Enum TabPane.TabClosingPolicy

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<TabPane.TabClosingPolicy>

javafx.scene.control.TabPane.TabClosingPolicy

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Comparable<TabPane.TabClosingPolicy>, Constable

Enclosing class:: TabPane

public static enum TabPane.TabClosingPolicy
extends Enum<TabPane.TabClosingPolicy>

This specifies how the TabPane handles tab closing from an end-users perspective. The options are:

TabClosingPolicy.UNAVAILABLE: Tabs can not be closed by the user
TabClosingPolicy.SELECTED_TAB: Only the currently selected tab will have the option to be closed, with a graphic next to the tab text being shown. The graphic will disappear when a tab is no longer selected.
TabClosingPolicy.ALL_TABS: All tabs will have the option to be closed.

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants
Enum Constant	Description
`ALL_TABS`	All tabs will have the option to be closed.
`SELECTED_TAB`	Only the currently selected tab will have the option to be closed, with a graphic next to the tab text being shown.
`UNAVAILABLE`	Tabs can not be closed by the user.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static TabPane.TabClosingPolicy`	`valueOf(String name)`	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
`static TabPane.TabClosingPolicy[]`	`values()`	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

SELECTED_TAB

public static final TabPane.TabClosingPolicy SELECTED_TAB

Only the currently selected tab will have the option to be closed, with a graphic next to the tab text being shown. The graphic will disappear when a tab is no longer selected.

ALL_TABS

public static final TabPane.TabClosingPolicy ALL_TABS

All tabs will have the option to be closed.

UNAVAILABLE

public static final TabPane.TabClosingPolicy UNAVAILABLE

Tabs can not be closed by the user.

Method Details

values

public static TabPane.TabClosingPolicy[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Returns:: an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static TabPane.TabClosingPolicy valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:: name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
Returns:: the enum constant with the specified name
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name; NullPointerException - if the argument is null

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