Class Border

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.layout.Border

All Implemented Interfaces:: Interpolatable<Border>

public final class Border extends Object implements Interpolatable<Border>

The border of a Region. A Border is an immutable object which encapsulates the entire set of data required to render the border of a Region. Because this class is immutable, you can freely reuse the same Border on many different Regions. Please refer to JavaFX CSS Reference Guide for a complete description of the CSS rules for styling the border of a Region.

Every Border is comprised of strokes and / or images. Neither list will ever be null, but either or both may be empty. When rendering, if no images are specified or no image succeeds in loading, then all strokes will be rendered in order. If any image is specified and succeeds in loading, then no strokes will be drawn, although they will still contribute to the insets and outsets of the Border.

The Border's outsets define any extension of the drawing area of a Region which is necessary to account for all border drawing and positioning. These outsets are defined by both the BorderStrokes and BorderImages specified on this Border. outsets are strictly non-negative.

insets are used to define the inner-most edge of all of the borders. It also is always strictly non-negative. The Region uses the insets of the Background and Border, and the Region's padding to determine the Region insets, which define the content area for any children of the Region. The outsets of a Border together with the outsets of a Background, and the width and height of the Region define the geometric bounds of the Region (which in turn contribute to the layoutBounds, boundsInLocal, and boundsInParent).

A Border is most often used in cases where you want to skin the Region with an image, often used in conjunction with 9-patch scaling techniques. In such cases, you may also specify a stroked border which is only used when the image fails to load for some reason.

Since:: JavaFX 8.0

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static final Border`	`EMPTY`	An empty Border, useful to use instead of null.

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`Border(List<BorderStroke> strokes, List<BorderImage> images)`	Creates a new Border by supplying a List of BorderStrokes and BorderImages.
`Border(BorderImage... images)`	Creates a new Border by supplying an array of BorderImages.
`Border(BorderStroke... strokes)`	Creates a new Border by supplying an array of BorderStrokes.
`Border(BorderStroke[] strokes, BorderImage[] images)`	Creates a new Border by supplying an array of BorderStrokes and BorderImages.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>`	`getClassCssMetaData()`	Gets the `CssMetaData` associated with this class, which may include the `CssMetaData` of its superclasses.
`final List<BorderImage>`	`getImages()`	The list of BorderImages which together define the images to use instead of stroke for this Border.
`final Insets`	`getInsets()`	The insets define the distance from the edge of the Region to the inner-most edge of the border, if that distance is non-negative.
`final Insets`	`getOutsets()`	The outsets of the border define the outer-most edge of the border to be drawn.
`final List<BorderStroke>`	`getStrokes()`	The list of BorderStrokes which together define the stroked portion of this Border.
`Border`	`interpolate(Border endValue, double t)`	Returns an intermediate value between the value of this `Interpolatable` and the specified `endValue` using the linear interpolation factor `t`, ranging from 0 (inclusive) to 1 (inclusive).
`final boolean`	`isEmpty()`	Gets whether the Border is empty.
`static Border`	`stroke(Paint stroke)`	A convenience factory method for creating a solid `Border` with a single `Paint`.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Field Details

EMPTY

public static final Border EMPTY

An empty Border, useful to use instead of null.

Constructor Details

Border

public Border(BorderStroke... strokes)

Creates a new Border by supplying an array of BorderStrokes. This array may be null, or may contain null values. Any null values will be ignored and will not contribute to the strokes or outsets or insets.

Parameters:: strokes - The strokes. This may be null, and may contain nulls. Any contained nulls are filtered out and not included in the final List of strokes. A null array becomes an empty List. If both strokes and images are specified, and if any one of the images specified succeeds in loading, then no strokes are shown. In this way, strokes can be defined as a fallback in the case that an image failed to load.

Border

public Border(BorderImage... images)

Creates a new Border by supplying an array of BorderImages. This array may be null, or may contain null values. Any null values will be ignored and will not contribute to the images or outsets or insets.

Parameters:: images - The images. This may be null, and may contain nulls. Any contained nulls are filtered out and not included in the final List of images. A null array becomes an empty List.

Border

public Border(List<BorderStroke> strokes, List<BorderImage> images)

Creates a new Border by supplying a List of BorderStrokes and BorderImages. These Lists may be null, or may contain null values. Any null values will be ignored and will not contribute to the strokes or images, outsets, or insets.

Parameters:: strokes - The strokes. This may be null, and may contain nulls. Any contained nulls are filtered out and not included in the final List of strokes. A null array becomes an empty List. If both strokes and images are specified, and if any one of the images specified succeeds in loading, then no strokes are shown. In this way, strokes can be defined as a fallback in the case that an image failed to load.; images - The images. This may be null, and may contain nulls. Any contained nulls are filtered out and not included in the final List of images. A null array becomes an empty List.

Border

public Border(BorderStroke[] strokes, BorderImage[] images)

Creates a new Border by supplying an array of BorderStrokes and BorderImages. These arrays may be null, or may contain null values. Any null values will be ignored and will not contribute to the strokes or images, outsets, or insets.

Parameters:: strokes - The strokes. This may be null, and may contain nulls. Any contained nulls are filtered out and not included in the final List of strokes. A null array becomes an empty List. If both strokes and images are specified, and if any one of the images specified succeeds in loading, then no strokes are shown. In this way, strokes can be defined as a fallback in the case that an image failed to load.; images - The images. This may be null, and may contain nulls. Any contained nulls are filtered out and not included in the final List of images. A null array becomes an empty List.

Method Details

getClassCssMetaData

public static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>> getClassCssMetaData()

Gets the CssMetaData associated with this class, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.

Returns:: the CssMetaData

getStrokes

public final List<BorderStroke> getStrokes()

The list of BorderStrokes which together define the stroked portion of this Border. This List is unmodifiable and immutable. It will never be null. It will never contain any null elements.

Interpolation Type:: pairwise
Returns:: the list of BorderStrokes which together define the stroked portion of this Border

getImages

public final List<BorderImage> getImages()

The list of BorderImages which together define the images to use instead of stroke for this Border. If this list is specified and at least one image within it succeeds in loading, then any specified strokes are not drawn. If this list is null or no images succeeded in loading, then any specified strokes are drawn.

This List is unmodifiable and immutable. It will never be null. It will never contain any null elements.

Interpolation Type:: pairwise
Returns:: the list of BorderImages which together define the images to use instead of stroke for this Border

getOutsets

public final Insets getOutsets()

The outsets of the border define the outer-most edge of the border to be drawn. The values in these outsets are strictly non-negative.

Returns:: the outsets of the border define the outer-most edge of the border to be drawn

getInsets

public final Insets getInsets()

The insets define the distance from the edge of the Region to the inner-most edge of the border, if that distance is non-negative. The values in these insets are strictly non-negative.

Returns:: the insets define the distance from the edge of the Region to the inner-most edge of the border

isEmpty

public final boolean isEmpty()

Gets whether the Border is empty. It is empty if there are no strokes or images.

Returns:: true if the Border is empty, false otherwise.

stroke

public static Border stroke(Paint stroke)

A convenience factory method for creating a solid Border with a single Paint.

Implementation Requirements:: This call is equivalent to new Border(new BorderStroke(stroke, BorderStrokeStyle.SOLID, null, null));.
Parameters:: stroke - the stroke of the border (for all sides). If null, Color.BLACK will be used.
Returns:: a new border of the given stroke
Since:: 18

interpolate

public Border interpolate(Border endValue, double t)

Returns an intermediate value between the value of this Interpolatable and the specified endValue using the linear interpolation factor t, ranging from 0 (inclusive) to 1 (inclusive).

The returned value might not be a new instance; the implementation might also return one of the two existing instances if the intermediate value would be equal to one of the existing values. However, this is an optimization and applications should not assume any particular identity of the returned value.

Specified by:: interpolate in interface Interpolatable<Border>
Parameters:: endValue - the target value; t - the interpolation factor
Returns:: the intermediate value
Throws:: NullPointerException - if endValue is null
Since:: 24

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