Class Axis<T>

javafx.scene.chart.Axis<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:: Styleable, EventTarget

Direct Known Subclasses:: CategoryAxis, ValueAxis

public abstract class Axis<T>
extends Region

Base class for all axes in JavaFX that represents an axis drawn on a chart area. It holds properties for axis auto ranging, ticks and labels along the axis.

Some examples of concrete subclasses include NumberAxis whose axis plots data in numbers and CategoryAxis whose values / ticks represent string categories along its axis.

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Properties
Type	Property	Description
`BooleanProperty`	`animated`	When true any changes to the axis and its range will be animated.
`BooleanProperty`	`autoRanging`	This is true when the axis determines its range from the data automatically
`ObjectProperty<String>`	`label`	The axis label
`ObjectProperty<Side>`	`side`	The side of the plot which this axis is being drawn on
`ObjectProperty<Paint>`	`tickLabelFill`	The fill for all tick labels
`ObjectProperty<Font>`	`tickLabelFont`	The font for all tick labels
`DoubleProperty`	`tickLabelGap`	The gap between tick labels and the tick mark lines
`DoubleProperty`	`tickLabelRotation`	Rotation in degrees of tick mark labels from their normal horizontal.
`BooleanProperty`	`tickLabelsVisible`	true if tick mark labels should be displayed
`DoubleProperty`	`tickLength`	The length of tick mark lines
`BooleanProperty`	`tickMarkVisible`	true if tick marks should be displayed

Properties declared in class javafx.scene.layout.Region

background, border, cacheShape, centerShape, height, insets, maxHeight, maxWidth, minHeight, minWidth, opaqueInsets, padding, prefHeight, prefWidth, scaleShape, shape, snapToPixel, width

Properties declared in class javafx.scene.Parent

needsLayout

Properties declared in 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, viewOrder, visible

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`Axis.TickMark<T>`	TickMark represents the label text, its associated properties for each tick along the Axis.

Field Summary

Fields declared in class javafx.scene.layout.Region

USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, USE_PREF_SIZE

Fields declared in class javafx.scene.Node

BASELINE_OFFSET_SAME_AS_HEIGHT

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Axis()`	Creates and initializes a new instance of the Axis class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BooleanProperty`	`animatedProperty()`	When true any changes to the axis and its range will be animated.
`protected abstract Object`	`autoRange(double length)`	This calculates the upper and lower bound based on the data provided to invalidateRange() method.
`BooleanProperty`	`autoRangingProperty()`	This is true when the axis determines its range from the data automatically
`protected abstract List<T>`	`calculateTickValues(double length, Object range)`	Calculate a list of all the data values for each tick mark in range
`protected double`	`computePrefHeight(double width)`	Computes the preferred height of this axis for the given width.
`protected double`	`computePrefWidth(double height)`	Computes the preferred width of this axis for the given height.
`boolean`	`getAnimated()`	Indicates whether the changes to axis range will be animated or not.
`static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>`	`getClassCssMetaData()`
`List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>`	`getCssMetaData()`	This method should delegate to `Node.getClassCssMetaData()` so that a Node's CssMetaData can be accessed without the need for reflection.
`abstract double`	`getDisplayPosition(T value)`	Get the display position along this axis for a given value.
`String`	`getLabel()`	Gets the value of the property label.
`protected abstract Object`	`getRange()`	Called to get the current axis range.
`Side`	`getSide()`	Gets the value of the property side.
`Paint`	`getTickLabelFill()`	Gets the value of the property tickLabelFill.
`Font`	`getTickLabelFont()`	Gets the value of the property tickLabelFont.
`double`	`getTickLabelGap()`	Gets the value of the property tickLabelGap.
`double`	`getTickLabelRotation()`	Gets the value of the property tickLabelRotation.
`double`	`getTickLength()`	Gets the value of the property tickLength.
`protected abstract String`	`getTickMarkLabel(T value)`	Get the string label name for a tick mark with the given value
`ObservableList<Axis.TickMark<T>>`	`getTickMarks()`	Unmodifiable observable list of tickmarks, each TickMark directly representing a tickmark on this axis.
`abstract T`	`getValueForDisplay(double displayPosition)`	Get the data value for the given display position on this axis.
`abstract double`	`getZeroPosition()`	Get the display position of the zero line along this axis.
`protected void`	`invalidateRange()`	Mark the current range invalid, this will cause anything that depends on the range to be recalculated on the next layout.
`void`	`invalidateRange(List<T> data)`	Called when data has changed and the range may not be valid any more.
`boolean`	`isAutoRanging()`	Gets the value of the property autoRanging.
`protected boolean`	`isRangeValid()`	See if the current range is valid, if it is not then any range dependent calulcations need to redone on the next layout pass
`boolean`	`isTickLabelsVisible()`	Gets the value of the property tickLabelsVisible.
`boolean`	`isTickMarkVisible()`	Gets the value of the property tickMarkVisible.
`abstract boolean`	`isValueOnAxis(T value)`	Checks if the given value is plottable on this axis
`ObjectProperty<String>`	`labelProperty()`	The axis label
`protected void`	`layoutChildren()`	Invoked during the layout pass to layout this axis and all its content.
`protected Dimension2D`	`measureTickMarkLabelSize(String labelText, double rotation)`	Measure the size of the label for given tick mark value.
`protected Dimension2D`	`measureTickMarkSize(T value, double rotation)`	Measure the size of the label for given tick mark value.
`protected Dimension2D`	`measureTickMarkSize(T value, Object range)`	Measure the size of the label for given tick mark value.
`void`	`requestAxisLayout()`	Request that the axis is laid out in the next layout pass.
`void`	`requestLayout()`	We suppress requestLayout() calls here by doing nothing as we don't want changes to our children to cause layout.
`void`	`setAnimated(boolean value)`	Sets the value of the property animated.
`void`	`setAutoRanging(boolean value)`	Sets the value of the property autoRanging.
`void`	`setLabel(String value)`	Sets the value of the property label.
`protected abstract void`	`setRange(Object range, boolean animate)`	Called to set the current axis range to the given range.
`void`	`setSide(Side value)`	Sets the value of the property side.
`void`	`setTickLabelFill(Paint value)`	Sets the value of the property tickLabelFill.
`void`	`setTickLabelFont(Font value)`	Sets the value of the property tickLabelFont.
`void`	`setTickLabelGap(double value)`	Sets the value of the property tickLabelGap.
`void`	`setTickLabelRotation(double value)`	Sets the value of the property tickLabelRotation.
`void`	`setTickLabelsVisible(boolean value)`	Sets the value of the property tickLabelsVisible.
`void`	`setTickLength(double value)`	Sets the value of the property tickLength.
`void`	`setTickMarkVisible(boolean value)`	Sets the value of the property tickMarkVisible.
`protected boolean`	`shouldAnimate()`	This is used to check if any given animation should run.
`ObjectProperty<Side>`	`sideProperty()`	The side of the plot which this axis is being drawn on
`ObjectProperty<Paint>`	`tickLabelFillProperty()`	The fill for all tick labels
`ObjectProperty<Font>`	`tickLabelFontProperty()`	The font for all tick labels
`DoubleProperty`	`tickLabelGapProperty()`	The gap between tick labels and the tick mark lines
`DoubleProperty`	`tickLabelRotationProperty()`	Rotation in degrees of tick mark labels from their normal horizontal.
`BooleanProperty`	`tickLabelsVisibleProperty()`	true if tick mark labels should be displayed
`DoubleProperty`	`tickLengthProperty()`	The length of tick mark lines
`protected void`	`tickMarksUpdated()`	Called during layout if the tickmarks have been updated, allowing subclasses to do anything they need to in reaction.
`BooleanProperty`	`tickMarkVisibleProperty()`	true if tick marks should be displayed
`abstract double`	`toNumericValue(T value)`	All axis values must be representable by some numeric value.
`abstract T`	`toRealValue(double value)`	All axis values must be representable by some numeric value.

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.layout.Region

backgroundProperty, borderProperty, cacheShapeProperty, centerShapeProperty, computeMaxHeight, computeMaxWidth, computeMinHeight, computeMinWidth, getBackground, getBorder, getHeight, getInsets, getMaxHeight, getMaxWidth, getMinHeight, getMinWidth, getOpaqueInsets, getPadding, getPrefHeight, getPrefWidth, getShape, getUserAgentStylesheet, getWidth, heightProperty, insetsProperty, isCacheShape, isCenterShape, isResizable, isScaleShape, isSnapToPixel, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, maxHeight, maxHeightProperty, maxWidth, maxWidthProperty, minHeight, minHeightProperty, minWidth, minWidthProperty, opaqueInsetsProperty, paddingProperty, positionInArea, positionInArea, prefHeight, prefHeightProperty, prefWidth, prefWidthProperty, resize, scaleShapeProperty, setBackground, setBorder, setCacheShape, setCenterShape, setHeight, setMaxHeight, setMaxSize, setMaxWidth, setMinHeight, setMinSize, setMinWidth, setOpaqueInsets, setPadding, setPrefHeight, setPrefSize, setPrefWidth, setScaleShape, setShape, setSnapToPixel, setWidth, shapeProperty, snappedBottomInset, snappedLeftInset, snappedRightInset, snappedTopInset, snapPosition, snapPositionX, snapPositionY, snapSize, snapSizeX, snapSizeY, snapSpace, snapSpaceX, snapSpaceY, snapToPixelProperty, widthProperty

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.Parent

getBaselineOffset, getChildren, getChildrenUnmodifiable, getManagedChildren, getStylesheets, isNeedsLayout, layout, needsLayoutProperty, requestParentLayout, setNeedsLayout, updateBounds

Methods declared in 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, getClip, getContentBias, getCursor, getDepthTest, getEffect, getEffectiveNodeOrientation, getEventDispatcher, getId, getInitialCursor, getInitialFocusTraversable, 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, getTransforms, getTranslateX, getTranslateY, getTranslateZ, getTypeSelector, getUserData, getViewOrder, hasProperties, hoverProperty, idProperty, inputMethodRequestsProperty, intersects, intersects, isCache, isDisable, isDisabled, isFocused, isFocusTraversable, isHover, isManaged, isMouseTransparent, isPickOnBounds, isPressed, 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, lookup, lookupAll, managedProperty, 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, queryAccessibleAttribute, relocate, removeEventFilter, removeEventHandler, requestFocus, 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, setViewOrder, setVisible, snapshot, snapshot, startDragAndDrop, startFullDrag, styleProperty, toBack, toFront, toString, translateXProperty, translateYProperty, translateZProperty, usesMirroring, viewOrderProperty, visibleProperty

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Methods declared in interface javafx.css.Styleable

getStyleableNode, getStyleClass

Property Details

side

public final ObjectProperty<Side> sideProperty

The side of the plot which this axis is being drawn on

See Also:: getSide(), setSide(Side)

label

public final ObjectProperty<String> labelProperty

The axis label

See Also:: getLabel(), setLabel(String)

tickMarkVisible

public final BooleanProperty tickMarkVisibleProperty

true if tick marks should be displayed

See Also:: isTickMarkVisible(), setTickMarkVisible(boolean)

tickLabelsVisible

public final BooleanProperty tickLabelsVisibleProperty

true if tick mark labels should be displayed

See Also:: isTickLabelsVisible(), setTickLabelsVisible(boolean)

tickLength

public final DoubleProperty tickLengthProperty

The length of tick mark lines

See Also:: getTickLength(), setTickLength(double)

autoRanging

public final BooleanProperty autoRangingProperty

This is true when the axis determines its range from the data automatically

See Also:: isAutoRanging(), setAutoRanging(boolean)

tickLabelFont

public final ObjectProperty<Font> tickLabelFontProperty

The font for all tick labels

See Also:: getTickLabelFont(), setTickLabelFont(Font)

tickLabelFill

public final ObjectProperty<Paint> tickLabelFillProperty

The fill for all tick labels

See Also:: getTickLabelFill(), setTickLabelFill(Paint)

tickLabelGap

public final DoubleProperty tickLabelGapProperty

The gap between tick labels and the tick mark lines

See Also:: getTickLabelGap(), setTickLabelGap(double)

animated

public final BooleanProperty animatedProperty

When true any changes to the axis and its range will be animated.

See Also:: getAnimated(), setAnimated(boolean)

tickLabelRotation

public final DoubleProperty tickLabelRotationProperty

Rotation in degrees of tick mark labels from their normal horizontal.

See Also:: getTickLabelRotation(), setTickLabelRotation(double)

Constructor Details

Axis

public Axis()

Creates and initializes a new instance of the Axis class.

Method Details

getTickMarks

public ObservableList<Axis.TickMark<T>> getTickMarks()

Unmodifiable observable list of tickmarks, each TickMark directly representing a tickmark on this axis. This is updated whenever the displayed tickmarks changes.

Returns:: Unmodifiable observable list of TickMarks on this axis

getSide

public final Side getSide()

Gets the value of the property side.

Property description:: The side of the plot which this axis is being drawn on

setSide

public final void setSide(Side value)

Sets the value of the property side.

Property description:: The side of the plot which this axis is being drawn on

sideProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Side> sideProperty()

The side of the plot which this axis is being drawn on

See Also:: getSide(), setSide(Side)

getLabel

public final String getLabel()

Gets the value of the property label.

Property description:: The axis label

setLabel

public final void setLabel(String value)

Sets the value of the property label.

Property description:: The axis label

labelProperty

public final ObjectProperty<String> labelProperty()

The axis label

See Also:: getLabel(), setLabel(String)

isTickMarkVisible

public final boolean isTickMarkVisible()

Gets the value of the property tickMarkVisible.

Property description:: true if tick marks should be displayed

setTickMarkVisible

public final void setTickMarkVisible(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property tickMarkVisible.

Property description:: true if tick marks should be displayed

tickMarkVisibleProperty

public final BooleanProperty tickMarkVisibleProperty()

true if tick marks should be displayed

See Also:: isTickMarkVisible(), setTickMarkVisible(boolean)

isTickLabelsVisible

public final boolean isTickLabelsVisible()

Gets the value of the property tickLabelsVisible.

Property description:: true if tick mark labels should be displayed

setTickLabelsVisible

public final void setTickLabelsVisible(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property tickLabelsVisible.

Property description:: true if tick mark labels should be displayed

tickLabelsVisibleProperty

public final BooleanProperty tickLabelsVisibleProperty()

true if tick mark labels should be displayed

See Also:: isTickLabelsVisible(), setTickLabelsVisible(boolean)

getTickLength

public final double getTickLength()

Gets the value of the property tickLength.

Property description:: The length of tick mark lines

setTickLength

public final void setTickLength(double value)

Sets the value of the property tickLength.

Property description:: The length of tick mark lines

tickLengthProperty

public final DoubleProperty tickLengthProperty()

The length of tick mark lines

See Also:: getTickLength(), setTickLength(double)

isAutoRanging

public final boolean isAutoRanging()

Gets the value of the property autoRanging.

Property description:: This is true when the axis determines its range from the data automatically

setAutoRanging

public final void setAutoRanging(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property autoRanging.

Property description:: This is true when the axis determines its range from the data automatically

autoRangingProperty

public final BooleanProperty autoRangingProperty()

This is true when the axis determines its range from the data automatically

See Also:: isAutoRanging(), setAutoRanging(boolean)

getTickLabelFont

public final Font getTickLabelFont()

Gets the value of the property tickLabelFont.

Property description:: The font for all tick labels

setTickLabelFont

public final void setTickLabelFont(Font value)

Sets the value of the property tickLabelFont.

Property description:: The font for all tick labels

tickLabelFontProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Font> tickLabelFontProperty()

The font for all tick labels

See Also:: getTickLabelFont(), setTickLabelFont(Font)

getTickLabelFill

public final Paint getTickLabelFill()

Gets the value of the property tickLabelFill.

Property description:: The fill for all tick labels

setTickLabelFill

public final void setTickLabelFill(Paint value)

Sets the value of the property tickLabelFill.

Property description:: The fill for all tick labels

tickLabelFillProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Paint> tickLabelFillProperty()

The fill for all tick labels

See Also:: getTickLabelFill(), setTickLabelFill(Paint)

getTickLabelGap

public final double getTickLabelGap()

Gets the value of the property tickLabelGap.

Property description:: The gap between tick labels and the tick mark lines

setTickLabelGap

public final void setTickLabelGap(double value)

Sets the value of the property tickLabelGap.

Property description:: The gap between tick labels and the tick mark lines

tickLabelGapProperty

public final DoubleProperty tickLabelGapProperty()

The gap between tick labels and the tick mark lines

See Also:: getTickLabelGap(), setTickLabelGap(double)

getAnimated

public final boolean getAnimated()

Indicates whether the changes to axis range will be animated or not.

Returns:: true if axis range changes will be animated and false otherwise

setAnimated

public final void setAnimated(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property animated.

Property description:: When true any changes to the axis and its range will be animated.

animatedProperty

public final BooleanProperty animatedProperty()

When true any changes to the axis and its range will be animated.

See Also:: getAnimated(), setAnimated(boolean)

getTickLabelRotation

public final double getTickLabelRotation()

Gets the value of the property tickLabelRotation.

Property description:: Rotation in degrees of tick mark labels from their normal horizontal.

setTickLabelRotation

public final void setTickLabelRotation(double value)

Sets the value of the property tickLabelRotation.

Property description:: Rotation in degrees of tick mark labels from their normal horizontal.

tickLabelRotationProperty

public final DoubleProperty tickLabelRotationProperty()

Rotation in degrees of tick mark labels from their normal horizontal.

See Also:: getTickLabelRotation(), setTickLabelRotation(double)

isRangeValid

protected final boolean isRangeValid()

See if the current range is valid, if it is not then any range dependent calulcations need to redone on the next layout pass

Returns:: true if current range calculations are valid

invalidateRange

protected final void invalidateRange()

Mark the current range invalid, this will cause anything that depends on the range to be recalculated on the next layout.

shouldAnimate

protected final boolean shouldAnimate()

This is used to check if any given animation should run. It returns true if animation is enabled and the node is visible and in a scene.

Returns:: true if animations should happen

requestLayout

public void requestLayout()

We suppress requestLayout() calls here by doing nothing as we don't want changes to our children to cause layout. If you really need to request layout then call requestAxisLayout().

Overrides:: requestLayout in class Parent

requestAxisLayout

public void requestAxisLayout()

Request that the axis is laid out in the next layout pass. This replaces requestLayout() as it has been overridden to do nothing so that changes to children's bounds etc do not cause a layout. This was done as a optimization as the Axis knows the exact minimal set of changes that really need layout to be updated. So we only want to request layout then, not on any child change.

invalidateRange

public void invalidateRange(List<T> data)

Called when data has changed and the range may not be valid any more. This is only called by the chart if isAutoRanging() returns true. If we are auto ranging it will cause layout to be requested and auto ranging to happen on next layout pass.

Parameters:: data - The current set of all data that needs to be plotted on this axis

autoRange

protected abstract Object autoRange(double length)

This calculates the upper and lower bound based on the data provided to invalidateRange() method. This must not effect the state of the axis, changing any properties of the axis. Any results of the auto-ranging should be returned in the range object. This will we passed to setRange() if it has been decided to adopt this range for this axis.

Parameters:: length - The length of the axis in screen coordinates
Returns:: Range information, this is implementation dependent

setRange

protected abstract void setRange(Object range, boolean animate)

Called to set the current axis range to the given range. If isAnimating() is true then this method should animate the range to the new range.

Parameters:: range - A range object returned from autoRange(); animate - If true animate the change in range

getRange

protected abstract Object getRange()

Called to get the current axis range.

Returns:: A range object that can be passed to setRange() and calculateTickValues()

getZeroPosition

public abstract double getZeroPosition()

Get the display position of the zero line along this axis.

Returns:: display position or Double.NaN if zero is not in current range;

getDisplayPosition

public abstract double getDisplayPosition(T value)

Get the display position along this axis for a given value. If the value is not in the current range, the returned value will be an extrapolation of the display position. If the value is not valid for this Axis and the axis cannot display such value in any range, Double.NaN is returned

Parameters:: value - The data value to work out display position for
Returns:: display position or Double.NaN if value not valid

getValueForDisplay

public abstract T getValueForDisplay(double displayPosition)

Get the data value for the given display position on this axis. If the axis is a CategoryAxis this will be the nearest value.

Parameters:: displayPosition - A pixel position on this axis
Returns:: the nearest data value to the given pixel position or null if not on axis;

isValueOnAxis

public abstract boolean isValueOnAxis(T value)

Checks if the given value is plottable on this axis

Parameters:: value - The value to check if its on axis
Returns:: true if the given value is plottable on this axis

toNumericValue

public abstract double toNumericValue(T value)

All axis values must be representable by some numeric value. This gets the numeric value for a given data value.

Parameters:: value - The data value to convert
Returns:: Numeric value for the given data value

toRealValue

public abstract T toRealValue(double value)

All axis values must be representable by some numeric value. This gets the data value for a given numeric value.

Parameters:: value - The numeric value to convert
Returns:: Data value for given numeric value

calculateTickValues

protected abstract List<T> calculateTickValues(double length, Object range)

Calculate a list of all the data values for each tick mark in range

Parameters:: length - The length of the axis in display units; range - A range object returned from autoRange()
Returns:: A list of tick marks that fit along the axis if it was the given length

computePrefHeight

protected double computePrefHeight(double width)

Computes the preferred height of this axis for the given width. If axis orientation is horizontal, it takes into account the tick mark length, tick label gap and label height.

Overrides:: computePrefHeight in class Region
Parameters:: width - the width that should be used if preferred height depends on it
Returns:: the computed preferred width for this axis

computePrefWidth

protected double computePrefWidth(double height)

Computes the preferred width of this axis for the given height. If axis orientation is vertical, it takes into account the tick mark length, tick label gap and label height.

Overrides:: computePrefWidth in class Region
Parameters:: height - the height that should be used if preferred width depends on it
Returns:: the computed preferred width for this axis

tickMarksUpdated

protected void tickMarksUpdated()

Called during layout if the tickmarks have been updated, allowing subclasses to do anything they need to in reaction.

layoutChildren

protected void layoutChildren()

Invoked during the layout pass to layout this axis and all its content.

Overrides:: layoutChildren in class Parent

getTickMarkLabel

protected abstract String getTickMarkLabel(T value)

Get the string label name for a tick mark with the given value

Parameters:: value - The value to format into a tick label string
Returns:: A formatted string for the given value

measureTickMarkLabelSize

protected final Dimension2D measureTickMarkLabelSize(String labelText, double rotation)

Measure the size of the label for given tick mark value. This uses the font that is set for the tick marks

Parameters:: labelText - tick mark label text; rotation - The text rotation
Returns:: size of tick mark label for given value

measureTickMarkSize

protected final Dimension2D measureTickMarkSize(T value, double rotation)

Measure the size of the label for given tick mark value. This uses the font that is set for the tick marks

Parameters:: value - tick mark value; rotation - The text rotation
Returns:: size of tick mark label for given value

measureTickMarkSize

protected Dimension2D measureTickMarkSize(T value, Object range)

Measure the size of the label for given tick mark value. This uses the font that is set for the tick marks

Parameters:: value - tick mark value; range - range to use during calculations
Returns:: size of tick mark label for given value

getClassCssMetaData

public static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>> getClassCssMetaData()

Returns:: The CssMetaData associated with this class, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

getCssMetaData

public List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>> getCssMetaData()

This method should delegate to Node.getClassCssMetaData() so that a Node's CssMetaData can be accessed without the need for reflection.

Specified by:: getCssMetaData in interface Styleable
Overrides:: getCssMetaData in class Region
Returns:: The CssMetaData associated with this node, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

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