Class PathElement

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.shape.PathElement

Direct Known Subclasses:: ArcTo, ClosePath, CubicCurveTo, HLineTo, LineTo, MoveTo, QuadCurveTo, VLineTo

public abstract class PathElement
extends Object

The PathElement class represents an abstract element of the Path that can represent any geometric objects like straight lines, arcs, quadratic curves, cubic curves, etc.

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Properties
Type	Property	Description
`BooleanProperty`	`absolute`	A flag that indicates whether the path coordinates are absolute or relative.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`PathElement()`	Constructor for subclasses to call.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BooleanProperty`	`absoluteProperty()`	A flag that indicates whether the path coordinates are absolute or relative.
`boolean`	`isAbsolute()`	Gets the value of the property absolute.
`void`	`setAbsolute(boolean value)`	Sets the value of the property absolute.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Property Details

absolute

public final BooleanProperty absoluteProperty

A flag that indicates whether the path coordinates are absolute or relative. A value of true indicates that the coordinates are absolute values. A value of false indicates that the values in this PathElement are added to the coordinates of the previous PathElement to compute the actual coordinates.

Default value:: true
See Also:: isAbsolute(), setAbsolute(boolean)

Constructor Details

PathElement

public PathElement()

Constructor for subclasses to call.

Method Details

setAbsolute

public final void setAbsolute(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property absolute.

Property description:: A flag that indicates whether the path coordinates are absolute or relative. A value of true indicates that the coordinates are absolute values. A value of false indicates that the values in this PathElement are added to the coordinates of the previous PathElement to compute the actual coordinates.
Default value:: true

isAbsolute

public final boolean isAbsolute()

Gets the value of the property absolute.

Property description:: A flag that indicates whether the path coordinates are absolute or relative. A value of true indicates that the coordinates are absolute values. A value of false indicates that the values in this PathElement are added to the coordinates of the previous PathElement to compute the actual coordinates.
Default value:: true

absoluteProperty

public final BooleanProperty absoluteProperty()

Default value:: true
See Also:: isAbsolute(), setAbsolute(boolean)

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