Class Separator

javafx.scene.control.Separator

All Implemented Interfaces:: Styleable, EventTarget, Skinnable

public class Separator
extends Control

A horizontal or vertical separator line. The visual appearance of this separator can be controlled via CSS. A horizontal separator occupies the full horizontal space allocated to it (less padding), and a vertical separator occupies the full vertical space allocated to it (less padding). The halignment and valignment properties determine how the separator is positioned in the other dimension, for example, how a horizontal separator is positioned vertically within its allocated space.

The separator is horizontal (i.e. isVertical() == false) by default.

The style-class for this control is "separator".

The separator provides two pseudo-classes "horizontal" and "vertical" which are mutually exclusive. The "horizontal" pseudo-class applies if the separator is horizontal, and the "vertical" pseudo-class applies if the separator is vertical.

Separator sets focusTraversable to false.

Example:

 Button b0 = new Button("Button 0");
 Button b1 = new Button("Button 1");
 Button b2 = new Button("Button 2");
 Button b3 = new Button("Button 3");
 Separator separator = new Separator(Orientation.HORIZONTAL);
 VBox vBox = new VBox(b0, b1, separator, b2, b3);

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Properties
Type	Property	Description
`ObjectProperty<HPos>`	`halignment`	For vertical separators, specifies the horizontal position of the separator line within the separator control's space.
`ObjectProperty<Orientation>`	`orientation`	The orientation of the `Separator` can either be horizontal or vertical.
`ObjectProperty<VPos>`	`valignment`	For horizontal separators, specifies the vertical alignment of the separator line within the separator control's space.

Properties declared in class javafx.scene.control.Control

contextMenu, skin, tooltip

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

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
`Separator()`	Creates a new horizontal separator with halignment and valignment set to their respective CENTER values.
`Separator(Orientation orientation)`	Creates a new separator with halignment and valignment set to their respective CENTER values.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>`	`getClassCssMetaData()`
`protected List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>`	`getControlCssMetaData()`
`HPos`	`getHalignment()`	Gets the value of the property halignment.
`protected Boolean`	`getInitialFocusTraversable()`	Returns the initial focus traversable state of this control, for use by the JavaFX CSS engine to correctly set its initial value.
`Orientation`	`getOrientation()`	Gets the value of the property orientation.
`VPos`	`getValignment()`	Gets the value of the property valignment.
`ObjectProperty<HPos>`	`halignmentProperty()`	For vertical separators, specifies the horizontal position of the separator line within the separator control's space.
`ObjectProperty<Orientation>`	`orientationProperty()`	The orientation of the `Separator` can either be horizontal or vertical.
`void`	`setHalignment(HPos value)`	Sets the value of the property halignment.
`void`	`setOrientation(Orientation value)`	Sets the value of the property orientation.
`void`	`setValignment(VPos value)`	Sets the value of the property valignment.
`ObjectProperty<VPos>`	`valignmentProperty()`	For horizontal separators, specifies the vertical alignment of the separator line within the separator control's space.

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.control.Control

computeMaxHeight, computeMaxWidth, computeMinHeight, computeMinWidth, contextMenuProperty, createDefaultSkin, getContextMenu, getCssMetaData, getTooltip, isResizable, setContextMenu, setTooltip, skinProperty, tooltipProperty

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.layout.Region

backgroundProperty, borderProperty, cacheShapeProperty, centerShapeProperty, computePrefHeight, computePrefWidth, getBackground, getBorder, getHeight, getInsets, getMaxHeight, getMaxWidth, getMinHeight, getMinWidth, getOpaqueInsets, getPadding, getPrefHeight, getPrefWidth, getShape, getUserAgentStylesheet, getWidth, heightProperty, insetsProperty, isCacheShape, isCenterShape, 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, layoutChildren, needsLayoutProperty, requestLayout, 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, 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.scene.control.Skinnable

getSkin, setSkin

Methods declared in interface javafx.css.Styleable

getStyleableNode, getStyleClass

Property Details

orientation

public final ObjectProperty<Orientation> orientationProperty

The orientation of the Separator can either be horizontal or vertical.

See Also:: getOrientation(), setOrientation(Orientation)

halignment

public final ObjectProperty<HPos> halignmentProperty

For vertical separators, specifies the horizontal position of the separator line within the separator control's space. Ignored for horizontal separators.

See Also:: getHalignment(), setHalignment(HPos)

valignment

public final ObjectProperty<VPos> valignmentProperty

For horizontal separators, specifies the vertical alignment of the separator line within the separator control's space. Ignored for vertical separators.

See Also:: getValignment(), setValignment(VPos)

Constructor Details

Separator

public Separator()

Creates a new horizontal separator with halignment and valignment set to their respective CENTER values.

Separator

public Separator(Orientation orientation)

Creates a new separator with halignment and valignment set to their respective CENTER values. The direction of the separator is specified by the vertical property.

Parameters:: orientation - Specifies whether the Separator instance is initially vertical or horizontal.

Method Details

setOrientation

public final void setOrientation(Orientation value)

Sets the value of the property orientation.

Property description:: The orientation of the Separator can either be horizontal or vertical.

getOrientation

public final Orientation getOrientation()

Gets the value of the property orientation.

Property description:: The orientation of the Separator can either be horizontal or vertical.

orientationProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Orientation> orientationProperty()

The orientation of the Separator can either be horizontal or vertical.

See Also:: getOrientation(), setOrientation(Orientation)

setHalignment

public final void setHalignment(HPos value)

Sets the value of the property halignment.

Property description:: For vertical separators, specifies the horizontal position of the separator line within the separator control's space. Ignored for horizontal separators.

getHalignment

public final HPos getHalignment()

Gets the value of the property halignment.

Property description:: For vertical separators, specifies the horizontal position of the separator line within the separator control's space. Ignored for horizontal separators.

halignmentProperty

public final ObjectProperty<HPos> halignmentProperty()

For vertical separators, specifies the horizontal position of the separator line within the separator control's space. Ignored for horizontal separators.

See Also:: getHalignment(), setHalignment(HPos)

setValignment

public final void setValignment(VPos value)

Sets the value of the property valignment.

Property description:: For horizontal separators, specifies the vertical alignment of the separator line within the separator control's space. Ignored for vertical separators.

getValignment

public final VPos getValignment()

Gets the value of the property valignment.

Property description:: For horizontal separators, specifies the vertical alignment of the separator line within the separator control's space. Ignored for vertical separators.

valignmentProperty

public final ObjectProperty<VPos> valignmentProperty()

For horizontal separators, specifies the vertical alignment of the separator line within the separator control's space. Ignored for vertical separators.

See Also:: getValignment(), setValignment(VPos)

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

getControlCssMetaData

protected List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>> getControlCssMetaData()

Overrides:: getControlCssMetaData in class Control
Returns:: unmodifiable list of the controls css styleable properties
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

getInitialFocusTraversable

protected Boolean getInitialFocusTraversable()

Returns the initial focus traversable state of this control, for use by the JavaFX CSS engine to correctly set its initial value. This method is overridden as by default UI controls have focus traversable set to true, but that is not appropriate for this control.

Overrides:: getInitialFocusTraversable in class Control
Returns:: the initial focus traversable state of this control
Since:: 9

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