Class Dialog<R>

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.control.Dialog<R>

Type Parameters:: R - The return type of the dialog, via the result property.

All Implemented Interfaces:: EventTarget

Direct Known Subclasses:: Alert, ChoiceDialog, TextInputDialog

public class Dialog<R>
extends Object
implements EventTarget

A Dialog in JavaFX wraps a DialogPane and provides the necessary API to present it to end users. In JavaFX 8u40, this essentially means that the DialogPane is shown to users inside a Stage, but future releases may offer alternative options (such as 'lightweight' or 'internal' dialogs). This API therefore is intentionally ignorant of the underlying implementation, and attempts to present a common API for all possible implementations.

The Dialog class has a single generic type, R, which is used to represent the type of the result property (and also, how to convert from ButtonType to R, through the use of the result converter Callback).

Critical note: It is critical that all developers who choose to create their own dialogs by extending the Dialog class understand the importance of the result converter property. A result converter must always be set, whenever the R type is not Void or ButtonType. If this is not heeded, developers will find that they get ClassCastExceptions in their code, for failure to convert from ButtonType via the result converter.

It is likely that most developers would be better served using either the Alert class (for pre-defined, notification-style alerts), or either of the two pre-built dialogs (TextInputDialog and ChoiceDialog), depending on their needs.

Once a Dialog is instantiated, the next step is to configure it. Almost all properties on Dialog are not related to the content of the Dialog, the only exceptions are contentTextProperty(), headerTextProperty(), and graphicProperty(), and these properties are simply forwarding API onto the respective properties on the DialogPane stored in the dialog pane property. These three properties are forwarded from DialogPane for developer convenience. For developers wanting to configure their dialog, they will in many cases be required to use code along the lines of dialog.getDialogPane().setExpandableContent(node).

After configuring these properties, all that remains is to consider whether the buttons (created using ButtonType and the DialogPane.createButton(ButtonType) method) are fully configured. Developers will quickly find that the amount of configurability offered via the ButtonType class is minimal. This is intentional, but does not mean that developers can not modify the buttons created by the ButtonType that have been specified. To do this, developers simply call the DialogPane.lookupButton(ButtonType) method with the ButtonType (assuming it has already been set in the DialogPane.getButtonTypes() list. The returned Node is typically of type Button, but this depends on if the DialogPane.createButton(ButtonType) method has been overridden. A typical approach is therefore along the following lines:

 ButtonType loginButtonType = new ButtonType("Login", ButtonData.OK_DONE);
 Dialog<String> dialog = new Dialog<>();
 dialog.setTitle("Login Dialog");
 dialog.setContentText("Would you like to log in?");
 dialog.getDialogPane().getButtonTypes().add(loginButtonType);
 boolean disabled = false; // computed based on content of text fields, for example
 dialog.getDialogPane().lookupButton(loginButtonType).setDisable(disabled);
 dialog.showAndWait();

Once a Dialog is instantiated and fully configured, the next step is to show it. More often than not, dialogs are shown in a modal and blocking fashion. 'Modal' means that the dialog prevents user interaction with the owning application whilst it is showing, and 'blocking' means that code execution stops at the point in which the dialog is shown. This means that you can show a dialog, await the user response, and then continue running the code that directly follows the show call, giving developers the ability to immediately deal with the user input from the dialog (if relevant).

JavaFX dialogs are modal by default (you can change this via the initModality(javafx.stage.Modality) API). To specify whether you want blocking or non-blocking dialogs, developers simply choose to call showAndWait() or show() (respectively). By default most developers should choose to use showAndWait(), given the ease of coding in these situations. Shown below is three code snippets, showing three equally valid ways of showing a dialog:

Option 1: The 'traditional' approach

 Optional<ButtonType> result = dialog.showAndWait();
 if (result.isPresent() && result.get() == ButtonType.OK) {
     formatSystem();
 }

Option 2: The traditional + Optional approach

 dialog.showAndWait().ifPresent(response -> {
     if (response == ButtonType.OK) {
         formatSystem();
     }
 });

Option 3: The fully lambda approach

 dialog.showAndWait()
       .filter(response -> response == ButtonType.OK)
       .ifPresent(response -> formatSystem());

There is no better or worse option of the three listed above, so developers are encouraged to work to their own style preferences. The purpose of showing the above is to help introduce developers to the Optional API, which is new in Java 8 and may be foreign to many developers.

Dialog Validation / Intercepting Button Actions

In some circumstances it is desirable to prevent a dialog from closing until some aspect of the dialog becomes internally consistent (e.g. a form inside the dialog has all fields in a valid state). To do this, users of the dialogs API should become familiar with the DialogPane.lookupButton(ButtonType) method. By passing in a ButtonType (that has already been set in the button types list), users will be returned a Node that is typically of type Button (but this depends on if the DialogPane.createButton(ButtonType) method has been overridden). With this button, users may add an event filter that is called before the button does its usual event handling, and as such users may prevent the event handling by consuming the event. Here's a simplified example:

 final Button btOk = (Button) dlg.getDialogPane().lookupButton(ButtonType.OK);
 btOk.addEventFilter(ActionEvent.ACTION, event -> {
     if (!validateAndStore()) {
         event.consume();
     }
 });

Dialog Closing Rules

It is important to understand what happens when a Dialog is closed, and also how a Dialog can be closed, especially in abnormal closing situations (such as when the 'X' button is clicked in a dialogs title bar, or when operating system specific keyboard shortcuts (such as alt-F4 on Windows) are entered). Fortunately, the outcome is well-defined in these situations, and can be best summarised in the following bullet points:

JavaFX dialogs can only be closed 'abnormally' (as defined above) in two situations:
1. When the dialog only has one button, or
2. When the dialog has multiple buttons, as long as one of them meets one of the following requirements:
  1. The button has a ButtonType whose ButtonBar.ButtonData is of type ButtonBar.ButtonData.CANCEL_CLOSE.
  2. The button has a ButtonType whose ButtonBar.ButtonData returns true when ButtonBar.ButtonData.isCancelButton() is called.
In all other situations, the dialog will refuse to respond to all close requests, remaining open until the user clicks on one of the available buttons in the DialogPane area of the dialog.
If a dialog is closed abnormally, and if the dialog contains a button which meets one of the two criteria above, the dialog will attempt to set the result property to whatever value is returned from calling the result converter with the first matching ButtonType.
If for any reason the result converter returns null, or if the dialog is closed when only one non-cancel button is present, the result property will be null, and the showAndWait() method will return Optional.empty(). This later point means that, if you use either of option 2 or option 3 (as presented earlier in this class documentation), the Optional.ifPresent(java.util.function.Consumer) lambda will never be called, and code will continue executing as if the dialog had not returned any value at all.

Since:: JavaFX 8u40
See Also:: Alert, TextInputDialog, ChoiceDialog

Property Summary

Properties
Type	Property	Description
`StringProperty`	`contentText`	A property representing the content text for the dialog pane.
`ObjectProperty<DialogPane>`	`dialogPane`	The root node of the dialog, the `DialogPane` contains all visual elements shown in the dialog.
`ObjectProperty<Node>`	`graphic`	The dialog graphic, presented either in the header, if one is showing, or to the left of the `content`.
`StringProperty`	`headerText`	A property representing the header text for the dialog pane.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`height`	Property representing the height of the dialog.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>>`	`onCloseRequest`	Called when there is an external request to close this `Dialog`.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>>`	`onHidden`	Called just after the Dialog has been hidden.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>>`	`onHiding`	Called just prior to the Dialog being hidden.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>>`	`onShowing`	Called just prior to the Dialog being shown.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>>`	`onShown`	Called just after the Dialog is shown.
`BooleanProperty`	`resizable`	Represents whether the dialog is resizable.
`ObjectProperty<Callback<ButtonType,R>>`	`resultConverter`	API to convert the `ButtonType` that the user clicked on into a result that can be returned via the `result` property.
`ObjectProperty<R>`	`result`	A property representing what has been returned from the dialog.
`ReadOnlyBooleanProperty`	`showing`	Represents whether the dialog is currently showing.
`StringProperty`	`title`	Return the titleProperty of the dialog.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`width`	Property representing the width of the dialog.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`x`	The horizontal location of this `Dialog`.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`y`	The vertical location of this `Dialog`.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Dialog()`	Creates a dialog without a specified owner.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Closes this `Dialog`.
`StringProperty`	`contentTextProperty()`	A property representing the content text for the dialog pane.
`ObjectProperty<DialogPane>`	`dialogPaneProperty()`	The root node of the dialog, the `DialogPane` contains all visual elements shown in the dialog.
`String`	`getContentText()`	Returns the currently-set content text for this DialogPane.
`DialogPane`	`getDialogPane()`	Gets the value of the property dialogPane.
`Node`	`getGraphic()`	Gets the value of the property graphic.
`String`	`getHeaderText()`	Returns the currently-set header text for this DialogPane.
`double`	`getHeight()`	Returns the height of the dialog.
`Modality`	`getModality()`	Retrieves the modality attribute for this dialog.
`EventHandler<DialogEvent>`	`getOnCloseRequest()`	Gets the value of the property onCloseRequest.
`EventHandler<DialogEvent>`	`getOnHidden()`	Gets the value of the property onHidden.
`EventHandler<DialogEvent>`	`getOnHiding()`	Gets the value of the property onHiding.
`EventHandler<DialogEvent>`	`getOnShowing()`	Gets the value of the property onShowing.
`EventHandler<DialogEvent>`	`getOnShown()`	Gets the value of the property onShown.
`Window`	`getOwner()`	Retrieves the owner Window for this dialog, or null for an unowned dialog.
`R`	`getResult()`	Gets the value of the property result.
`Callback<ButtonType,R>`	`getResultConverter()`	Gets the value of the property resultConverter.
`String`	`getTitle()`	Return the title of the dialog.
`double`	`getWidth()`	Returns the width of the dialog.
`double`	`getX()`	Gets the value of the property x.
`double`	`getY()`	Gets the value of the property y.
`ObjectProperty<Node>`	`graphicProperty()`	The dialog graphic, presented either in the header, if one is showing, or to the left of the `content`.
`StringProperty`	`headerTextProperty()`	A property representing the header text for the dialog pane.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`heightProperty()`	Property representing the height of the dialog.
`void`	`hide()`	Hides this `Dialog`.
`void`	`initModality(Modality modality)`	Specifies the modality for this dialog.
`void`	`initOwner(Window window)`	Specifies the owner `Window` for this dialog, or null for a top-level, unowned dialog.
`void`	`initStyle(StageStyle style)`	Specifies the style for this dialog.
`boolean`	`isResizable()`	Returns whether or not the dialog is resizable.
`boolean`	`isShowing()`	Returns whether or not the dialog is showing.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>>`	`onCloseRequestProperty()`	Called when there is an external request to close this `Dialog`.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>>`	`onHiddenProperty()`	Called just after the Dialog has been hidden.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>>`	`onHidingProperty()`	Called just prior to the Dialog being hidden.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>>`	`onShowingProperty()`	Called just prior to the Dialog being shown.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>>`	`onShownProperty()`	Called just after the Dialog is shown.
`BooleanProperty`	`resizableProperty()`	Represents whether the dialog is resizable.
`ObjectProperty<Callback<ButtonType,R>>`	`resultConverterProperty()`	API to convert the `ButtonType` that the user clicked on into a result that can be returned via the `result` property.
`ObjectProperty<R>`	`resultProperty()`	A property representing what has been returned from the dialog.
`void`	`setContentText(String contentText)`	Sets the string to show in the dialog content area.
`void`	`setDialogPane(DialogPane value)`	Sets the value of the property dialogPane.
`void`	`setGraphic(Node graphic)`	Sets the dialog graphic, which will be displayed either in the header, if one is showing, or to the left of the `content`.
`void`	`setHeaderText(String headerText)`	Sets the string to show in the dialog header area.
`void`	`setHeight(double height)`	Sets the height of the dialog.
`void`	`setOnCloseRequest(EventHandler<DialogEvent> value)`	Sets the value of the property onCloseRequest.
`void`	`setOnHidden(EventHandler<DialogEvent> value)`	Sets the value of the property onHidden.
`void`	`setOnHiding(EventHandler<DialogEvent> value)`	Sets the value of the property onHiding.
`void`	`setOnShowing(EventHandler<DialogEvent> value)`	Sets the value of the property onShowing.
`void`	`setOnShown(EventHandler<DialogEvent> value)`	Sets the value of the property onShown.
`void`	`setResizable(boolean resizable)`	Sets whether the dialog can be resized by the user.
`void`	`setResult(R value)`	Sets the value of the property result.
`void`	`setResultConverter(Callback<ButtonType,R> value)`	Sets the value of the property resultConverter.
`void`	`setTitle(String title)`	Change the Title of the dialog.
`void`	`setWidth(double width)`	Sets the width of the dialog.
`void`	`setX(double x)`	Sets the value of the property x.
`void`	`setY(double y)`	Sets the value of the property y.
`void`	`show()`	Shows the dialog but does not wait for a user response (in other words, this brings up a non-blocking dialog).
`Optional<R>`	`showAndWait()`	Shows the dialog and waits for the user response (in other words, brings up a blocking dialog, with the returned value the users input).
`ReadOnlyBooleanProperty`	`showingProperty()`	Represents whether the dialog is currently showing.
`StringProperty`	`titleProperty()`	Return the titleProperty of the dialog.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`widthProperty()`	Property representing the width of the dialog.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`xProperty()`	The horizontal location of this `Dialog`.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`yProperty()`	The vertical location of this `Dialog`.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Methods declared in interface javafx.event.EventTarget

buildEventDispatchChain

Property Details

dialogPane

public final ObjectProperty<DialogPane> dialogPaneProperty

The root node of the dialog, the DialogPane contains all visual elements shown in the dialog. As such, it is possible to completely adjust the display of the dialog by modifying the existing dialog pane or creating a new one.

See Also:: getDialogPane(), setDialogPane(DialogPane)

contentText

public final StringProperty contentTextProperty

A property representing the content text for the dialog pane. The content text is lower precedence than the content node, meaning that if both the content node and the contentText properties are set, the content text will not be displayed in a default DialogPane instance.

See Also:: getContentText(), setContentText(String)

headerText

public final StringProperty headerTextProperty

A property representing the header text for the dialog pane. The header text is lower precedence than the header node, meaning that if both the header node and the headerText properties are set, the header text will not be displayed in a default DialogPane instance.

See Also:: getHeaderText(), setHeaderText(String)

graphic

public final ObjectProperty<Node> graphicProperty

The dialog graphic, presented either in the header, if one is showing, or to the left of the content.

See Also:: getGraphic(), setGraphic(Node)

result

public final ObjectProperty<R> resultProperty

A property representing what has been returned from the dialog. A result is generated through the result converter, which is intended to convert from the ButtonType that the user clicked on into a value of type R. Refer to the Dialog class JavaDoc for more details.

See Also:: getResult(), setResult(R)

resultConverter

public final ObjectProperty<Callback<ButtonType,R>> resultConverterProperty

API to convert the ButtonType that the user clicked on into a result that can be returned via the result property. This is necessary as ButtonType represents the visual button within the dialog, and do not know how to map themselves to a valid result - that is a requirement of the dialog implementation by making use of the result converter. In some cases, the result type of a Dialog subclass is ButtonType (which means that the result converter can be null), but in some cases (where the result type, R, is not ButtonType or Void), this callback must be specified.

See Also:: getResultConverter(), setResultConverter(Callback)

showing

public final ReadOnlyBooleanProperty showingProperty

Represents whether the dialog is currently showing.

See Also:: isShowing()

resizable

public final BooleanProperty resizableProperty

Represents whether the dialog is resizable.

See Also:: isResizable(), setResizable(boolean)

width

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty widthProperty

Property representing the width of the dialog.

See Also:: getWidth(), setWidth(double)

height

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty heightProperty

Property representing the height of the dialog.

See Also:: getHeight(), setHeight(double)

title

public final StringProperty titleProperty

Return the titleProperty of the dialog.

See Also:: getTitle(), setTitle(String)

x

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty xProperty

The horizontal location of this Dialog. Changing this attribute will move the Dialog horizontally.

See Also:: getX(), setX(double)

y

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty yProperty

The vertical location of this Dialog. Changing this attribute will move the Dialog vertically.

See Also:: getY(), setY(double)

onShowing

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>> onShowingProperty

Called just prior to the Dialog being shown.

See Also:: getOnShowing(), setOnShowing(EventHandler)

onShown

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>> onShownProperty

Called just after the Dialog is shown.

See Also:: getOnShown(), setOnShown(EventHandler)

onHiding

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>> onHidingProperty

Called just prior to the Dialog being hidden.

See Also:: getOnHiding(), setOnHiding(EventHandler)

onHidden

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>> onHiddenProperty

Called just after the Dialog has been hidden. When the Dialog is hidden, this event handler is invoked allowing the developer to clean up resources or perform other tasks when the Alert is closed.

See Also:: getOnHidden(), setOnHidden(EventHandler)

onCloseRequest

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>> onCloseRequestProperty

Called when there is an external request to close this Dialog. The installed event handler can prevent dialog closing by consuming the received event.

See Also:: getOnCloseRequest(), setOnCloseRequest(EventHandler)

Constructor Details

Dialog

public Dialog()

Creates a dialog without a specified owner.

Method Details

show

public final void show()

Shows the dialog but does not wait for a user response (in other words, this brings up a non-blocking dialog). Users of this API must either poll the result property, or else add a listener to the result property to be informed of when it is set.

Throws:: IllegalStateException - if this method is called on a thread other than the JavaFX Application Thread.

showAndWait

public final Optional<R> showAndWait()

Shows the dialog and waits for the user response (in other words, brings up a blocking dialog, with the returned value the users input).

This method must be called on the JavaFX Application thread. Additionally, it must either be called from an input event handler or from the run method of a Runnable passed to Platform.runLater. It must not be called during animation or layout processing.

Returns:: An Optional that contains the result. Refer to the Dialog class documentation for more detail.
Throws:: IllegalStateException - if this method is called on a thread other than the JavaFX Application Thread.; IllegalStateException - if this method is called during animation or layout processing.

close

public final void close()

Closes this Dialog. This call is equivalent to hide().

hide

public final void hide()

Hides this Dialog.

initModality

public final void initModality(Modality modality)

Specifies the modality for this dialog. This must be done prior to making the dialog visible. The modality is one of: Modality.NONE, Modality.WINDOW_MODAL, or Modality.APPLICATION_MODAL.

Default value:: Modality.APPLICATION_MODAL
Parameters:: modality - the modality for this dialog.
Throws:: IllegalStateException - if this property is set after the dialog has ever been made visible.

getModality

public final Modality getModality()

Retrieves the modality attribute for this dialog.

Returns:: the modality.

initStyle

public final void initStyle(StageStyle style)

Specifies the style for this dialog. This must be done prior to making the dialog visible. The style is one of: StageStyle.DECORATED, StageStyle.UNDECORATED, StageStyle.TRANSPARENT, StageStyle.UTILITY, or StageStyle.UNIFIED.

Default value:: StageStyle.DECORATED
Parameters:: style - the style for this dialog.
Throws:: IllegalStateException - if this property is set after the dialog has ever been made visible.

initOwner

public final void initOwner(Window window)

Specifies the owner Window for this dialog, or null for a top-level, unowned dialog. This must be done prior to making the dialog visible.

Default value:: null
Parameters:: window - the owner Window for this dialog.
Throws:: IllegalStateException - if this property is set after the dialog has ever been made visible.

getOwner

public final Window getOwner()

Retrieves the owner Window for this dialog, or null for an unowned dialog.

Returns:: the owner Window.

dialogPaneProperty

public final ObjectProperty<DialogPane> dialogPaneProperty()

See Also:: getDialogPane(), setDialogPane(DialogPane)

getDialogPane

public final DialogPane getDialogPane()

Gets the value of the property dialogPane.

Property description:: The root node of the dialog, the DialogPane contains all visual elements shown in the dialog. As such, it is possible to completely adjust the display of the dialog by modifying the existing dialog pane or creating a new one.

setDialogPane

public final void setDialogPane(DialogPane value)

Sets the value of the property dialogPane.

Property description:: The root node of the dialog, the DialogPane contains all visual elements shown in the dialog. As such, it is possible to completely adjust the display of the dialog by modifying the existing dialog pane or creating a new one.

contentTextProperty

public final StringProperty contentTextProperty()

See Also:: getContentText(), setContentText(String)

getContentText

public final String getContentText()

Returns the currently-set content text for this DialogPane.

Returns:: the currently-set content text for this DialogPane

setContentText

public final void setContentText(String contentText)

Sets the string to show in the dialog content area. Note that the content text is lower precedence than the content node, meaning that if both the content node and the contentText properties are set, the content text will not be displayed in a default DialogPane instance.

Parameters:: contentText - the string to show in the dialog content area

headerTextProperty

public final StringProperty headerTextProperty()

See Also:: getHeaderText(), setHeaderText(String)

getHeaderText

public final String getHeaderText()

Returns the currently-set header text for this DialogPane.

Returns:: the currently-set header text for this DialogPane

setHeaderText

public final void setHeaderText(String headerText)

Sets the string to show in the dialog header area. Note that the header text is lower precedence than the header node, meaning that if both the header node and the headerText properties are set, the header text will not be displayed in a default DialogPane instance.

Parameters:: headerText - the string to show in the dialog header area

graphicProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Node> graphicProperty()

The dialog graphic, presented either in the header, if one is showing, or to the left of the content.

See Also:: getGraphic(), setGraphic(Node)

getGraphic

public final Node getGraphic()

Gets the value of the property graphic.

Property description:: The dialog graphic, presented either in the header, if one is showing, or to the left of the content.

setGraphic

public final void setGraphic(Node graphic)

Sets the dialog graphic, which will be displayed either in the header, if one is showing, or to the left of the content.

Parameters:: graphic - The new dialog graphic, or null if no graphic should be shown.

resultProperty

public final ObjectProperty<R> resultProperty()

See Also:: getResult(), setResult(R)

getResult

public final R getResult()

Gets the value of the property result.

Property description:: A property representing what has been returned from the dialog. A result is generated through the result converter, which is intended to convert from the ButtonType that the user clicked on into a value of type R. Refer to the Dialog class JavaDoc for more details.

setResult

public final void setResult(R value)

Sets the value of the property result.

Property description:: A property representing what has been returned from the dialog. A result is generated through the result converter, which is intended to convert from the ButtonType that the user clicked on into a value of type R. Refer to the Dialog class JavaDoc for more details.

resultConverterProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Callback<ButtonType,R>> resultConverterProperty()

See Also:: getResultConverter(), setResultConverter(Callback)

getResultConverter

public final Callback<ButtonType,R> getResultConverter()

Gets the value of the property resultConverter.

Property description:: API to convert the ButtonType that the user clicked on into a result that can be returned via the result property. This is necessary as ButtonType represents the visual button within the dialog, and do not know how to map themselves to a valid result - that is a requirement of the dialog implementation by making use of the result converter. In some cases, the result type of a Dialog subclass is ButtonType (which means that the result converter can be null), but in some cases (where the result type, R, is not ButtonType or Void), this callback must be specified.

setResultConverter

public final void setResultConverter(Callback<ButtonType,R> value)

Sets the value of the property resultConverter.

Property description:: API to convert the ButtonType that the user clicked on into a result that can be returned via the result property. This is necessary as ButtonType represents the visual button within the dialog, and do not know how to map themselves to a valid result - that is a requirement of the dialog implementation by making use of the result converter. In some cases, the result type of a Dialog subclass is ButtonType (which means that the result converter can be null), but in some cases (where the result type, R, is not ButtonType or Void), this callback must be specified.

showingProperty

public final ReadOnlyBooleanProperty showingProperty()

Represents whether the dialog is currently showing.

See Also:: isShowing()

isShowing

public final boolean isShowing()

Returns whether or not the dialog is showing.

Returns:: true if dialog is showing.

resizableProperty

public final BooleanProperty resizableProperty()

Represents whether the dialog is resizable.

See Also:: isResizable(), setResizable(boolean)

isResizable

public final boolean isResizable()

Returns whether or not the dialog is resizable.

Returns:: true if dialog is resizable.

setResizable

public final void setResizable(boolean resizable)

Sets whether the dialog can be resized by the user. Resizable dialogs can also be maximized ( maximize button becomes visible)

Parameters:: resizable - true if dialog should be resizable.

widthProperty

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty widthProperty()

Property representing the width of the dialog.

See Also:: getWidth(), setWidth(double)

getWidth

public final double getWidth()

Returns the width of the dialog.

Returns:: the width of the dialog

setWidth

public final void setWidth(double width)

Sets the width of the dialog.

Parameters:: width - the width of the dialog

heightProperty

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty heightProperty()

Property representing the height of the dialog.

See Also:: getHeight(), setHeight(double)

getHeight

public final double getHeight()

Returns the height of the dialog.

Returns:: the height of the dialog

setHeight

public final void setHeight(double height)

Sets the height of the dialog.

Parameters:: height - the height of the dialog

titleProperty

public final StringProperty titleProperty()

Return the titleProperty of the dialog.

See Also:: getTitle(), setTitle(String)

getTitle

public final String getTitle()

Return the title of the dialog.

Returns:: the title of the dialog

setTitle

public final void setTitle(String title)

Change the Title of the dialog.

Parameters:: title - the Title of the dialog

getX

public final double getX()

Gets the value of the property x.

Property description:: The horizontal location of this Dialog. Changing this attribute will move the Dialog horizontally.

setX

public final void setX(double x)

Sets the value of the property x.

Property description:: The horizontal location of this Dialog. Changing this attribute will move the Dialog horizontally.

xProperty

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty xProperty()

The horizontal location of this Dialog. Changing this attribute will move the Dialog horizontally.

See Also:: getX(), setX(double)

getY

public final double getY()

Gets the value of the property y.

Property description:: The vertical location of this Dialog. Changing this attribute will move the Dialog vertically.

setY

public final void setY(double y)

Sets the value of the property y.

Property description:: The vertical location of this Dialog. Changing this attribute will move the Dialog vertically.

yProperty

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty yProperty()

The vertical location of this Dialog. Changing this attribute will move the Dialog vertically.

See Also:: getY(), setY(double)

setOnShowing

public final void setOnShowing(EventHandler<DialogEvent> value)

Sets the value of the property onShowing.

Property description:: Called just prior to the Dialog being shown.

getOnShowing

public final EventHandler<DialogEvent> getOnShowing()

Gets the value of the property onShowing.

Property description:: Called just prior to the Dialog being shown.

onShowingProperty

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>> onShowingProperty()

Called just prior to the Dialog being shown.

See Also:: getOnShowing(), setOnShowing(EventHandler)

setOnShown

public final void setOnShown(EventHandler<DialogEvent> value)

Sets the value of the property onShown.

Property description:: Called just after the Dialog is shown.

getOnShown

public final EventHandler<DialogEvent> getOnShown()

Gets the value of the property onShown.

Property description:: Called just after the Dialog is shown.

onShownProperty

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>> onShownProperty()

Called just after the Dialog is shown.

See Also:: getOnShown(), setOnShown(EventHandler)

setOnHiding

public final void setOnHiding(EventHandler<DialogEvent> value)

Sets the value of the property onHiding.

Property description:: Called just prior to the Dialog being hidden.

getOnHiding

public final EventHandler<DialogEvent> getOnHiding()

Gets the value of the property onHiding.

Property description:: Called just prior to the Dialog being hidden.

onHidingProperty

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>> onHidingProperty()

Called just prior to the Dialog being hidden.

See Also:: getOnHiding(), setOnHiding(EventHandler)

setOnHidden

public final void setOnHidden(EventHandler<DialogEvent> value)

Sets the value of the property onHidden.

Property description:: Called just after the Dialog has been hidden. When the Dialog is hidden, this event handler is invoked allowing the developer to clean up resources or perform other tasks when the Alert is closed.

getOnHidden

public final EventHandler<DialogEvent> getOnHidden()

Gets the value of the property onHidden.

Property description:: Called just after the Dialog has been hidden. When the Dialog is hidden, this event handler is invoked allowing the developer to clean up resources or perform other tasks when the Alert is closed.

onHiddenProperty

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>> onHiddenProperty()

See Also:: getOnHidden(), setOnHidden(EventHandler)

setOnCloseRequest

public final void setOnCloseRequest(EventHandler<DialogEvent> value)

Sets the value of the property onCloseRequest.

Property description:: Called when there is an external request to close this Dialog. The installed event handler can prevent dialog closing by consuming the received event.

getOnCloseRequest

public final EventHandler<DialogEvent> getOnCloseRequest()

Gets the value of the property onCloseRequest.

Property description:: Called when there is an external request to close this Dialog. The installed event handler can prevent dialog closing by consuming the received event.

onCloseRequestProperty

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<DialogEvent>> onCloseRequestProperty()

Called when there is an external request to close this Dialog. The installed event handler can prevent dialog closing by consuming the received event.

See Also:: getOnCloseRequest(), setOnCloseRequest(EventHandler)

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