Class PopupWindow

java.lang.Object

javafx.stage.Window

javafx.stage.PopupWindow

All Implemented Interfaces:: EventTarget

Direct Known Subclasses:: Popup, PopupControl

public abstract class PopupWindow
extends Window

PopupWindow is the parent for a variety of different types of popup based windows including Popup and Tooltip and ContextMenu.

A PopupWindow is a secondary window which has no window decorations or title bar. It doesn't show up in the OS as a top-level window. It is typically used for tool tip like notification, drop down boxes, menus, and so forth.

The PopupWindow cannot be shown without an owner. PopupWindows require that an owner window exist in order to be shown. However, it is possible to create a PopupWindow ahead of time and simply set the owner (or change the owner) before first being made visible. Attempting to change the owner while the PopupWindow is visible will result in an IllegalStateException.

The PopupWindow encapsulates much of the behavior and functionality common to popups, such as the ability to close when the "esc" key is pressed, or the ability to hide all child popup windows whenever this window is hidden. These abilities can be enabled or disabled via properties.

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Properties
Type	Property	Description
`ObjectProperty<PopupWindow.AnchorLocation>`	`anchorLocation`	Specifies the popup anchor point which is used in popup positioning.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`anchorX`	Specifies the x coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`anchorY`	Specifies the y coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen.
`BooleanProperty`	`autoFix`	This convenience variable indicates whether, when the popup is shown, it should automatically correct its position such that it doesn't end up positioned off the screen.
`BooleanProperty`	`autoHide`	Specifies whether Popups should auto hide.
`BooleanProperty`	`consumeAutoHidingEvents`	Specifies whether the event, which caused the Popup to hide, should be consumed.
`BooleanProperty`	`hideOnEscape`	Specifies whether the PopupWindow should be hidden when an unhandled escape key is pressed while the popup has focus.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<Event>>`	`onAutoHide`	Called after autoHide is run.
`ReadOnlyObjectProperty<Node>`	`ownerNode`	The node which is the owner of this popup.
`ReadOnlyObjectProperty<Window>`	`ownerWindow`	The window which is the parent of this popup.

Properties declared in class javafx.stage.Window

eventDispatcher, focused, forceIntegerRenderScale, height, onCloseRequest, onHidden, onHiding, onShowing, onShown, opacity, outputScaleX, outputScaleY, renderScaleX, renderScaleY, scene, showing, width, x, y

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`PopupWindow.AnchorLocation`	Anchor location constants for popup anchor point selection.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`PopupWindow()`

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ObjectProperty<PopupWindow.AnchorLocation>`	`anchorLocationProperty()`	Specifies the popup anchor point which is used in popup positioning.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`anchorXProperty()`	Specifies the x coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen.
`ReadOnlyDoubleProperty`	`anchorYProperty()`	Specifies the y coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen.
`BooleanProperty`	`autoFixProperty()`	This convenience variable indicates whether, when the popup is shown, it should automatically correct its position such that it doesn't end up positioned off the screen.
`BooleanProperty`	`autoHideProperty()`	Specifies whether Popups should auto hide.
`BooleanProperty`	`consumeAutoHidingEventsProperty()`	Specifies whether the event, which caused the Popup to hide, should be consumed.
`PopupWindow.AnchorLocation`	`getAnchorLocation()`	Gets the value of the property anchorLocation.
`double`	`getAnchorX()`	Gets the value of the property anchorX.
`double`	`getAnchorY()`	Gets the value of the property anchorY.
`boolean`	`getConsumeAutoHidingEvents()`	Gets the value of the property consumeAutoHidingEvents.
`EventHandler<Event>`	`getOnAutoHide()`	Gets the value of the property onAutoHide.
`Node`	`getOwnerNode()`	Gets the value of the property ownerNode.
`Window`	`getOwnerWindow()`	Gets the value of the property ownerWindow.
`void`	`hide()`	Hide this Popup and all its children
`BooleanProperty`	`hideOnEscapeProperty()`	Specifies whether the PopupWindow should be hidden when an unhandled escape key is pressed while the popup has focus.
`boolean`	`isAutoFix()`	Gets the value of the property autoFix.
`boolean`	`isAutoHide()`	Gets the value of the property autoHide.
`boolean`	`isHideOnEscape()`	Gets the value of the property hideOnEscape.
`ObjectProperty<EventHandler<Event>>`	`onAutoHideProperty()`	Called after autoHide is run.
`ReadOnlyObjectProperty<Node>`	`ownerNodeProperty()`	The node which is the owner of this popup.
`ReadOnlyObjectProperty<Window>`	`ownerWindowProperty()`	The window which is the parent of this popup.
`void`	`setAnchorLocation(PopupWindow.AnchorLocation value)`	Sets the value of the property anchorLocation.
`void`	`setAnchorX(double value)`	Sets the value of the property anchorX.
`void`	`setAnchorY(double value)`	Sets the value of the property anchorY.
`void`	`setAutoFix(boolean value)`	Sets the value of the property autoFix.
`void`	`setAutoHide(boolean value)`	Sets the value of the property autoHide.
`void`	`setConsumeAutoHidingEvents(boolean value)`	Sets the value of the property consumeAutoHidingEvents.
`void`	`setHideOnEscape(boolean value)`	Sets the value of the property hideOnEscape.
`void`	`setOnAutoHide(EventHandler<Event> value)`	Sets the value of the property onAutoHide.
`protected void`	`setScene(Scene scene)`	Note to subclasses: the scene used by PopupWindow is very specifically managed by PopupWindow.
`void`	`show(Node ownerNode, double anchorX, double anchorY)`	Shows the popup at the specified location on the screen.
`void`	`show(Window owner)`	Show the popup.
`void`	`show(Window ownerWindow, double anchorX, double anchorY)`	Shows the popup at the specified location on the screen.

Methods declared in class javafx.stage.Window

addEventFilter, addEventHandler, buildEventDispatchChain, centerOnScreen, eventDispatcherProperty, fireEvent, focusedProperty, forceIntegerRenderScaleProperty, getEventDispatcher, getHeight, getOnCloseRequest, getOnHidden, getOnHiding, getOnShowing, getOnShown, getOpacity, getOutputScaleX, getOutputScaleY, getProperties, getRenderScaleX, getRenderScaleY, getScene, getUserData, getWidth, getWindows, getX, getY, hasProperties, heightProperty, isFocused, isForceIntegerRenderScale, isShowing, onCloseRequestProperty, onHiddenProperty, onHidingProperty, onShowingProperty, onShownProperty, opacityProperty, outputScaleXProperty, outputScaleYProperty, removeEventFilter, removeEventHandler, renderScaleXProperty, renderScaleYProperty, requestFocus, sceneProperty, setEventDispatcher, setEventHandler, setForceIntegerRenderScale, setHeight, setOnCloseRequest, setOnHidden, setOnHiding, setOnShowing, setOnShown, setOpacity, setRenderScaleX, setRenderScaleY, setUserData, setWidth, setX, setY, show, showingProperty, sizeToScene, widthProperty, xProperty, yProperty

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Property Details

ownerWindow

public final ReadOnlyObjectProperty<Window> ownerWindowProperty

The window which is the parent of this popup. All popups must have an owner window.

See Also:: getOwnerWindow()

ownerNode

public final ReadOnlyObjectProperty<Node> ownerNodeProperty

The node which is the owner of this popup. All popups must have an owner window but are not required to be associated with an owner node. If an autohide Popup has an owner node, mouse press inside the owner node doesn't cause the Popup to hide.

See Also:: getOwnerNode()

autoFix

public final BooleanProperty autoFixProperty

This convenience variable indicates whether, when the popup is shown, it should automatically correct its position such that it doesn't end up positioned off the screen.

Default value:: true
See Also:: isAutoFix(), setAutoFix(boolean)

autoHide

public final BooleanProperty autoHideProperty

Specifies whether Popups should auto hide. If a popup loses focus and autoHide is true, then the popup will be hidden automatically.

The only exception is when owner Node is specified using show(javafx.scene.Node, double, double). Focusing owner Node will not hide the PopupWindow.

Default value:: false
See Also:: isAutoHide(), setAutoHide(boolean)

onAutoHide

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<Event>> onAutoHideProperty

Called after autoHide is run.

See Also:: getOnAutoHide(), setOnAutoHide(EventHandler)

hideOnEscape

public final BooleanProperty hideOnEscapeProperty

Specifies whether the PopupWindow should be hidden when an unhandled escape key is pressed while the popup has focus.

Default value:: true
See Also:: isHideOnEscape(), setHideOnEscape(boolean)

consumeAutoHidingEvents

public final BooleanProperty consumeAutoHidingEventsProperty

Specifies whether the event, which caused the Popup to hide, should be consumed. Having the event consumed prevents it from triggering some additional UI response in the Popup's owner window.

Default value:: true
Since:: JavaFX 2.2
See Also:: getConsumeAutoHidingEvents(), setConsumeAutoHidingEvents(boolean)

anchorX

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty anchorXProperty

Specifies the x coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen. If the anchorLocation is set to WINDOW_TOP_LEFT or WINDOW_BOTTOM_LEFT the x and anchorX values will be identical.

Since:: JavaFX 8.0
See Also:: getAnchorX(), setAnchorX(double)

anchorY

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty anchorYProperty

Specifies the y coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen. If the anchorLocation is set to WINDOW_TOP_LEFT or WINDOW_TOP_RIGHT the y and anchorY values will be identical.

Since:: JavaFX 8.0
See Also:: getAnchorY(), setAnchorY(double)

anchorLocation

public final ObjectProperty<PopupWindow.AnchorLocation> anchorLocationProperty

Specifies the popup anchor point which is used in popup positioning. The point can be set to a corner of the popup window or a corner of its content. In this context the content corners are derived from the popup root node's layout bounds.

In general changing of the anchor location won't change the current window position. Instead of that, the anchorX and anchorY values are recalculated to correspond to the new anchor point.

Since:: JavaFX 8.0
See Also:: getAnchorLocation(), setAnchorLocation(PopupWindow.AnchorLocation)

Constructor Details

PopupWindow

public PopupWindow()

Method Details

getOwnerWindow

public final Window getOwnerWindow()

Gets the value of the property ownerWindow.

Property description:: The window which is the parent of this popup. All popups must have an owner window.

ownerWindowProperty

public final ReadOnlyObjectProperty<Window> ownerWindowProperty()

The window which is the parent of this popup. All popups must have an owner window.

See Also:: getOwnerWindow()

getOwnerNode

public final Node getOwnerNode()

Gets the value of the property ownerNode.

Property description:: The node which is the owner of this popup. All popups must have an owner window but are not required to be associated with an owner node. If an autohide Popup has an owner node, mouse press inside the owner node doesn't cause the Popup to hide.

ownerNodeProperty

public final ReadOnlyObjectProperty<Node> ownerNodeProperty()

See Also:: getOwnerNode()

setScene

protected final void setScene(Scene scene)

Note to subclasses: the scene used by PopupWindow is very specifically managed by PopupWindow. This method is overridden to throw UnsupportedOperationException. You cannot specify your own scene.

Overrides:: setScene in class Window
Parameters:: scene - the scene to be rendered on this window

setAutoFix

public final void setAutoFix(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property autoFix.

Property description:: This convenience variable indicates whether, when the popup is shown, it should automatically correct its position such that it doesn't end up positioned off the screen.
Default value:: true

isAutoFix

public final boolean isAutoFix()

Gets the value of the property autoFix.

Property description:: This convenience variable indicates whether, when the popup is shown, it should automatically correct its position such that it doesn't end up positioned off the screen.
Default value:: true

autoFixProperty

public final BooleanProperty autoFixProperty()

This convenience variable indicates whether, when the popup is shown, it should automatically correct its position such that it doesn't end up positioned off the screen.

Default value:: true
See Also:: isAutoFix(), setAutoFix(boolean)

setAutoHide

public final void setAutoHide(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property autoHide.

Property description:: Specifies whether Popups should auto hide. If a popup loses focus and autoHide is true, then the popup will be hidden automatically.
The only exception is when owner Node is specified using show(javafx.scene.Node, double, double). Focusing owner Node will not hide the PopupWindow.
Default value:: false

isAutoHide

public final boolean isAutoHide()

Gets the value of the property autoHide.

Property description:: Specifies whether Popups should auto hide. If a popup loses focus and autoHide is true, then the popup will be hidden automatically.
The only exception is when owner Node is specified using show(javafx.scene.Node, double, double). Focusing owner Node will not hide the PopupWindow.
Default value:: false

autoHideProperty

public final BooleanProperty autoHideProperty()

Specifies whether Popups should auto hide. If a popup loses focus and autoHide is true, then the popup will be hidden automatically.

The only exception is when owner Node is specified using show(javafx.scene.Node, double, double). Focusing owner Node will not hide the PopupWindow.

Default value:: false
See Also:: isAutoHide(), setAutoHide(boolean)

setOnAutoHide

public final void setOnAutoHide(EventHandler<Event> value)

Sets the value of the property onAutoHide.

Property description:: Called after autoHide is run.

getOnAutoHide

public final EventHandler<Event> getOnAutoHide()

Gets the value of the property onAutoHide.

Property description:: Called after autoHide is run.

onAutoHideProperty

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<Event>> onAutoHideProperty()

Called after autoHide is run.

See Also:: getOnAutoHide(), setOnAutoHide(EventHandler)

setHideOnEscape

public final void setHideOnEscape(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property hideOnEscape.

Property description:: Specifies whether the PopupWindow should be hidden when an unhandled escape key is pressed while the popup has focus.
Default value:: true

isHideOnEscape

public final boolean isHideOnEscape()

Gets the value of the property hideOnEscape.

Property description:: Specifies whether the PopupWindow should be hidden when an unhandled escape key is pressed while the popup has focus.
Default value:: true

hideOnEscapeProperty

public final BooleanProperty hideOnEscapeProperty()

Specifies whether the PopupWindow should be hidden when an unhandled escape key is pressed while the popup has focus.

Default value:: true
See Also:: isHideOnEscape(), setHideOnEscape(boolean)

setConsumeAutoHidingEvents

public final void setConsumeAutoHidingEvents(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property consumeAutoHidingEvents.

Property description:: Specifies whether the event, which caused the Popup to hide, should be consumed. Having the event consumed prevents it from triggering some additional UI response in the Popup's owner window.
Default value:: true
Since:: JavaFX 2.2

getConsumeAutoHidingEvents

public final boolean getConsumeAutoHidingEvents()

Gets the value of the property consumeAutoHidingEvents.

Property description:: Specifies whether the event, which caused the Popup to hide, should be consumed. Having the event consumed prevents it from triggering some additional UI response in the Popup's owner window.
Default value:: true
Since:: JavaFX 2.2

consumeAutoHidingEventsProperty

public final BooleanProperty consumeAutoHidingEventsProperty()

Specifies whether the event, which caused the Popup to hide, should be consumed. Having the event consumed prevents it from triggering some additional UI response in the Popup's owner window.

Default value:: true
Since:: JavaFX 2.2
See Also:: getConsumeAutoHidingEvents(), setConsumeAutoHidingEvents(boolean)

show

public void show(Window owner)

Show the popup.

Parameters:: owner - The owner of the popup. This must not be null.
Throws:: NullPointerException - if owner is null; IllegalArgumentException - if the specified owner window would create cycle in the window hierarchy

show

public void show(Node ownerNode, double anchorX, double anchorY)

Shows the popup at the specified location on the screen. The popup window is positioned in such way that its anchor point (anchorLocation) is displayed at the specified anchorX and anchorY coordinates.

The popup is associated with the specified owner node. The Window which contains the owner node at the time of the call becomes an owner window of the displayed popup.

Note that when autoHide is set to true, mouse press on the owner Node will not hide the PopupWindow.

Parameters:: ownerNode - The owner Node of the popup. It must not be null and must be associated with a Window.; anchorX - the x position of the popup anchor in screen coordinates; anchorY - the y position of the popup anchor in screen coordinates
Throws:: NullPointerException - if ownerNode is null; IllegalArgumentException - if the specified owner node is not associated with a Window or when the window would create cycle in the window hierarchy

show

public void show(Window ownerWindow, double anchorX, double anchorY)

Parameters:: ownerWindow - The owner of the popup. This must not be null.; anchorX - the x position of the popup anchor in screen coordinates; anchorY - the y position of the popup anchor in screen coordinates
Throws:: NullPointerException - if ownerWindow is null; IllegalArgumentException - if the specified owner window would create cycle in the window hierarchy

hide

public void hide()

Hide this Popup and all its children

Overrides:: hide in class Window

setAnchorX

public final void setAnchorX(double value)

Sets the value of the property anchorX.

Property description:: Specifies the x coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen. If the anchorLocation is set to WINDOW_TOP_LEFT or WINDOW_BOTTOM_LEFT the x and anchorX values will be identical.
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

getAnchorX

public final double getAnchorX()

Gets the value of the property anchorX.

Property description:: Specifies the x coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen. If the anchorLocation is set to WINDOW_TOP_LEFT or WINDOW_BOTTOM_LEFT the x and anchorX values will be identical.
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

anchorXProperty

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty anchorXProperty()

Specifies the x coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen. If the anchorLocation is set to WINDOW_TOP_LEFT or WINDOW_BOTTOM_LEFT the x and anchorX values will be identical.

Since:: JavaFX 8.0
See Also:: getAnchorX(), setAnchorX(double)

setAnchorY

public final void setAnchorY(double value)

Sets the value of the property anchorY.

Property description:: Specifies the y coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen. If the anchorLocation is set to WINDOW_TOP_LEFT or WINDOW_TOP_RIGHT the y and anchorY values will be identical.
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

getAnchorY

public final double getAnchorY()

Gets the value of the property anchorY.

Property description:: Specifies the y coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen. If the anchorLocation is set to WINDOW_TOP_LEFT or WINDOW_TOP_RIGHT the y and anchorY values will be identical.
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

anchorYProperty

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty anchorYProperty()

Specifies the y coordinate of the popup anchor point on the screen. If the anchorLocation is set to WINDOW_TOP_LEFT or WINDOW_TOP_RIGHT the y and anchorY values will be identical.

Since:: JavaFX 8.0
See Also:: getAnchorY(), setAnchorY(double)

setAnchorLocation

public final void setAnchorLocation(PopupWindow.AnchorLocation value)

Sets the value of the property anchorLocation.

Property description:: Specifies the popup anchor point which is used in popup positioning. The point can be set to a corner of the popup window or a corner of its content. In this context the content corners are derived from the popup root node's layout bounds.
In general changing of the anchor location won't change the current window position. Instead of that, the anchorX and anchorY values are recalculated to correspond to the new anchor point.
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

getAnchorLocation

public final PopupWindow.AnchorLocation getAnchorLocation()

Gets the value of the property anchorLocation.

Property description:: Specifies the popup anchor point which is used in popup positioning. The point can be set to a corner of the popup window or a corner of its content. In this context the content corners are derived from the popup root node's layout bounds.
In general changing of the anchor location won't change the current window position. Instead of that, the anchorX and anchorY values are recalculated to correspond to the new anchor point.
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

anchorLocationProperty

public final ObjectProperty<PopupWindow.AnchorLocation> anchorLocationProperty()

In general changing of the anchor location won't change the current window position. Instead of that, the anchorX and anchorY values are recalculated to correspond to the new anchor point.

Since:: JavaFX 8.0
See Also:: getAnchorLocation(), setAnchorLocation(PopupWindow.AnchorLocation)

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