintProperty, cacheProperty, clipProperty, computeAreaInScreen, contains, contains, cursorProperty, depthTestProperty, disabledProperty, disableProperty, effectiveNodeOrientationProperty, effectProperty, eventDispatcherProperty, executeAccessibleAction, fireEvent, focusedProperty, focusTraversableProperty, getAccessibleHelp, getAccessibleRole, getAccessibleRoleDescription, getAccessibleText, getBlendMode, getBoundsInLocal, getBoundsInParent, getCacheHint, getClassCssMetaData, getClip, getContentBias, getCssMetaData, getCursor, getDepthTest, getEffect, getEffectiveNodeOrientation, getEventDispatcher, getId, getInputMethodRequests, getLayoutBounds, getLayoutX, getLayoutY, getLocalToParentTransform, getLocalToSceneTransform, getNodeOrientation, getOnContextMenuRequested, getOnDragDetected, getOnDragDone, getOnDragDropped, getOnDragEntered, getOnDragExited, getOnDragOver, getOnInputMethodTextChanged, getOnKeyPressed, getOnKeyReleased, getOnKeyTyped, getOnMouseClicked, getOnMouseDragEntered, getOnMouseDragExited, getOnMouseDragged, getOnMouseDragOver, getOnMouseDragReleased, getOnMouseEntered, getOnMouseExited, getOnMouseMoved, getOnMousePressed, getOnMouseReleased, getOnRotate, getOnRotationFinished, getOnRotationStarted, getOnScroll, getOnScrollFinished, getOnScrollStarted, getOnSwipeDown, getOnSwipeLeft, getOnSwipeRight, getOnSwipeUp, getOnTouchMoved, getOnTouchPressed, getOnTouchReleased, getOnTouchStationary, getOnZoom, getOnZoomFinished, getOnZoomStarted, getOpacity, getParent, getProperties, getPseudoClassStates, getRotate, getRotationAxis, getScaleX, getScaleY, getScaleZ, getScene, getStyle, getStyleableParent, getStyleClass, getTransforms, getTranslateX, getTranslateY, getTranslateZ, getTypeSelector, getUserData, hasProperties, hoverProperty, idProperty, inputMethodRequestsProperty, intersects, intersects, isCache, isDisable, isDisabled, isFocused, isFocusTraversable, isHover, isManaged, isMouseTransparent, isPickOnBounds, isPressed, isResizable, isVisible, layoutBoundsProperty, layoutXProperty, layoutYProperty, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParentTransformProperty, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToSceneTransformProperty, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, lookupAll, managedProperty, maxHeight, maxWidth, mouseTransparentProperty, nodeOrientationProperty, notifyAccessibleAttributeChanged, onContextMenuRequestedProperty, onDragDetectedProperty, onDragDoneProperty, onDragDroppedProperty, onDragEnteredProperty, onDragExitedProperty, onDragOverProperty, onInputMethodTextChangedProperty, onKeyPressedProperty, onKeyReleasedProperty, onKeyTypedProperty, onMouseClickedProperty, onMouseDragEnteredProperty, onMouseDragExitedProperty, onMouseDraggedProperty, onMouseDragOverProperty, onMouseDragReleasedProperty, onMouseEnteredProperty, onMouseExitedProperty, onMouseMovedProperty, onMousePressedProperty, onMouseReleasedProperty, onRotateProperty, onRotationFinishedProperty, onRotationStartedProperty, onScrollFinishedProperty, onScrollProperty, onScrollStartedProperty, onSwipeDownProperty, onSwipeLeftProperty, onSwipeRightProperty, onSwipeUpProperty, onTouchMovedProperty, onTouchPressedProperty, onTouchReleasedProperty, onTouchStationaryProperty, onZoomFinishedProperty, onZoomProperty, onZoomStartedProperty, opacityProperty, parentProperty, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, pickOnBoundsProperty, pressedProperty, pseudoClassStateChanged, relocate, removeEventFilter, removeEventHandler, requestFocus, resize, resizeRelocate, rotateProperty, rotationAxisProperty, scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty, scaleZProperty, sceneProperty, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, setAccessibleHelp, setAccessibleRole, setAccessibleRoleDescription, setAccessibleText, setBlendMode, setCache, setCacheHint, setClip, setCursor, setDepthTest, setDisable, setDisabled, setEffect, setEventDispatcher, setEventHandler, setFocused, setFocusTraversable, setHover, setId, setInputMethodRequests, setLayoutX, setLayoutY, setManaged, setMouseTransparent, setNodeOrientation, setOnContextMenuRequested, setOnDragDetected, setOnDragDone, setOnDragDropped, setOnDragEntered, setOnDragExited, setOnDragOver, setOnInputMethodTextChanged, setOnKeyPressed, setOnKeyReleased, setOnKeyTyped, setOnMouseClicked, setOnMouseDragEntered, setOnMouseDragExited, setOnMouseDragged, setOnMouseDragOver, setOnMouseDragReleased, setOnMouseEntered, setOnMouseExited, setOnMouseMoved, setOnMousePressed, setOnMouseReleased, setOnRotate, setOnRotationFinished, setOnRotationStarted, setOnScroll, setOnScrollFinished, setOnScrollStarted, setOnSwipeDown, setOnSwipeLeft, setOnSwipeRight, setOnSwipeUp, setOnTouchMoved, setOnTouchPressed, setOnTouchReleased, setOnTouchStationary, setOnZoom, setOnZoomFinished, setOnZoomStarted, setOpacity, setPickOnBounds, setPressed, setRotate, setRotationAxis, setScaleX, setScaleY, setScaleZ, setStyle, setTranslateX, setTranslateY, setTranslateZ, setUserData, setVisible, snapshot, snapshot, startDragAndDrop, startFullDrag, styleProperty, toBack, toFront, toString, translateXProperty, translateYProperty, translateZProperty, usesMirroring, visibleProperty
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Property Detail
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autoSizeChildren
public final BooleanProperty autoSizeChildrenProperty
Controls whether or not thisGroupwill automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass. If set tofalse, then the application is responsible for setting the size of this Group's resizable children, otherwise such nodes may end up with a zero width/height and will not be visible. This variable has no effect on content nodes which are not resizable (Shape, Text, etc).Default value:
true
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Constructor Detail
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Group
public Group()
Constructs a group.
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Group
public Group(Node... children)
Constructs a group consisting of children.Parameters:
children- children.
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Group
public Group(Collection<Node> children)
Constructs a group consisting of the given children.Parameters:
children- children of the groupThrows:
NullPointerException- if the specified collection is nullSince:
JavaFX 8.0
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Method Detail
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setAutoSizeChildren
public final void setAutoSizeChildren(boolean value)
Sets the value of the property autoSizeChildren.Property description:
Controls whether or not this
Groupwill automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass. If set tofalse, then the application is responsible for setting the size of this Group's resizable children, otherwise such nodes may end up with a zero width/height and will not be visible. This variable has no effect on content nodes which are not resizable (Shape, Text, etc).Default value:
true
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isAutoSizeChildren
public final boolean isAutoSizeChildren()
Gets the value of the property autoSizeChildren.Property description:
Controls whether or not this
Groupwill automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass. If set tofalse, then the application is responsible for setting the size of this Group's resizable children, otherwise such nodes may end up with a zero width/height and will not be visible. This variable has no effect on content nodes which are not resizable (Shape, Text, etc).Default value:
true
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autoSizeChildrenProperty
public final BooleanProperty autoSizeChildrenProperty()
Controls whether or not thisGroupwill automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass. If set tofalse, then the application is responsible for setting the size of this Group's resizable children, otherwise such nodes may end up with a zero width/height and will not be visible. This variable has no effect on content nodes which are not resizable (Shape, Text, etc).Default value:
true
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getChildren
public ObservableList<Node> getChildren()
Gets the list of children of thisGroup.Overrides:
getChildrenin classParentReturns:
the list of children of this
Group.
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prefWidth
public double prefWidth(double height)
Group defines the preferred width as simply being the width of its layout bounds, which in turn is simply the sum of the positions & widths of all of its children. That is, the preferred width is the one that it is at, because a Group cannot be resized. Note: as the layout bounds in autosize Group depend on the Group to be already laid-out, this call will do the layout of the Group if necessary.Parameters:
height- This parameter is ignored by GroupReturns:
The layout bounds width
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prefHeight
public double prefHeight(double width)
Group defines the preferred height as simply being the height of its layout bounds, which in turn is simply the sum of the positions & heights of all of its children. That is, the preferred height is the one that it is at, because a Group cannot be resized. Note: as the layout bounds in autosize Group depend on the Group to be already laid-out, this call will do the layout of the Group if necessary.Overrides:
prefHeightin classParentParameters:
width- This parameter is ignored by GroupReturns:
The layout bounds height
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minHeight
public double minHeight(double width)
Description copied from class:NodeReturns the node's minimum height for use in layout calculations. If the node is resizable, its parent should not resize its height any smaller than this value. If the node is not resizable, returns its layoutBounds height.Layout code which calls this method should first check the content-bias of the node. If the node has a horizontal content-bias, then callers should pass in a width value that the minimum height should be based on. If the node has either a vertical or null content-bias, then the caller should pass in -1.
Node subclasses with a horizontal content-bias should honor the width parameter whether -1 or a positive value. All other subclasses may ignore the width parameter (which will likely be -1).
If Node's
Node.maxHeight(double)is lower than this number,minHeighttakes precedence. This means the Node should never be resized belowminHeight.Parameters:
width- the width that should be used if minimum height depends on itReturns:
the minimum height that the node should be resized to during layout The result will never be NaN, nor will it ever be negative.
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minWidth
public double minWidth(double height)
Description copied from class:NodeReturns the node's minimum width for use in layout calculations. If the node is resizable, its parent should not resize its width any smaller than this value. If the node is not resizable, returns its layoutBounds width.Layout code which calls this method should first check the content-bias of the node. If the node has a vertical content-bias, then callers should pass in a height value that the minimum width should be based on. If the node has either a horizontal or null content-bias, then the caller should pass in -1.
Node subclasses with a vertical content-bias should honor the height parameter whether -1 or a positive value. All other subclasses may ignore the height parameter (which will likely be -1).
If Node's
Node.maxWidth(double)is lower than this number,minWidthtakes precedence. This means the Node should never be resized belowminWidth.Parameters:
height- the height that should be used if minimum width depends on itReturns:
the minimum width that the node should be resized to during layout. The result will never be NaN, nor will it ever be negative.
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layoutChildren
protected void layoutChildren()
Group implements layoutChildren such that each child is resized to its preferred size, if the child is resizable. Non-resizable children are simply left alone. IfautoSizeChildrenis false, then Group does nothing in this method.Overrides:
layoutChildrenin classParent
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