Class Glow

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.effect.Effect

javafx.scene.effect.Glow

public class Glow extends Effect

A high-level effect that makes the input image appear to glow, based on a configurable threshold.

Example:


 Image image = new Image("boat.jpg");
 ImageView imageView = new ImageView(image);
 imageView.setFitWidth(200);
 imageView.setPreserveRatio(true);

 imageView.setEffect(new Glow(0.8));

The code above applied on this image:

A photo

produces the following:

The visual effect of Glow on photo

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Type	Property	Description
`final ObjectProperty<Effect>`	`input`	The input for this `Effect`.
`final DoubleProperty`	`level`	The level value, which controls the intensity of the glow effect.

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`Glow()`	Creates a new instance of Glow with default parameters.
`Glow(double level)`	Creates a new instance of Glow with specified level.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`final Effect`	`getInput()`	Gets the value of the `input` property.
`final double`	`getLevel()`	Gets the value of the `level` property.
`final ObjectProperty<Effect>`	`inputProperty()`	The input for this `Effect`.
`final DoubleProperty`	`levelProperty()`	The level value, which controls the intensity of the glow effect.
`final void`	`setInput(Effect value)`	Sets the value of the `input` property.
`final void`	`setLevel(double value)`	Sets the value of the `level` property.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Property Details

input

public final ObjectProperty<Effect> inputProperty

The input for this Effect. If set to null, or left unspecified, a graphical image of the Node to which the Effect is attached will be used as the input.

Default value:

null

See Also:

level

public final DoubleProperty levelProperty

The level value, which controls the intensity of the glow effect.

       Min: 0.0
       Max: 1.0
   Default: 0.3
  Identity: 0.0

Default value:

0.3

See Also:

Constructor Details

Glow

public Glow()

Creates a new instance of Glow with default parameters.

Glow

public Glow(double level)

Creates a new instance of Glow with specified level.

Parameters:: level - the level value, which controls the intensity of the glow effect

Method Details

setInput

public final void setInput(Effect value)

Sets the value of the input property.

Property description:

The input for this Effect. If set to null, or left unspecified, a graphical image of the Node to which the Effect is attached will be used as the input.

Default value:

null

Parameters:

value - the value for the input property

See Also:

getInput

public final Effect getInput()

Gets the value of the input property.

Property description:

The input for this Effect. If set to null, or left unspecified, a graphical image of the Node to which the Effect is attached will be used as the input.

Default value:

null

Returns:

the value of the input property

See Also:

inputProperty

public final ObjectProperty<Effect> inputProperty()

The input for this Effect. If set to null, or left unspecified, a graphical image of the Node to which the Effect is attached will be used as the input.

Default value:

null

Returns:

the input property

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setLevel

public final void setLevel(double value)

Sets the value of the level property.

Property description:

The level value, which controls the intensity of the glow effect.

       Min: 0.0
       Max: 1.0
   Default: 0.3
  Identity: 0.0

Default value:

0.3

Parameters:

value - the value for the level property

See Also:

getLevel

public final double getLevel()

Gets the value of the level property.

Property description:

The level value, which controls the intensity of the glow effect.

       Min: 0.0
       Max: 1.0
   Default: 0.3
  Identity: 0.0

Default value:

0.3

Returns:

the value of the level property

See Also:

levelProperty

public final DoubleProperty levelProperty()

The level value, which controls the intensity of the glow effect.

       Min: 0.0
       Max: 1.0
   Default: 0.3
  Identity: 0.0

Default value:

0.3

Returns:

the level property

See Also:

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