Class ContextMenuEvent

javafx.scene.input.ContextMenuEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Cloneable

public class ContextMenuEvent
extends InputEvent

When the user requests a context menu, this event occurs. Context menus can be triggered by the mouse or the keyboard. The exact sequence of mouse or keyboard events that is used to request a menu is platform specific. For example, on Windows, Shift+F10 requests a context menu.

The event coordinates contain default position for the context menu. For mouse-triggered events it is the position of the mouse cursor, for keyboard-triggered events it is a point inside of bounds of current focus owner (which is the event's target).

Since:: JavaFX 2.1
See Also:: Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static EventType<ContextMenuEvent>`	`ANY`	Common supertype for all context menu event types.
`static EventType<ContextMenuEvent>`	`CONTEXT_MENU_REQUESTED`	This event occurs when a context menu is requested.

Fields declared in class javafx.event.Event

consumed, eventType, NULL_SOURCE_TARGET, target

Fields declared in class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`ContextMenuEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, EventType<ContextMenuEvent> eventType, double x, double y, double screenX, double screenY, boolean keyboardTrigger, PickResult pickResult)`	Constructs new ContextMenu event.
`ContextMenuEvent(EventType<ContextMenuEvent> eventType, double x, double y, double screenX, double screenY, boolean keyboardTrigger, PickResult pickResult)`	Constructs new ContextMenu event with empty source and target.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ContextMenuEvent`	`copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget)`	Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target.
`EventType<ContextMenuEvent>`	`getEventType()`	Gets the event type of this event.
`PickResult`	`getPickResult()`	Returns information about the pick.
`double`	`getSceneX()`	Returns horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the ContextMenuEvent's source.
`double`	`getSceneY()`	Returns vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the `Scene` that contains the ContextMenuEvent's source.
`double`	`getScreenX()`	Returns absolute horizontal position of the event.
`double`	`getScreenY()`	Returns absolute vertical position of the event.
`double`	`getX()`	Horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the ContextMenuEvent's source.
`double`	`getY()`	Vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the ContextMenuEvent's source.
`double`	`getZ()`	Depth position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's source.
`boolean`	`isKeyboardTrigger()`	Determines whether this event originated from the keyboard.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of this `ContextMenuEvent` object.

Methods declared in class javafx.event.Event

clone, consume, fireEvent, getTarget, isConsumed

Methods declared in class java.util.EventObject

getSource

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

CONTEXT_MENU_REQUESTED

public static final EventType<ContextMenuEvent> CONTEXT_MENU_REQUESTED

This event occurs when a context menu is requested.

ANY

public static final EventType<ContextMenuEvent> ANY

Common supertype for all context menu event types.

Since:: JavaFX 8.0

Constructor Details

ContextMenuEvent

public ContextMenuEvent(Object source, EventTarget target, EventType<ContextMenuEvent> eventType, double x, double y, double screenX, double screenY, boolean keyboardTrigger, PickResult pickResult)

Constructs new ContextMenu event.

Parameters:: source - the source of the event. Can be null.; target - the target of the event. Can be null.; eventType - The type of the event.; x - The x with respect to the scene; y - The y with respect to the scene; screenX - The x coordinate relative to screen.; screenY - The y coordinate relative to screen.; keyboardTrigger - true if this event was triggered by keyboard.; pickResult - pick result. Can be null, in this case a 2D pick result without any further values is constructed based on the scene coordinates and the target
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

ContextMenuEvent

public ContextMenuEvent(EventType<ContextMenuEvent> eventType, double x, double y, double screenX, double screenY, boolean keyboardTrigger, PickResult pickResult)

Constructs new ContextMenu event with empty source and target.

Parameters:: eventType - The type of the event.; x - The x with respect to the scene.; y - The y with respect to the scene.; screenX - The x coordinate relative to screen.; screenY - The y coordinate relative to screen.; keyboardTrigger - true if this event was triggered by keyboard.; pickResult - pick result. Can be null, in this case a 2D pick result without any further values is constructed based on the scene coordinates
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

Method Details

copyFor

public ContextMenuEvent copyFor(Object newSource, EventTarget newTarget)

Description copied from class: Event

Creates and returns a copy of this event with the specified event source and target. If the source or target is set to null, it is replaced by the NULL_SOURCE_TARGET value.

Overrides:: copyFor in class Event
Parameters:: newSource - the new source of the copied event; newTarget - the new target of the copied event
Returns:: the event copy with the new source and target

getEventType

public EventType<ContextMenuEvent> getEventType()

Description copied from class: Event

Gets the event type of this event. Objects of the same Event class can have different event types. These event types further specify what kind of event occurred.

Overrides:: getEventType in class Event
Returns:: the event type

isKeyboardTrigger

public boolean isKeyboardTrigger()

Determines whether this event originated from the keyboard.

Returns:: true if the event was caused by the keyboard

getX

public final double getX()

Horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the ContextMenuEvent's source. For more information about this event's coordinate semantics please see the general description of ContextMenuEvent.

Returns:: horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the ContextMenuEvent's source.

getY

public final double getY()

Vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the ContextMenuEvent's source. For more information about this event's coordinate semantics please see the general description of ContextMenuEvent.

Returns:: vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the ContextMenuEvent's source.

getZ

public final double getZ()

Depth position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's source.

Returns:: depth position of the event relative to the origin of the MouseEvent's source.
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

getScreenX

public final double getScreenX()

Returns absolute horizontal position of the event. For more information about this event's coordinate semantics please see the general description of ContextMenuEvent.

Returns:: absolute horizontal position of the event

getScreenY

public final double getScreenY()

Returns absolute vertical position of the event. For more information about this event's coordinate semantics please see the general description of ContextMenuEvent.

Returns:: absolute vertical position of the event

getSceneX

public final double getSceneX()

Returns horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the Scene that contains the ContextMenuEvent's source. If the node is not in a Scene, then the value is relative to the boundsInParent of the root-most parent of the ContextMenuEvent's node. For more information about this event's coordinate semantics please see the general description of ContextMenuEvent. Note that in 3D scene, this represents the flat coordinates after applying the projection transformations.

Returns:: horizontal position of the event relative to the origin of the Scene that contains the ContextMenuEvent's source

getSceneY

public final double getSceneY()

Returns vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the Scene that contains the ContextMenuEvent's source. If the node is not in a Scene, then the value is relative to the boundsInParent of the root-most parent of the ContextMenuEvent's node. For more information about this event's coordinate semantics please see the general description of ContextMenuEvent. Note that in 3D scene, this represents the flat coordinates after applying the projection transformations.

Returns:: vertical position of the event relative to the origin of the Scene that contains the ContextMenuEvent's source

getPickResult

public final PickResult getPickResult()

Returns information about the pick.

Returns:: new PickResult object that contains information about the pick
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this ContextMenuEvent object.

Overrides:: toString in class EventObject
Returns:: a string representation of this ContextMenuEvent object.

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