Class MenuBarSkin

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.control.SkinBase<MenuBar>

javafx.scene.control.skin.MenuBarSkin

All Implemented Interfaces:: Skin<MenuBar>

public class MenuBarSkin
extends SkinBase<MenuBar>

Default skin implementation for the MenuBar control. In essence it is a simple toolbar. For the time being there is no overflow behavior and we just hide nodes which fall outside the bounds.

Since:: 9
See Also:: MenuBar

Property Summary

Properties
Type	Property	Description
`ObjectProperty<Pos>`	`containerAlignment`	Specifies the alignment of the menu buttons inside the MenuBar (by default it is Pos.TOP_LEFT).
`DoubleProperty`	`spacing`	Specifies the spacing between menu buttons on the MenuBar.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`MenuBarSkin(MenuBar control)`	Creates a new MenuBarSkin instance, installing the necessary child nodes into the Control `children` list, as well as the necessary input mappings for handling key, mouse, etc events.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ObjectProperty<Pos>`	`containerAlignmentProperty()`	Specifies the alignment of the menu buttons inside the MenuBar (by default it is Pos.TOP_LEFT).
`static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>`	`getClassCssMetaData()`	Returns the CssMetaData associated with this class, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.
`Pos`	`getContainerAlignment()`	Gets the value of the property containerAlignment.
`double`	`getSpacing()`	Gets the value of the property spacing.
`void`	`setContainerAlignment(Pos value)`	Sets the value of the property containerAlignment.
`static void`	`setDefaultSystemMenuBar(MenuBar menuBar)`	Set the default system menu bar.
`void`	`setSpacing(double value)`	Sets the value of the property spacing.
`DoubleProperty`	`spacingProperty()`	Specifies the spacing between menu buttons on the MenuBar.

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.control.SkinBase

computeBaselineOffset, computeMaxHeight, computeMaxWidth, computeMinHeight, computeMinWidth, computePrefHeight, computePrefWidth, consumeMouseEvents, executeAccessibleAction, getChildren, getCssMetaData, layoutChildren, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, positionInArea, positionInArea, pseudoClassStateChanged, queryAccessibleAttribute, registerChangeListener, registerInvalidationListener, registerListChangeListener, snappedBottomInset, snappedLeftInset, snappedRightInset, snappedTopInset, snapPosition, snapPositionX, snapPositionY, snapSize, snapSizeX, snapSizeY, snapSpace, snapSpaceX, snapSpaceY, unregisterChangeListeners, unregisterInvalidationListeners, unregisterListChangeListeners

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Methods declared in interface javafx.scene.control.Skin

dispose, getNode, getSkinnable

Property Details

spacing

public final DoubleProperty spacingProperty

Specifies the spacing between menu buttons on the MenuBar.

See Also:: getSpacing(), setSpacing(double)

containerAlignment

public final ObjectProperty<Pos> containerAlignmentProperty

Specifies the alignment of the menu buttons inside the MenuBar (by default it is Pos.TOP_LEFT).

See Also:: getContainerAlignment(), setContainerAlignment(Pos)

Constructor Details

MenuBarSkin

public MenuBarSkin(MenuBar control)

Creates a new MenuBarSkin instance, installing the necessary child nodes into the Control children list, as well as the necessary input mappings for handling key, mouse, etc events.

Parameters:: control - The control that this skin should be installed onto.

Method Details

setDefaultSystemMenuBar

public static void setDefaultSystemMenuBar(MenuBar menuBar)

Set the default system menu bar. This allows an application to keep menu in the system menu bar after the last Window is closed.

Parameters:: menuBar - the menu bar

setSpacing

public final void setSpacing(double value)

Sets the value of the property spacing.

Property description:: Specifies the spacing between menu buttons on the MenuBar.

getSpacing

public final double getSpacing()

Gets the value of the property spacing.

Property description:: Specifies the spacing between menu buttons on the MenuBar.

spacingProperty

public final DoubleProperty spacingProperty()

Specifies the spacing between menu buttons on the MenuBar.

See Also:: getSpacing(), setSpacing(double)

setContainerAlignment

public final void setContainerAlignment(Pos value)

Sets the value of the property containerAlignment.

Property description:: Specifies the alignment of the menu buttons inside the MenuBar (by default it is Pos.TOP_LEFT).

getContainerAlignment

public final Pos getContainerAlignment()

Gets the value of the property containerAlignment.

Property description:: Specifies the alignment of the menu buttons inside the MenuBar (by default it is Pos.TOP_LEFT).

containerAlignmentProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Pos> containerAlignmentProperty()

Specifies the alignment of the menu buttons inside the MenuBar (by default it is Pos.TOP_LEFT).

See Also:: getContainerAlignment(), setContainerAlignment(Pos)

getClassCssMetaData

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

Returns the CssMetaData associated with this class, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.

Returns:: the CssMetaData associated with this class, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses

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