Class Shadow

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.effect.Effect

javafx.scene.effect.Shadow

public class Shadow
extends Effect

An effect which creates a monochrome duplicate of an input with blurry edges. This effect is primarily used along with its default black color for purposes of combining it with the original to create a shadow. It can also be used with a light color and combined with an original to create a glow effect. The DropShadow effect is a utility effect which automatically combines this Shadow effect with an original graphic for ease of adding a shadow to an existing scene graph Node with a single effect.

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Properties
Type	Property	Description
`ObjectProperty<BlurType>`	`blurType`	The algorithm used to blur the shadow.
`ObjectProperty<Color>`	`color`	The shadow `Color`.
`DoubleProperty`	`height`	The vertical size of the shadow blur kernel.
`ObjectProperty<Effect>`	`input`	The input for this `Effect`.
`DoubleProperty`	`radius`	The radius of the shadow blur kernel.
`DoubleProperty`	`width`	The horizontal size of the shadow blur kernel.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`Shadow()`	Creates a new instance of Shadow with default parameters.
`Shadow(double radius, Color color)`	Creates a new instance of Shadow with specified radius and color.
`Shadow(BlurType blurType, Color color, double radius)`	Creates a new instance of Shadow with the specified blurType, color, radius.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ObjectProperty<BlurType>`	`blurTypeProperty()`	The algorithm used to blur the shadow.
`ObjectProperty<Color>`	`colorProperty()`	The shadow `Color`.
`BlurType`	`getBlurType()`	Gets the value of the property blurType.
`Color`	`getColor()`	Gets the value of the property color.
`double`	`getHeight()`	Gets the value of the property height.
`Effect`	`getInput()`	Gets the value of the property input.
`double`	`getRadius()`	Gets the value of the property radius.
`double`	`getWidth()`	Gets the value of the property width.
`DoubleProperty`	`heightProperty()`	The vertical size of the shadow blur kernel.
`ObjectProperty<Effect>`	`inputProperty()`	The input for this `Effect`.
`DoubleProperty`	`radiusProperty()`	The radius of the shadow blur kernel.
`void`	`setBlurType(BlurType value)`	Sets the value of the property blurType.
`void`	`setColor(Color value)`	Sets the value of the property color.
`void`	`setHeight(double value)`	Sets the value of the property height.
`void`	`setInput(Effect value)`	Sets the value of the property input.
`void`	`setRadius(double value)`	Sets the value of the property radius.
`void`	`setWidth(double value)`	Sets the value of the property width.
`DoubleProperty`	`widthProperty()`	The horizontal size of the shadow blur kernel.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Property Details

input

public final ObjectProperty<Effect> inputProperty

The input for this Effect. If set to null, or left unspecified, a graphical image of the Node to which the Effect is attached will be used as the input.

Default value:: null
See Also:: getInput(), setInput(Effect)

radius

public final DoubleProperty radiusProperty

The radius of the shadow blur kernel. This attribute controls the distance that the shadow is spread to each side of the source pixels. Setting the radius is equivalent to setting both the width and height attributes to a value of (2 * radius + 1).

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 127.0
   Default:  10.0
  Identity:   0.0

Default value:: 10.0
See Also:: getRadius(), setRadius(double)

width

public final DoubleProperty widthProperty

The horizontal size of the shadow blur kernel. This attribute controls the horizontal size of the total area over which the shadow of a single pixel is distributed by the blur algorithm. Values less than 1.0 are not distributed beyond the original pixel and so have no blurring effect on the shadow.

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 255.0
   Default:  21.0
  Identity:  <1.0

Default value:: 21.0
See Also:: getWidth(), setWidth(double)

height

public final DoubleProperty heightProperty

The vertical size of the shadow blur kernel. This attribute controls the vertical size of the total area over which the shadow of a single pixel is distributed by the blur algorithm. Values less than 1.0 are not distributed beyond the original pixel and so have no blurring effect on the shadow.

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 255.0
   Default:  21.0
  Identity:  <1.0

Default value:: 21.0
See Also:: getHeight(), setHeight(double)

blurType

public final ObjectProperty<BlurType> blurTypeProperty

The algorithm used to blur the shadow.

       Min: n/a
       Max: n/a
   Default: BlurType.THREE_PASS_BOX
  Identity: n/a

Default value:: THREE_PASS_BOX
See Also:: getBlurType(), setBlurType(BlurType)

color

public final ObjectProperty<Color> colorProperty

The shadow Color.

       Min: n/a
       Max: n/a
   Default: Color.BLACK
  Identity: n/a

Default value:: BLACK
See Also:: getColor(), setColor(Color)

Constructor Details

Shadow

public Shadow()

Creates a new instance of Shadow with default parameters.

Shadow

public Shadow(double radius, Color color)

Creates a new instance of Shadow with specified radius and color.

Parameters:: radius - the radius of the shadow blur kernel; color - the shadow Color
Since:: JavaFX 2.1

Shadow

public Shadow(BlurType blurType, Color color, double radius)

Creates a new instance of Shadow with the specified blurType, color, radius.

Parameters:: blurType - the algorithm used to blur the shadow; color - the shadow Color; radius - the radius of the shadow blur kernel
Since:: JavaFX 2.1

Method Details

setInput

public final void setInput(Effect value)

Sets the value of the property input.

Property description:: The input for this Effect. If set to null, or left unspecified, a graphical image of the Node to which the Effect is attached will be used as the input.
Default value:: null

getInput

public final Effect getInput()

Gets the value of the property input.

Property description:: The input for this Effect. If set to null, or left unspecified, a graphical image of the Node to which the Effect is attached will be used as the input.
Default value:: null

inputProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Effect> inputProperty()

The input for this Effect. If set to null, or left unspecified, a graphical image of the Node to which the Effect is attached will be used as the input.

Default value:: null
See Also:: getInput(), setInput(Effect)

setRadius

public final void setRadius(double value)

Sets the value of the property radius.

Property description:

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 127.0
   Default:  10.0
  Identity:   0.0

Default value:

10.0

getRadius

public final double getRadius()

Gets the value of the property radius.

Property description:

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 127.0
   Default:  10.0
  Identity:   0.0

Default value:

10.0

radiusProperty

public final DoubleProperty radiusProperty()

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 127.0
   Default:  10.0
  Identity:   0.0

Default value:: 10.0
See Also:: getRadius(), setRadius(double)

setWidth

public final void setWidth(double value)

Sets the value of the property width.

Property description:

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 255.0
   Default:  21.0
  Identity:  <1.0

Default value:

21.0

getWidth

public final double getWidth()

Gets the value of the property width.

Property description:

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 255.0
   Default:  21.0
  Identity:  <1.0

Default value:

21.0

widthProperty

public final DoubleProperty widthProperty()

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 255.0
   Default:  21.0
  Identity:  <1.0

Default value:: 21.0
See Also:: getWidth(), setWidth(double)

setHeight

public final void setHeight(double value)

Sets the value of the property height.

Property description:

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 255.0
   Default:  21.0
  Identity:  <1.0

Default value:

21.0

getHeight

public final double getHeight()

Gets the value of the property height.

Property description:

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 255.0
   Default:  21.0
  Identity:  <1.0

Default value:

21.0

heightProperty

public final DoubleProperty heightProperty()

       Min:   0.0
       Max: 255.0
   Default:  21.0
  Identity:  <1.0

Default value:: 21.0
See Also:: getHeight(), setHeight(double)

setBlurType

public final void setBlurType(BlurType value)

Sets the value of the property blurType.

Property description:

The algorithm used to blur the shadow.

       Min: n/a
       Max: n/a
   Default: BlurType.THREE_PASS_BOX
  Identity: n/a

Default value:

THREE_PASS_BOX

getBlurType

public final BlurType getBlurType()

Gets the value of the property blurType.

Property description:

The algorithm used to blur the shadow.

       Min: n/a
       Max: n/a
   Default: BlurType.THREE_PASS_BOX
  Identity: n/a

Default value:

THREE_PASS_BOX

blurTypeProperty

public final ObjectProperty<BlurType> blurTypeProperty()

The algorithm used to blur the shadow.

       Min: n/a
       Max: n/a
   Default: BlurType.THREE_PASS_BOX
  Identity: n/a

Default value:: THREE_PASS_BOX
See Also:: getBlurType(), setBlurType(BlurType)

setColor

public final void setColor(Color value)

Sets the value of the property color.

Property description:

The shadow Color.

       Min: n/a
       Max: n/a
   Default: Color.BLACK
  Identity: n/a

Default value:

BLACK

getColor

public final Color getColor()

Gets the value of the property color.

Property description:

The shadow Color.

       Min: n/a
       Max: n/a
   Default: Color.BLACK
  Identity: n/a

Default value:

BLACK

colorProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Color> colorProperty()

The shadow Color.

       Min: n/a
       Max: n/a
   Default: Color.BLACK
  Identity: n/a

Default value:: BLACK
See Also:: getColor(), setColor(Color)

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