javafx.scene.control

Class RadioMenuItem

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.control.MenuItem

javafx.scene.control.RadioMenuItem

All Implemented Interfaces:

EventTarget, Toggle

public class RadioMenuItem
extends MenuItem
implements Toggle

A RadioMenuItem is a MenuItem that can be toggled (it uses the Toggle mixin). This means that RadioMenuItem has an API very similar in nature to other controls that use Toggle, such as RadioButton and ToggleButton. RadioMenuItem is specifically designed for use within a Menu, so refer to that class API documentation for more information on how to add a RadioMenuItem into it.

To create a simple, ungrouped RadioMenuItem, do the following:

RadioMenuItem radioItem = new RadioMenuItem("radio text");
radioItem.setSelected(false);
radioItem.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
    @Override public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
        System.out.println("radio toggled");
    }
});

The problem with the example above is that this offers no benefit over using a normal MenuItem. As already mentioned, the purpose of a RadioMenuItem is to offer multiple choices to the user, and only allow for one of these choices to be selected at any one time (i.e. the selection should be mutually exclusive). To achieve this, you can place zero or more RadioMenuItem's into groups. When in groups, only one RadioMenuItem at a time within that group can be selected. To put two RadioMenuItem instances into the same group, simply assign them both the same value for toggleGroup. For example:

ToggleGroup toggleGroup = new ToggleGroup();

RadioMenuItem radioItem1 = new RadioMenuItem("Option 1");
radioItem.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
    @Override public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
        System.out.println("radio toggled");
    }
});
radioItem1.setToggleGroup(toggleGroup);
RadioMenuItem radioItem2 = new RadioMenuItem("Option 2");
radioItem.setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {
    @Override public void handle(ActionEvent e) {
        System.out.println("radio toggled");
    }
});
radioItem2.setToggleGroup(toggleGroup);

In this example, with both RadioMenuItem's assigned to the same ToggleGroup, only one item may be selected at any one time, and should the selection change, the ToggleGroup will take care of deselecting the previous item.

See Also:

MenuItem, Menu

Property Summary

Properties

Type	Property and Description
BooleanProperty	selected The selected state for this Toggle.
ObjectProperty<ToggleGroup>	toggleGroup * Properties * *

Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.control.MenuItem

acceleratorProperty, disableProperty, graphicProperty, idProperty, mnemonicParsingProperty, onActionProperty, parentMenuProperty, parentPopupProperty, styleProperty, textProperty, visibleProperty

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RadioMenuItem(java.lang.String text) Constructs a RadioMenuItem and sets the display text with the specified text.
RadioMenuItem(java.lang.String text, Node graphic) Constructs a RadioMenuItem and sets the display text with the specified text and sets the graphic Node to the given node.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ToggleGroup	getToggleGroup() * Properties * *
boolean	isSelected() Indicates whether this Toggle is selected.
BooleanProperty	selectedProperty() The selected state for this Toggle.
void	setSelected(boolean value) Sets this Toggle as selected or unselected.
void	setToggleGroup(ToggleGroup value) * Properties * *
ObjectProperty<ToggleGroup>	toggleGroupProperty() * Properties * *

Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.control.MenuItem

acceleratorProperty, addEventHandler, buildEventDispatchChain, disableProperty, fire, getAccelerator, getGraphic, getId, getOnAction, getParentMenu, getParentPopup, getProperties, getStyle, getStyleClass, getText, getUserData, graphicProperty, idProperty, isDisable, isMnemonicParsing, isVisible, mnemonicParsingProperty, onActionProperty, parentMenuProperty, parentPopupProperty, removeEventHandler, setAccelerator, setDisable, setGraphic, setId, setMnemonicParsing, setOnAction, setParentMenu, setParentPopup, setStyle, setText, setUserData, setVisible, styleProperty, textProperty, visibleProperty

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface javafx.scene.control.Toggle

getProperties, getUserData, setUserData

Property Detail

toggleGroup

* Properties * *

Specified by:

toggleGroupProperty in interface Toggle

See Also:

getToggleGroup(), setToggleGroup(ToggleGroup)

selected

Specified by:

selectedProperty in interface Toggle

See Also:

isSelected(), setSelected(boolean)

Constructor Detail

RadioMenuItem

public RadioMenuItem(java.lang.String text)

Constructs a RadioMenuItem and sets the display text with the specified text.

RadioMenuItem

public RadioMenuItem(java.lang.String text,
             Node graphic)

Constructs a RadioMenuItem and sets the display text with the specified text and sets the graphic Node to the given node.

Method Detail

setToggleGroup

public final void setToggleGroup(ToggleGroup value)

* Properties * *

Specified by:

setToggleGroup in interface Toggle

Parameters:

value - The new ToggleGroup.

getToggleGroup

public final ToggleGroup getToggleGroup()

* Properties * *

Specified by:

getToggleGroup in interface Toggle

Returns:

The ToggleGroup to which this Toggle belongs.

toggleGroupProperty

public final ObjectProperty<ToggleGroup> toggleGroupProperty()

* Properties * *

Specified by:

toggleGroupProperty in interface Toggle

See Also:

getToggleGroup(), setToggleGroup(ToggleGroup)

setSelected

public final void setSelected(boolean value)

Description copied from interface: Toggle

Sets this Toggle as selected or unselected.

Specified by:

setSelected in interface Toggle

Parameters:

value - true to make this Toggle selected.

isSelected

public final boolean isSelected()

Description copied from interface: Toggle

Indicates whether this Toggle is selected.

Specified by:

isSelected in interface Toggle

Returns:

true if this Toggle is selected.

selectedProperty

public final BooleanProperty selectedProperty()

Description copied from interface: Toggle

The selected state for this Toggle.

Specified by:

selectedProperty in interface Toggle

See Also:

isSelected(), setSelected(boolean)