Class TextField

javafx.scene.control.TextField

All Implemented Interfaces:: Styleable, EventTarget, Skinnable

Direct Known Subclasses:: PasswordField

public class TextField
extends TextInputControl

Text input component that allows a user to enter a single line of unformatted text. Unlike in previous releases of JavaFX, support for multi-line input is not available as part of the TextField control, however this is the sole-purpose of the TextArea control. Additionally, if you want a form of rich-text editing, there is also the HTMLEditor control.

TextField supports the notion of showing prompt text to the user when there is no text already in the TextField (either via the user, or set programmatically). This is a useful way of informing the user as to what is expected in the text field, without having to resort to tooltips or on-screen labels.

Example:

 var textField = new TextField("Hello World!");

Since:: JavaFX 2.0
See Also:: TextArea

Property Summary

Properties
Type	Property	Description
`ObjectProperty<Pos>`	`alignment`	Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<ActionEvent>>`	`onAction`	The action handler associated with this text field, or `null` if no action handler is assigned.
`IntegerProperty`	`prefColumnCount`	The preferred number of text columns.

Properties declared in class javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl

anchor, caretPosition, editable, font, length, promptText, redoable, selectedText, selection, textFormatter, text, undoable

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

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl

TextInputControl.Content

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static int`	`DEFAULT_PREF_COLUMN_COUNT`	The default value for `prefColumnCount`.

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
`TextField()`	Creates a `TextField` with empty text content.
`TextField(String text)`	Creates a `TextField` with initial text content.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ObjectProperty<Pos>`	`alignmentProperty()`	Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.
`Pos`	`getAlignment()`	Gets the value of the property alignment.
`CharSequence`	`getCharacters()`	Returns the character sequence backing the text field's content.
`static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>`	`getClassCssMetaData()`
`List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>`	`getControlCssMetaData()`
`EventHandler<ActionEvent>`	`getOnAction()`	Gets the value of the property onAction.
`int`	`getPrefColumnCount()`	Gets the value of the property prefColumnCount.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<ActionEvent>>`	`onActionProperty()`	The action handler associated with this text field, or `null` if no action handler is assigned.
`IntegerProperty`	`prefColumnCountProperty()`	The preferred number of text columns.
`void`	`setAlignment(Pos value)`	Sets the value of the property alignment.
`void`	`setOnAction(EventHandler<ActionEvent> value)`	Sets the value of the property onAction.
`void`	`setPrefColumnCount(int value)`	Sets the value of the property prefColumnCount.

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl

anchorProperty, appendText, backward, cancelEdit, caretPositionProperty, clear, commitValue, copy, cut, deleteNextChar, deletePreviousChar, deleteText, deleteText, deselect, editableProperty, end, endOfNextWord, extendSelection, fontProperty, forward, getAnchor, getCaretPosition, getContent, getFont, getLength, getPromptText, getSelectedText, getSelection, getText, getText, getTextFormatter, home, insertText, isEditable, isRedoable, isUndoable, lengthProperty, nextWord, paste, positionCaret, previousWord, promptTextProperty, redo, redoableProperty, replaceSelection, replaceText, replaceText, selectAll, selectBackward, selectedTextProperty, selectEnd, selectEndOfNextWord, selectForward, selectHome, selectionProperty, selectNextWord, selectPositionCaret, selectPreviousWord, selectRange, setEditable, setFont, setPromptText, setText, setTextFormatter, textFormatterProperty, textProperty, undo, undoableProperty

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.control.Control

computeMaxHeight, computeMaxWidth, computeMinHeight, computeMinWidth, contextMenuProperty, createDefaultSkin, getContextMenu, getCssMetaData, getInitialFocusTraversable, 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

prefColumnCount

public final IntegerProperty prefColumnCountProperty

The preferred number of text columns. This is used for calculating the TextField's preferred width.

See Also:: getPrefColumnCount(), setPrefColumnCount(int)

onAction

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<ActionEvent>> onActionProperty

The action handler associated with this text field, or null if no action handler is assigned. The action handler is normally called when the user types the ENTER key.

See Also:: getOnAction(), setOnAction(EventHandler)

alignment

public final ObjectProperty<Pos> alignmentProperty

Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.

Since:: JavaFX 2.1
See Also:: getAlignment(), setAlignment(Pos)

Field Details

DEFAULT_PREF_COLUMN_COUNT

public static final int DEFAULT_PREF_COLUMN_COUNT

The default value for prefColumnCount.

See Also:: Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

TextField

public TextField()

Creates a TextField with empty text content.

TextField

public TextField(String text)

Creates a TextField with initial text content.

Parameters:: text - A string for text content.

Method Details

getCharacters

public CharSequence getCharacters()

Returns the character sequence backing the text field's content.

Returns:: the character sequence backing the text field's content

prefColumnCountProperty

public final IntegerProperty prefColumnCountProperty()

The preferred number of text columns. This is used for calculating the TextField's preferred width.

See Also:: getPrefColumnCount(), setPrefColumnCount(int)

getPrefColumnCount

public final int getPrefColumnCount()

Gets the value of the property prefColumnCount.

Property description:: The preferred number of text columns. This is used for calculating the TextField's preferred width.

setPrefColumnCount

public final void setPrefColumnCount(int value)

Sets the value of the property prefColumnCount.

Property description:: The preferred number of text columns. This is used for calculating the TextField's preferred width.

onActionProperty

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<ActionEvent>> onActionProperty()

The action handler associated with this text field, or null if no action handler is assigned. The action handler is normally called when the user types the ENTER key.

See Also:: getOnAction(), setOnAction(EventHandler)

getOnAction

public final EventHandler<ActionEvent> getOnAction()

Gets the value of the property onAction.

Property description:: The action handler associated with this text field, or null if no action handler is assigned. The action handler is normally called when the user types the ENTER key.

setOnAction

public final void setOnAction(EventHandler<ActionEvent> value)

Sets the value of the property onAction.

Property description:: The action handler associated with this text field, or null if no action handler is assigned. The action handler is normally called when the user types the ENTER key.

alignmentProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Pos> alignmentProperty()

Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.

Since:: JavaFX 2.1
See Also:: getAlignment(), setAlignment(Pos)

setAlignment

public final void setAlignment(Pos value)

Sets the value of the property alignment.

Property description:: Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.
Since:: JavaFX 2.1

getAlignment

public final Pos getAlignment()

Gets the value of the property alignment.

Property description:: Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.
Since:: JavaFX 2.1

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

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

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

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