Class MediaView

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.Node

javafx.scene.media.MediaView

All Implemented Interfaces:: Styleable, EventTarget

public class MediaView extends Node

A Node that provides a view of Media being played by a MediaPlayer.

The following code snippet provides a simple example of an Application.start() method which displays a video:


 public void start(Stage stage) {
     // Create and set the Scene.
     Scene scene = new Scene(new Group(), 540, 209);
     stage.setScene(scene);

     // Name and display the Stage.
     stage.setTitle("Hello Media");
     stage.show();

     // Create the media source.
     String source = getParameters().getRaw().get(0);
     Media media = new Media(source);

     // Create the player and set to play automatically.
     MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer(media);
     mediaPlayer.setAutoPlay(true);

     // Create the view and add it to the Scene.
     MediaView mediaView = new MediaView(mediaPlayer);
     ((Group) scene.getRoot()).getChildren().add(mediaView);
 }

The foregoing code will display the video as:

Hello Media

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Type	Property	Description
`final DoubleProperty`	`fitHeight`	Determines the height of the bounding box within which the source media is resized as necessary to fit.
`final DoubleProperty`	`fitWidth`	Determines the width of the bounding box within which the source media is resized as necessary to fit.
`final ObjectProperty<MediaPlayer>`	`mediaPlayer`	The `mediaPlayer` whose output will be handled by this view.
`final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<MediaErrorEvent>>`	`onError`	Event handler to be invoked whenever an error occurs on this `MediaView`.
`final BooleanProperty`	`preserveRatio`	Whether to preserve the aspect ratio (width / height) of the media when scaling it to fit the node.
`final BooleanProperty`	`smooth`	If set to `true` a better quality filtering algorithm will be used when scaling this video to fit within the bounding box provided by `fitWidth` and `fitHeight` or when transforming.
`final ObjectProperty<Rectangle2D>`	`viewport`	Specifies a rectangular viewport into the media frame.
`final DoubleProperty`	`x`	Defines the current x coordinate of the `MediaView` origin.
`final DoubleProperty`	`y`	Defines the current y coordinate of the `MediaView` origin.

Properties declared in class javafx.scene.Node

accessibleHelp, accessibleRoleDescription, accessibleRole, accessibleText, blendMode, boundsInLocal, boundsInParent, cacheHint, cache, clip, cursor, depthTest, disabled, disable, effectiveNodeOrientation, effect, eventDispatcher, focused, focusTraversable, focusVisible, focusWithin, hover, id, inputMethodRequests, layoutBounds, layoutX, layoutY, localToParentTransform, localToSceneTransform, managed, mouseTransparent, nodeOrientation, onContextMenuRequested, onDragDetected, onDragDone, onDragDropped, onDragEntered, onDragExited, onDragOver, onInputMethodTextChanged, onKeyPressed, onKeyReleased, onKeyTyped, onMouseClicked, onMouseDragEntered, onMouseDragExited, onMouseDragged, onMouseDragOver, onMouseDragReleased, onMouseEntered, onMouseExited, onMouseMoved, onMousePressed, onMouseReleased, onRotate, onRotationFinished, onRotationStarted, onScrollFinished, onScroll, onScrollStarted, onSwipeDown, onSwipeLeft, onSwipeRight, onSwipeUp, onTouchMoved, onTouchPressed, onTouchReleased, onTouchStationary, onZoomFinished, onZoom, onZoomStarted, opacity, parent, pickOnBounds, pressed, rotate, rotationAxis, scaleX, scaleY, scaleZ, scene, style, translateX, translateY, translateZ, viewOrder, visible

Field Summary

Fields declared in class javafx.scene.Node

BASELINE_OFFSET_SAME_AS_HEIGHT

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`MediaView()`	Creates a `MediaView` instance with no associated `MediaPlayer`.
`MediaView(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer)`	Creates a `MediaView` instance associated with the specified `MediaPlayer`.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`final DoubleProperty`	`fitHeightProperty()`	Determines the height of the bounding box within which the source media is resized as necessary to fit.
`final DoubleProperty`	`fitWidthProperty()`	Determines the width of the bounding box within which the source media is resized as necessary to fit.
`final double`	`getFitHeight()`	Retrieves the height of the bounding box of the resized media.
`final double`	`getFitWidth()`	Retrieves the width of the bounding box of the resized media.
`final MediaPlayer`	`getMediaPlayer()`	Retrieves the `MediaPlayer` whose output is being handled by this view.
`final EventHandler<MediaErrorEvent>`	`getOnError()`	Retrieves the error event handler.
`final Rectangle2D`	`getViewport()`	Retrieves the rectangular viewport into the media frame.
`final double`	`getX()`	Retrieves the x coordinate of the `MediaView` origin.
`final double`	`getY()`	Retrieves the y coordinate of the `MediaView` origin.
`final boolean`	`isPreserveRatio()`	Returns whether the media aspect ratio is preserved when scaling.
`final boolean`	`isSmooth()`	Returns whether to smooth the media when scaling.
`final ObjectProperty<MediaPlayer>`	`mediaPlayerProperty()`	The `mediaPlayer` whose output will be handled by this view.
`final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<MediaErrorEvent>>`	`onErrorProperty()`	Event handler to be invoked whenever an error occurs on this `MediaView`.
`final BooleanProperty`	`preserveRatioProperty()`	Whether to preserve the aspect ratio (width / height) of the media when scaling it to fit the node.
`final void`	`setFitHeight(double value)`	Sets the height of the bounding box of the resized media.
`final void`	`setFitWidth(double value)`	Sets the width of the bounding box of the resized media.
`final void`	`setMediaPlayer(MediaPlayer value)`	Sets the `MediaPlayer` whose output will be handled by this view.
`final void`	`setOnError(EventHandler<MediaErrorEvent> value)`	Sets the error event handler.
`final void`	`setPreserveRatio(boolean value)`	Sets whether to preserve the media aspect ratio when scaling.
`final void`	`setSmooth(boolean value)`	Sets whether to smooth the media when scaling.
`final void`	`setViewport(Rectangle2D value)`	Sets the rectangular viewport into the media frame.
`final void`	`setX(double value)`	Sets the x coordinate of the `MediaView` origin.
`final void`	`setY(double value)`	Sets the y coordinate of the `MediaView` origin.
`final BooleanProperty`	`smoothProperty()`	If set to `true` a better quality filtering algorithm will be used when scaling this video to fit within the bounding box provided by `fitWidth` and `fitHeight` or when transforming.
`final ObjectProperty<Rectangle2D>`	`viewportProperty()`	Specifies a rectangular viewport into the media frame.
`final DoubleProperty`	`xProperty()`	Defines the current x coordinate of the `MediaView` origin.
`final DoubleProperty`	`yProperty()`	Defines the current y coordinate of the `MediaView` origin.

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.Node

accessibleHelpProperty, accessibleRoleDescriptionProperty, accessibleRoleProperty, accessibleTextProperty, addEventFilter, addEventHandler, applyCss, autosize, blendModeProperty, boundsInLocalProperty, boundsInParentProperty, buildEventDispatchChain, cacheHintProperty, cacheProperty, clipProperty, computeAreaInScreen, contains, contains, cursorProperty, depthTestProperty, disabledProperty, disableProperty, effectiveNodeOrientationProperty, effectProperty, eventDispatcherProperty, executeAccessibleAction, fireEvent, focusedProperty, focusTraversableProperty, focusVisibleProperty, focusWithinProperty, getAccessibleHelp, getAccessibleRole, getAccessibleRoleDescription, getAccessibleText, getBaselineOffset, getBlendMode, getBoundsInLocal, getBoundsInParent, getCacheHint, getClassCssMetaData, getClip, getContentBias, getCssMetaData, getCursor, getDepthTest, getEffect, getEffectiveNodeOrientation, getEventDispatcher, getId, getInitialCursor, getInitialFocusTraversable, getInputMethodRequests, getLayoutBounds, getLayoutX, getLayoutY, getLocalToParentTransform, getLocalToSceneTransform, getNodeOrientation, getOnContextMenuRequested, getOnDragDetected, getOnDragDone, getOnDragDropped, getOnDragEntered, getOnDragExited, getOnDragOver, getOnInputMethodTextChanged, getOnKeyPressed, getOnKeyReleased, getOnKeyTyped, getOnMouseClicked, getOnMouseDragEntered, getOnMouseDragExited, getOnMouseDragged, getOnMouseDragOver, getOnMouseDragReleased, getOnMouseEntered, getOnMouseExited, getOnMouseMoved, getOnMousePressed, getOnMouseReleased, getOnRotate, getOnRotationFinished, getOnRotationStarted, getOnScroll, getOnScrollFinished, getOnScrollStarted, getOnSwipeDown, getOnSwipeLeft, getOnSwipeRight, getOnSwipeUp, getOnTouchMoved, getOnTouchPressed, getOnTouchReleased, getOnTouchStationary, getOnZoom, getOnZoomFinished, getOnZoomStarted, getOpacity, getParent, getProperties, getPseudoClassStates, getRotate, getRotationAxis, getScaleX, getScaleY, getScaleZ, getScene, getStyle, getStyleableParent, getStyleClass, getTransforms, getTranslateX, getTranslateY, getTranslateZ, getTypeSelector, getUserData, getViewOrder, hasProperties, hoverProperty, idProperty, inputMethodRequestsProperty, intersects, intersects, isCache, isDisable, isDisabled, isFocused, isFocusTraversable, isFocusVisible, isFocusWithin, isHover, isManaged, isMouseTransparent, isPickOnBounds, isPressed, isResizable, isVisible, layoutBoundsProperty, layoutXProperty, layoutYProperty, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParentTransformProperty, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToSceneTransformProperty, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, lookup, lookupAll, managedProperty, maxHeight, maxWidth, minHeight, minWidth, mouseTransparentProperty, nodeOrientationProperty, notifyAccessibleAttributeChanged, onContextMenuRequestedProperty, onDragDetectedProperty, onDragDoneProperty, onDragDroppedProperty, onDragEnteredProperty, onDragExitedProperty, onDragOverProperty, onInputMethodTextChangedProperty, onKeyPressedProperty, onKeyReleasedProperty, onKeyTypedProperty, onMouseClickedProperty, onMouseDragEnteredProperty, onMouseDragExitedProperty, onMouseDraggedProperty, onMouseDragOverProperty, onMouseDragReleasedProperty, onMouseEnteredProperty, onMouseExitedProperty, onMouseMovedProperty, onMousePressedProperty, onMouseReleasedProperty, onRotateProperty, onRotationFinishedProperty, onRotationStartedProperty, onScrollFinishedProperty, onScrollProperty, onScrollStartedProperty, onSwipeDownProperty, onSwipeLeftProperty, onSwipeRightProperty, onSwipeUpProperty, onTouchMovedProperty, onTouchPressedProperty, onTouchReleasedProperty, onTouchStationaryProperty, onZoomFinishedProperty, onZoomProperty, onZoomStartedProperty, opacityProperty, parentProperty, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, pickOnBoundsProperty, prefHeight, prefWidth, pressedProperty, pseudoClassStateChanged, queryAccessibleAttribute, relocate, removeEventFilter, removeEventHandler, requestFocus, resize, resizeRelocate, rotateProperty, rotationAxisProperty, scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty, scaleZProperty, sceneProperty, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, setAccessibleHelp, setAccessibleRole, setAccessibleRoleDescription, setAccessibleText, setBlendMode, setCache, setCacheHint, setClip, setCursor, setDepthTest, setDisable, setDisabled, setEffect, setEventDispatcher, setEventHandler, setFocused, setFocusTraversable, setHover, setId, setInputMethodRequests, setLayoutX, setLayoutY, setManaged, setMouseTransparent, setNodeOrientation, setOnContextMenuRequested, setOnDragDetected, setOnDragDone, setOnDragDropped, setOnDragEntered, setOnDragExited, setOnDragOver, setOnInputMethodTextChanged, setOnKeyPressed, setOnKeyReleased, setOnKeyTyped, setOnMouseClicked, setOnMouseDragEntered, setOnMouseDragExited, setOnMouseDragged, setOnMouseDragOver, setOnMouseDragReleased, setOnMouseEntered, setOnMouseExited, setOnMouseMoved, setOnMousePressed, setOnMouseReleased, setOnRotate, setOnRotationFinished, setOnRotationStarted, setOnScroll, setOnScrollFinished, setOnScrollStarted, setOnSwipeDown, setOnSwipeLeft, setOnSwipeRight, setOnSwipeUp, setOnTouchMoved, setOnTouchPressed, setOnTouchReleased, setOnTouchStationary, setOnZoom, setOnZoomFinished, setOnZoomStarted, setOpacity, setPickOnBounds, setPressed, setRotate, setRotationAxis, setScaleX, setScaleY, setScaleZ, setStyle, setTranslateX, setTranslateY, setTranslateZ, setUserData, setViewOrder, setVisible, snapshot, snapshot, startDragAndDrop, startFullDrag, styleProperty, toBack, toFront, toString, translateXProperty, translateYProperty, translateZProperty, usesMirroring, viewOrderProperty, visibleProperty

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Methods declared in interface javafx.css.Styleable

getStyleableNode

Property Details

mediaPlayer

public final ObjectProperty<MediaPlayer> mediaPlayerProperty

The mediaPlayer whose output will be handled by this view. Setting this value does not affect the status of the MediaPlayer, e.g., if the MediaPlayer was playing prior to setting mediaPlayer then it will continue playing.

See Also:

getMediaPlayer()
setMediaPlayer(MediaPlayer)
mediaPlayerProperty()

onError

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<MediaErrorEvent>> onErrorProperty

Event handler to be invoked whenever an error occurs on this MediaView.

See Also:

getOnError()
setOnError(EventHandler)
onErrorProperty()

preserveRatio

public final BooleanProperty preserveRatioProperty

Whether to preserve the aspect ratio (width / height) of the media when scaling it to fit the node. If the aspect ratio is not preserved, the media will be stretched or sheared in both dimensions to fit the dimensions of the node. The default value is true.

See Also:

isPreserveRatio()
setPreserveRatio(boolean)
preserveRatioProperty()

smooth

public final BooleanProperty smoothProperty

If set to true a better quality filtering algorithm will be used when scaling this video to fit within the bounding box provided by fitWidth and fitHeight or when transforming. If set to false a faster but lesser quality filtering will be used. The default value depends on platform configuration.

See Also:

isSmooth()
setSmooth(boolean)
smoothProperty()

x

public final DoubleProperty xProperty

Defines the current x coordinate of the MediaView origin.

See Also:

getX()
setX(double)
xProperty()

y

public final DoubleProperty yProperty

Defines the current y coordinate of the MediaView origin.

See Also:

getY()
setY(double)
yProperty()

fitWidth

public final DoubleProperty fitWidthProperty

Determines the width of the bounding box within which the source media is resized as necessary to fit. If value ≤ 0, then the width of the bounding box will be set to the natural width of the media, but fitWidth will be set to the supplied parameter, even if non-positive.

See preserveRatio for information on interaction between media views fitWidth, fitHeight and preserveRatio attributes.

See Also:

getFitWidth()
setFitWidth(double)
fitWidthProperty()

fitHeight

public final DoubleProperty fitHeightProperty

Determines the height of the bounding box within which the source media is resized as necessary to fit. If value ≤ 0, then the height of the bounding box will be set to the natural height of the media, but fitHeight will be set to the supplied parameter, even if non-positive.

See preserveRatio for information on interaction between media views fitWidth, fitHeight and preserveRatio attributes.

See Also:

getFitHeight()
setFitHeight(double)
fitHeightProperty()

viewport

public final ObjectProperty<Rectangle2D> viewportProperty

Specifies a rectangular viewport into the media frame. The viewport is a rectangle specified in the coordinates of the media frame. The resulting bounds prior to scaling will be the size of the viewport. The displayed image will include the intersection of the frame and the viewport. The viewport can exceed the size of the frame, but only the intersection will be displayed. Setting viewport to null will clear the viewport.

See Also:

getViewport()
setViewport(Rectangle2D)
viewportProperty()

Constructor Details

MediaView

public MediaView()

Creates a MediaView instance with no associated MediaPlayer.

MediaView

public MediaView(MediaPlayer mediaPlayer)

Creates a MediaView instance associated with the specified MediaPlayer. Equivalent to


 MediaPlayer player; // initialization omitted
 MediaView view = new MediaView();
 view.setMediaPlayer(player);

Parameters:: mediaPlayer - the MediaPlayer the playback of which is to be viewed via this class.

Method Details

setMediaPlayer

public final void setMediaPlayer(MediaPlayer value)

Sets the MediaPlayer whose output will be handled by this view.

Parameters:: value - the associated MediaPlayer.

getMediaPlayer

public final MediaPlayer getMediaPlayer()

Retrieves the MediaPlayer whose output is being handled by this view.

Returns:: the associated MediaPlayer.

mediaPlayerProperty

public final ObjectProperty<MediaPlayer> mediaPlayerProperty()

Returns:

the mediaPlayer property

See Also:

getMediaPlayer()
setMediaPlayer(MediaPlayer)

setOnError

public final void setOnError(EventHandler<MediaErrorEvent> value)

Sets the error event handler.

Parameters:: value - the error event handler.

getOnError

public final EventHandler<MediaErrorEvent> getOnError()

Retrieves the error event handler.

Returns:: the error event handler.

onErrorProperty

public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<MediaErrorEvent>> onErrorProperty()

Event handler to be invoked whenever an error occurs on this MediaView.

Returns:

the onError property

See Also:

getOnError()
setOnError(EventHandler)

setPreserveRatio

public final void setPreserveRatio(boolean value)

Sets whether to preserve the media aspect ratio when scaling.

Parameters:: value - whether to preserve the media aspect ratio.

isPreserveRatio

public final boolean isPreserveRatio()

Returns whether the media aspect ratio is preserved when scaling.

Returns:: whether the media aspect ratio is preserved.

preserveRatioProperty

public final BooleanProperty preserveRatioProperty()

Returns:

the preserveRatio property

See Also:

isPreserveRatio()
setPreserveRatio(boolean)

setSmooth

public final void setSmooth(boolean value)

Sets whether to smooth the media when scaling.

Parameters:: value - whether to smooth the media.

isSmooth

public final boolean isSmooth()

Returns whether to smooth the media when scaling.

Returns:: whether to smooth the media

smoothProperty

public final BooleanProperty smoothProperty()

Returns:

the smooth property

See Also:

isSmooth()
setSmooth(boolean)

setX

public final void setX(double value)

Sets the x coordinate of the MediaView origin.

Parameters:: value - the x coordinate of the origin of the view.

getX

public final double getX()

Retrieves the x coordinate of the MediaView origin.

Returns:: the x coordinate of the origin of the view.

xProperty

public final DoubleProperty xProperty()

Defines the current x coordinate of the MediaView origin.

Returns:

the x property

See Also:

getX()
setX(double)

setY

public final void setY(double value)

Sets the y coordinate of the MediaView origin.

Parameters:: value - the y coordinate of the origin of the view.

getY

public final double getY()

Retrieves the y coordinate of the MediaView origin.

Returns:: the y coordinate of the origin of the view.

yProperty

public final DoubleProperty yProperty()

Defines the current y coordinate of the MediaView origin.

Returns:

the y property

See Also:

getY()
setY(double)

setFitWidth

public final void setFitWidth(double value)

Sets the width of the bounding box of the resized media.

Parameters:: value - the width of the resized media.

getFitWidth

public final double getFitWidth()

Retrieves the width of the bounding box of the resized media.

Returns:: the height of the resized media.

fitWidthProperty

public final DoubleProperty fitWidthProperty()

See preserveRatio for information on interaction between media views fitWidth, fitHeight and preserveRatio attributes.

Returns:

the fitWidth property

See Also:

getFitWidth()
setFitWidth(double)

setFitHeight

public final void setFitHeight(double value)

Sets the height of the bounding box of the resized media.

Parameters:: value - the height of the resized media.

getFitHeight

public final double getFitHeight()

Retrieves the height of the bounding box of the resized media.

Returns:: the height of the resized media.

fitHeightProperty

public final DoubleProperty fitHeightProperty()

See preserveRatio for information on interaction between media views fitWidth, fitHeight and preserveRatio attributes.

Returns:

the fitHeight property

See Also:

getFitHeight()
setFitHeight(double)

setViewport

public final void setViewport(Rectangle2D value)

Sets the rectangular viewport into the media frame.

Parameters:: value - the rectangular viewport.

getViewport

public final Rectangle2D getViewport()

Retrieves the rectangular viewport into the media frame.

Returns:: the rectangular viewport.

viewportProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Rectangle2D> viewportProperty()

Returns:

the viewport property

See Also:

getViewport()
setViewport(Rectangle2D)

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