Class Rule

java.lang.Object

javafx.css.Rule

public final class Rule extends Object

A Rule is a collection of CSS Selectors and Declarations.

Since:: 9

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`final ObservableList<Declaration>`	`getDeclarations()`	This method is to support tooling that may want to add declarations to or remove declarations from a Rule.
`StyleOrigin`	`getOrigin()`	Get the `StyleOrigin` of this `Stylesheet`.
`final ObservableList<Selector>`	`getSelectors()`	This method is to support tooling that may want to add selectors to or remove selectors from a Rule.
`Stylesheet`	`getStylesheet()`	Gets the `Stylesheet` this `Rule` belongs to.
`String`	`toString()`	Converts this object to a `String`.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

getDeclarations

public final ObservableList<Declaration> getDeclarations()

This method is to support tooling that may want to add declarations to or remove declarations from a Rule. Changes to the list are tracked so that added declarations are tagged as belonging to this rule, and the rule for removed declarations is nulled out.

Returns:: a observable list of declarations

getSelectors

public final ObservableList<Selector> getSelectors()

This method is to support tooling that may want to add selectors to or remove selectors from a Rule. Changes to the list are tracked so that added selectors are tagged as belonging to this rule, and the rule for removed selectors is nulled out.

Returns:: an observable list of selectors

getStylesheet

public Stylesheet getStylesheet()

Gets the Stylesheet this Rule belongs to.

Returns:: the stylesheet

getOrigin

public StyleOrigin getOrigin()

Get the StyleOrigin of this Stylesheet.

Returns:: the origin of the stylesheet

toString

public String toString()

Converts this object to a String.

Overrides:: toString in class Object
Returns:: the converted String

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