Class ColumnConstraints

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.layout.ConstraintsBase

javafx.scene.layout.ColumnConstraints

public class ColumnConstraints
extends ConstraintsBase

Defines optional layout constraints for a column in a GridPane. If a ColumnConstraints object is added for a column in a gridpane, the gridpane will use those constraint values when computing the column's width and layout.

For example, to create a GridPane with 5 columns 100 pixels wide:


     GridPane gridpane = new GridPane();
     for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
         ColumnConstraints column = new ColumnConstraints(100);
         gridpane.getColumnConstraints().add(column);
     }

Or, to create a GridPane where columns take 25%, 50%, 25% of its width:


     GridPane gridpane = new GridPane();
     ColumnConstraints col1 = new ColumnConstraints();
     col1.setPercentWidth(25);
     ColumnConstraints col2 = new ColumnConstraints();
     col2.setPercentWidth(50);
     ColumnConstraints col3 = new ColumnConstraints();
     col3.setPercentWidth(25);
     gridpane.getColumnConstraints().addAll(col1,col2,col3);

Note that adding an empty ColumnConstraints object has the effect of not setting any constraints, leaving the GridPane to compute the column's layout based solely on its content's size preferences and constraints.

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Properties
Type	Property	Description
`BooleanProperty`	`fillWidth`	The horizontal fill policy for the column.
`ObjectProperty<HPos>`	`halignment`	The horizontal alignment for the column.
`ObjectProperty<Priority>`	`hgrow`	The horizontal grow priority for the column.
`DoubleProperty`	`maxWidth`	The maximum width for the column.
`DoubleProperty`	`minWidth`	The minimum width for the column.
`DoubleProperty`	`percentWidth`	The width percentage of the column.
`DoubleProperty`	`prefWidth`	The preferred width for the column.

Field Summary

Fields declared in class javafx.scene.layout.ConstraintsBase

CONSTRAIN_TO_PREF

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`ColumnConstraints()`	Create a column constraint object with no properties set.
`ColumnConstraints(double width)`	Creates a column constraint object with a fixed width.
`ColumnConstraints(double minWidth, double prefWidth, double maxWidth)`	Creates a column constraint object with a fixed size range.
`ColumnConstraints(double minWidth, double prefWidth, double maxWidth, Priority hgrow, HPos halignment, boolean fillWidth)`	Creates a column constraint object with a fixed size range, horizontal grow priority, horizonal alignment, and horizontal fill behavior.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BooleanProperty`	`fillWidthProperty()`	The horizontal fill policy for the column.
`HPos`	`getHalignment()`	Gets the value of the property halignment.
`Priority`	`getHgrow()`	Gets the value of the property hgrow.
`double`	`getMaxWidth()`	Gets the value of the property maxWidth.
`double`	`getMinWidth()`	Gets the value of the property minWidth.
`double`	`getPercentWidth()`	Gets the value of the property percentWidth.
`double`	`getPrefWidth()`	Gets the value of the property prefWidth.
`ObjectProperty<HPos>`	`halignmentProperty()`	The horizontal alignment for the column.
`ObjectProperty<Priority>`	`hgrowProperty()`	The horizontal grow priority for the column.
`boolean`	`isFillWidth()`	Gets the value of the property fillWidth.
`DoubleProperty`	`maxWidthProperty()`	The maximum width for the column.
`DoubleProperty`	`minWidthProperty()`	The minimum width for the column.
`DoubleProperty`	`percentWidthProperty()`	The width percentage of the column.
`DoubleProperty`	`prefWidthProperty()`	The preferred width for the column.
`void`	`setFillWidth(boolean value)`	Sets the value of the property fillWidth.
`void`	`setHalignment(HPos value)`	Sets the value of the property halignment.
`void`	`setHgrow(Priority value)`	Sets the value of the property hgrow.
`void`	`setMaxWidth(double value)`	Sets the value of the property maxWidth.
`void`	`setMinWidth(double value)`	Sets the value of the property minWidth.
`void`	`setPercentWidth(double value)`	Sets the value of the property percentWidth.
`void`	`setPrefWidth(double value)`	Sets the value of the property prefWidth.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of this `ColumnConstraints` object.

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.layout.ConstraintsBase

requestLayout

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Property Details

minWidth

public final DoubleProperty minWidthProperty

The minimum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.

The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the minimum width will be computed to be the largest minimum width of the column's content.

See Also:: getMinWidth(), setMinWidth(double)

prefWidth

public final DoubleProperty prefWidthProperty

The preferred width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.

The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the preferred width will be computed to be the largest preferred width of the column's content.

See Also:: getPrefWidth(), setPrefWidth(double)

maxWidth

public final DoubleProperty maxWidthProperty

The maximum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.

The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the maximum width will be computed to be the smallest maximum width of the column's content.

See Also:: getMaxWidth(), setMaxWidth(double)

percentWidth

public final DoubleProperty percentWidthProperty

The width percentage of the column. If set to a value greater than 0, the column will be resized to this percentage of the gridpane's available width and the other size constraints (minWidth, prefWidth, maxWidth, hgrow) will be ignored. The default value is -1, which means the percentage will be ignored.

See Also:: getPercentWidth(), setPercentWidth(double)

hgrow

public final ObjectProperty<Priority> hgrowProperty

The horizontal grow priority for the column. If set, the gridpane will use this priority to determine whether the column should be given any additional width if the gridpane is resized larger than its preferred width. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.

This default value is null, which means that the column's grow priority will be derived from largest grow priority set on a content node.

See Also:: getHgrow(), setHgrow(Priority)

halignment

public final ObjectProperty<HPos> halignmentProperty

The horizontal alignment for the column. If set, will be the default horizontal alignment for nodes contained within the column.

The default value is null, which means the column alignment will fall back to the default halignment set on the gridpane.

See Also:: getHalignment(), setHalignment(HPos)

fillWidth

public final BooleanProperty fillWidthProperty

The horizontal fill policy for the column. The gridpane will use this property to determine whether nodes contained within the column should be expanded to fill the column or kept to their preferred widths.

The default value is true.

See Also:: isFillWidth(), setFillWidth(boolean)

Constructor Details

ColumnConstraints

public ColumnConstraints()

Create a column constraint object with no properties set.

ColumnConstraints

public ColumnConstraints(double width)

Creates a column constraint object with a fixed width. This is a convenience for setting the preferred width constraint to the fixed value and the minWidth and maxWidth constraints to the USE_PREF_SIZE flag to ensure the column is always that width.

Parameters:: width - the width of the column

ColumnConstraints

public ColumnConstraints(double minWidth, double prefWidth, double maxWidth)

Creates a column constraint object with a fixed size range. This is a convenience for setting the minimum, preferred, and maximum width constraints.

Parameters:: minWidth - the minimum width; prefWidth - the preferred width; maxWidth - the maximum width

ColumnConstraints

public ColumnConstraints(double minWidth, double prefWidth, double maxWidth, Priority hgrow, HPos halignment, boolean fillWidth)

Creates a column constraint object with a fixed size range, horizontal grow priority, horizonal alignment, and horizontal fill behavior.

Parameters:: minWidth - the minimum width; prefWidth - the preferred width; maxWidth - the maximum width; hgrow - the horizontal grow priority; halignment - the horizonal alignment; fillWidth - the horizontal fill behavior

Method Details

setMinWidth

public final void setMinWidth(double value)

Sets the value of the property minWidth.

Property description:: The minimum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.
The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the minimum width will be computed to be the largest minimum width of the column's content.

getMinWidth

public final double getMinWidth()

Gets the value of the property minWidth.

Property description:: The minimum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.
The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the minimum width will be computed to be the largest minimum width of the column's content.

minWidthProperty

public final DoubleProperty minWidthProperty()

The minimum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.

The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the minimum width will be computed to be the largest minimum width of the column's content.

See Also:: getMinWidth(), setMinWidth(double)

setPrefWidth

public final void setPrefWidth(double value)

Sets the value of the property prefWidth.

Property description:: The preferred width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.
The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the preferred width will be computed to be the largest preferred width of the column's content.

getPrefWidth

public final double getPrefWidth()

Gets the value of the property prefWidth.

Property description:: The preferred width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.
The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the preferred width will be computed to be the largest preferred width of the column's content.

prefWidthProperty

public final DoubleProperty prefWidthProperty()

The preferred width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.

The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the preferred width will be computed to be the largest preferred width of the column's content.

See Also:: getPrefWidth(), setPrefWidth(double)

setMaxWidth

public final void setMaxWidth(double value)

Sets the value of the property maxWidth.

Property description:: The maximum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.
The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the maximum width will be computed to be the smallest maximum width of the column's content.

getMaxWidth

public final double getMaxWidth()

Gets the value of the property maxWidth.

Property description:: The maximum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.
The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the maximum width will be computed to be the smallest maximum width of the column's content.

maxWidthProperty

public final DoubleProperty maxWidthProperty()

The maximum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.

The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the maximum width will be computed to be the smallest maximum width of the column's content.

See Also:: getMaxWidth(), setMaxWidth(double)

setPercentWidth

public final void setPercentWidth(double value)

Sets the value of the property percentWidth.

Property description:: The width percentage of the column. If set to a value greater than 0, the column will be resized to this percentage of the gridpane's available width and the other size constraints (minWidth, prefWidth, maxWidth, hgrow) will be ignored. The default value is -1, which means the percentage will be ignored.

getPercentWidth

public final double getPercentWidth()

Gets the value of the property percentWidth.

Property description:: The width percentage of the column. If set to a value greater than 0, the column will be resized to this percentage of the gridpane's available width and the other size constraints (minWidth, prefWidth, maxWidth, hgrow) will be ignored. The default value is -1, which means the percentage will be ignored.

percentWidthProperty

public final DoubleProperty percentWidthProperty()

See Also:: getPercentWidth(), setPercentWidth(double)

setHgrow

public final void setHgrow(Priority value)

Sets the value of the property hgrow.

Property description:: The horizontal grow priority for the column. If set, the gridpane will use this priority to determine whether the column should be given any additional width if the gridpane is resized larger than its preferred width. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.
This default value is null, which means that the column's grow priority will be derived from largest grow priority set on a content node.

getHgrow

public final Priority getHgrow()

Gets the value of the property hgrow.

Property description:: The horizontal grow priority for the column. If set, the gridpane will use this priority to determine whether the column should be given any additional width if the gridpane is resized larger than its preferred width. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.
This default value is null, which means that the column's grow priority will be derived from largest grow priority set on a content node.

hgrowProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Priority> hgrowProperty()

This default value is null, which means that the column's grow priority will be derived from largest grow priority set on a content node.

See Also:: getHgrow(), setHgrow(Priority)

setHalignment

public final void setHalignment(HPos value)

Sets the value of the property halignment.

Property description:: The horizontal alignment for the column. If set, will be the default horizontal alignment for nodes contained within the column.
The default value is null, which means the column alignment will fall back to the default halignment set on the gridpane.

getHalignment

public final HPos getHalignment()

Gets the value of the property halignment.

Property description:: The horizontal alignment for the column. If set, will be the default horizontal alignment for nodes contained within the column.
The default value is null, which means the column alignment will fall back to the default halignment set on the gridpane.

halignmentProperty

public final ObjectProperty<HPos> halignmentProperty()

The horizontal alignment for the column. If set, will be the default horizontal alignment for nodes contained within the column.

The default value is null, which means the column alignment will fall back to the default halignment set on the gridpane.

See Also:: getHalignment(), setHalignment(HPos)

setFillWidth

public final void setFillWidth(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property fillWidth.

Property description:: The horizontal fill policy for the column. The gridpane will use this property to determine whether nodes contained within the column should be expanded to fill the column or kept to their preferred widths.
The default value is true.

isFillWidth

public final boolean isFillWidth()

Gets the value of the property fillWidth.

Property description:: The horizontal fill policy for the column. The gridpane will use this property to determine whether nodes contained within the column should be expanded to fill the column or kept to their preferred widths.
The default value is true.

fillWidthProperty

public final BooleanProperty fillWidthProperty()

The default value is true.

See Also:: isFillWidth(), setFillWidth(boolean)

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this ColumnConstraints object.

Overrides:: toString in class Object
Returns:: a string representation of this ColumnConstraints object.

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