Class TransitionEvent

javafx.css.TransitionEvent

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Cloneable

public final class TransitionEvent extends Event

An event that signals the creation, beginning, completion and cancellation of implicit CSS transitions.

Note that this event is not raised for explicit transitions that are created using the Transition class.

Since:

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Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final EventType<TransitionEvent>`	`ANY`	Common supertype for all `TransitionEvent` types.
`static final EventType<TransitionEvent>`	`CANCEL`	This event occurs when a running transition was cancelled before it has reached the end of its active period.
`static final EventType<TransitionEvent>`	`END`	This event occurs when a running transition has reached the end of its active period.
`static final EventType<TransitionEvent>`	`RUN`	This event occurs when a transition has been created and added to the list of running transitions of a `Node`.
`static final EventType<TransitionEvent>`	`START`	This event occurs when a running transition enters its active period, which happens at the end of the delay phase.

Fields declared in class javafx.event.Event

consumed, eventType, NULL_SOURCE_TARGET, target

Fields declared in class java.util.EventObject

source

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`TransitionEvent(EventType<? extends Event> eventType, StyleableProperty<?> property, String propertyName, Duration elapsedTime)`	Creates a new instance of the `TransitionEvent` class.
`TransitionEvent(EventType<? extends Event> eventType, StyleableProperty<?> property, Duration elapsedTime)`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. use `TransitionEvent(EventType, StyleableProperty, String, Duration)` instead

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Duration`	`getElapsedTime()`	Gets the time that has elapsed since the transition has entered its active period, not including the time spent in the delay phase.
`StyleableProperty<?>`	`getProperty()`	Gets the `StyleableProperty` that is targeted by the transition.
`String`	`getPropertyName()`	Gets the name of the CSS property or sub-property that is targeted by the transition.

Methods declared in class javafx.event.Event

clone, consume, copyFor, fireEvent, getEventType, getTarget, isConsumed

Methods declared in class java.util.EventObject

getSource, toString

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

ANY

public static final EventType<TransitionEvent> ANY

Common supertype for all TransitionEvent types.

RUN

public static final EventType<TransitionEvent> RUN

This event occurs when a transition has been created and added to the list of running transitions of a Node.

START

public static final EventType<TransitionEvent> START

This event occurs when a running transition enters its active period, which happens at the end of the delay phase.

END

public static final EventType<TransitionEvent> END

This event occurs when a running transition has reached the end of its active period. If the transition is cancelled prior to reaching the end of its active period, this event does not occur.

CANCEL

public static final EventType<TransitionEvent> CANCEL

This event occurs when a running transition was cancelled before it has reached the end of its active period.

Constructor Details

TransitionEvent

@Deprecated(since="24", forRemoval=true) public TransitionEvent(EventType<? extends Event> eventType, StyleableProperty<?> property, Duration elapsedTime)

Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.

use TransitionEvent(EventType, StyleableProperty, String, Duration) instead

Creates a new instance of the TransitionEvent class.

Parameters:: eventType - the event type; property - the StyleableProperty that is targeted by the transition; elapsedTime - the time that has elapsed since the transition has entered its active period
Throws:: NullPointerException - if eventType, property or elapsedTime is null

TransitionEvent

public TransitionEvent(EventType<? extends Event> eventType, StyleableProperty<?> property, String propertyName, Duration elapsedTime)

Creates a new instance of the TransitionEvent class.

Parameters:: eventType - the event type; property - the StyleableProperty that is targeted by the transition; propertyName - the name of the targeted CSS property or sub-property; elapsedTime - the time that has elapsed since the transition has entered its active period
Throws:: NullPointerException - if any of the arguments is null
Since:: 24

Method Details

getProperty

public StyleableProperty<?> getProperty()

Gets the StyleableProperty that is targeted by the transition.

Returns:: the StyleableProperty

getPropertyName

public String getPropertyName()

Gets the name of the CSS property or sub-property that is targeted by the transition.

The name of the CSS property under transition can be a long-hand property name, which is different from the name returned by CssMetaData.getProperty() of the StyleableProperty that is targeted by the transition. For example, if a transition targets Region.borderProperty(), the name of the CSS property might be -fx-border-color, -fx-border-radius, etc.

Returns:: the CSS property or sub-property name
Since:: 24

getElapsedTime

public Duration getElapsedTime()

Gets the time that has elapsed since the transition has entered its active period, not including the time spent in the delay phase.

Returns:: the elapsed time, or zero if the transition has not entered its active period

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