Class RadialGradient

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.paint.Paint

javafx.scene.paint.RadialGradient

All Implemented Interfaces:: Interpolatable<Paint>

public final class RadialGradient extends Paint

The RadialGradient class provides a way to fill a shape with a circular radial color gradient pattern. The user may specify 2 or more gradient colors, and this paint will provide an interpolation between each color.

The user must specify the circle controlling the gradient pattern, which is defined by a center point and a radius. The user can also specify a separate focus point within that circle, which controls the location of the first color of the gradient. By default the focus is set to be the center of the circle.

The center and radius are specified relative to a unit square, unless the proportional variable is false. By default proportional is true, and the gradient will be scaled to fill whatever shape it is applied to. The focus point is always specified relative to the center point by an angle and a distance relative to the radius.

This paint will map the first color of the gradient to the focus point, and the last color to the perimeter of the circle, interpolating smoothly for any in-between colors specified by the user. Any line drawn from the focus point to the circumference will thus span all of the gradient colors.

The focus distance will be clamped to the range (-1, 1) so that the focus point is always strictly inside the circle.

The application provides an array of Stops specifying how to distribute the colors along the gradient. The Stop#offset variable must be the range 0.0 to 1.0 and act like keyframes along the gradient. They mark where the gradient should be exactly a particular color.

Since:: JavaFX 2.0

Constructor Summary

Constructor	Description
`RadialGradient(double focusAngle, double focusDistance, double centerX, double centerY, double radius, boolean proportional, CycleMethod cycleMethod, List<Stop> stops)`	Creates a new instance of RadialGradient.
`RadialGradient(double focusAngle, double focusDistance, double centerX, double centerY, double radius, boolean proportional, CycleMethod cycleMethod, Stop... stops)`	Creates a new instance of RadialGradient.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`final double`	`getCenterX()`	Defines the X coordinate of the center point of the circle defining the gradient.
`final double`	`getCenterY()`	Defines the X coordinate of the center point of the circle defining the gradient.
`final CycleMethod`	`getCycleMethod()`	Defines the cycle method applied to the `RadialGradient`.
`final double`	`getFocusAngle()`	Defines the angle in degrees from the center of the gradient to the focus point to which the first color is mapped.
`final double`	`getFocusDistance()`	Defines the distance from the center of the gradient to the focus point to which the first color is mapped.
`final double`	`getRadius()`	Specifies the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient.
`final List<Stop>`	`getStops()`	A sequence of 2 or more `Stop` values specifying how to distribute the colors along the gradient.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code for this `RadialGradient` object.
`Paint`	`interpolate(Paint 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).
`RadialGradient`	`interpolate(RadialGradient endValue, double t)`	Returns an intermediate value between the value of this `RadialGradient` and the specified `endValue` using the linear interpolation factor `t`, ranging from 0 (inclusive) to 1 (inclusive).
`final boolean`	`isOpaque()`	Gets whether this Paint is completely opaque.
`final boolean`	`isProportional()`	Indicates whether the center and radius values are proportional or absolute.
`String`	`toString()`	Returns a string representation of this `RadialGradient` object.
`static RadialGradient`	`valueOf(String value)`	Creates a radial gradient value from a string representation.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

RadialGradient

public RadialGradient(double focusAngle, double focusDistance, double centerX, double centerY, double radius, boolean proportional, CycleMethod cycleMethod, Stop... stops)

Creates a new instance of RadialGradient.

Parameters:: focusAngle - the angle in degrees from the center of the gradient to the focus point to which the first color is mapped; focusDistance - the distance from the center of the gradient to the focus point to which the first color is mapped; centerX - the X coordinate of the center point of the gradient's circle; centerY - the Y coordinate of the center point of the gradient's circle; radius - the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient; proportional - whether the coordinates and sizes are proportional to the shape which this gradient fills; cycleMethod - cycle method applied to the gradient; stops - the gradient's color specification

RadialGradient

public RadialGradient(double focusAngle, double focusDistance, double centerX, double centerY, double radius, boolean proportional, CycleMethod cycleMethod, List<Stop> stops)

Creates a new instance of RadialGradient.

Parameters:: focusAngle - the angle in degrees from the center of the gradient to the focus point to which the first color is mapped; focusDistance - the distance from the center of the gradient to the focus point to which the first color is mapped; centerX - the X coordinate of the center point of the gradient's circle; centerY - the Y coordinate of the center point of the gradient's circle; radius - the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient; proportional - whether the coordinates and sizes are proportional to the shape which this gradient fills; cycleMethod - cycle method applied to the gradient; stops - the gradient's color specification

Method Details

getFocusAngle

public final double getFocusAngle()

Defines the angle in degrees from the center of the gradient to the focus point to which the first color is mapped.

Interpolation Type:: linear
Returns:: the angle in degrees from the center of the gradient to the focus point to which the first color is mapped

getFocusDistance

public final double getFocusDistance()

Defines the distance from the center of the gradient to the focus point to which the first color is mapped. A distance of 0.0 will be at the center of the gradient circle. A distance of 1.0 will be on the circumference of the gradient circle.

Interpolation Type:: linear
Returns:: the distance from the center of the gradient to the focus point to which the first color is mapped

getCenterX

public final double getCenterX()

Defines the X coordinate of the center point of the circle defining the gradient. If proportional is true (the default), this value specifies a point on a unit square that will be scaled to match the size of the shape that the gradient fills. The last color of the gradient is mapped to the perimeter of this circle.

Default value:: 0.0
Interpolation Type:: linear if both values are absolute or both values are proportional, discrete otherwise
Returns:: the X coordinate of the center point of the circle defining the gradient

getCenterY

public final double getCenterY()

Defines the X coordinate of the center point of the circle defining the gradient. If proportional is true (the default), this value specifies a point on a unit square that will be scaled to match the size of the the shape that the gradient fills. The last color of the gradient is mapped to the perimeter of this circle.

Default value:: 0.0
Interpolation Type:: linear if both values are absolute or both values are proportional, discrete otherwise
Returns:: the X coordinate of the center point of the circle defining the gradient

getRadius

public final double getRadius()

Specifies the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient. If proportional is true (the default), this value specifies a size relative to unit square that will be scaled to match the size of the the shape that the gradient fills.

Default value:: 1.0
Interpolation Type:: linear if both values are absolute or both values are proportional, discrete otherwise
Returns:: the radius of the circle defining the extents of the color gradient

isProportional

public final boolean isProportional()

Indicates whether the center and radius values are proportional or absolute. If this flag is true, the center point and radius are defined in a coordinate space where coordinates in the range [0..1] are scaled to map onto the bounds of the shape that the gradient fills. If this flag is false, then the center coordinates and the radius are specified in the local coordinate system of the node.

Default value:: true
Interpolation Type:: discrete
Returns:: true if the center and radius values are proportional, otherwise absolute

getCycleMethod

public final CycleMethod getCycleMethod()

Defines the cycle method applied to the RadialGradient. One of: CycleMethod.NO_CYCLE, CycleMethod.REFLECT, or CycleMethod.REPEAT.

Default value:: NO_CYCLE
Interpolation Type:: discrete
Returns:: the cycle method applied to this radial gradient

getStops

public final List<Stop> getStops()

A sequence of 2 or more Stop values specifying how to distribute the colors along the gradient. These values must be in the range 0.0 to 1.0. They act like keyframes along the gradient: they mark where the gradient should be exactly a particular color.

Each stop in the sequence must have an offset that is greater than the previous stop in the sequence.

The list is unmodifiable and will throw UnsupportedOperationException on each modification attempt.

Default value:: empty
Interpolation Type:: Stop list interpolation produces smooth transitions of gradient stops by allowing the insertion of new stops along the gradient. At most, the intermediate stop list has the combined number of gradient stops of both the start list and the target list.
Returns:: the list of Stop values

isOpaque

public final boolean isOpaque()

Gets whether this Paint is completely opaque. An opaque paint is one that has no alpha component in any of its colors. It may be possible for a Paint to be opaque and yet return false, if it cannot be easily determined whether the paint is actually opaque. For example, the ImagePattern may not be able to cheaply determine its opacity.

Specified by:: isOpaque in class Paint
Returns:: true if the Paint is opaque, false if it is not opaque or if it cannot be determined.
Since:: JavaFX 8.0

interpolate

public RadialGradient interpolate(RadialGradient endValue, double t)

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

Parameters:: endValue - the target value; t - the interpolation factor
Returns:: the intermediate value
Throws:: NullPointerException - if endValue is null
Since:: 24

interpolate

public Paint interpolate(Paint 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.

Parameters:: endValue - the target value; t - the interpolation factor
Returns:: the intermediate value
Throws:: NullPointerException - if endValue is null
Since:: 24

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

Overrides:: equals in class Object
Parameters:: obj - the reference object with which to compare.
Returns:: true if this object is equal to the obj argument; false otherwise.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Returns a hash code for this RadialGradient object.

Overrides:: hashCode in class Object
Returns:: a hash code for this RadialGradient object.

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this RadialGradient object.

Overrides:: toString in class Object
Returns:: a string representation of this RadialGradient object.

valueOf

public static RadialGradient valueOf(String value)

Creates a radial gradient value from a string representation.

The format of the string representation is based on JavaFX CSS specification for radial gradient which is

 radial-gradient([focus-angle <angle>, ]?
                 [focus-distance <percentage>, ]?
                 [center <point>, ]?
                 radius [<length> | <percentage>],
                 [[repeat | reflect],]?
                 <color-stop>[, <color-stop>]+)

where

 <point> = [ [ <length> <length> ] | [ <percentage> | <percentage> ] ]
 <color-stop> = [ <color> [ <percentage> | <length>]? ]

Currently length can be only specified in px, the specification of unit can be omitted. Format of color representation is the one used in Color.web(String color). The radial-gradient keyword can be omitted. For additional information about the format of string representation, see the CSS Reference Guide.

Examples:


 RadialGradient g
      = RadialGradient.valueOf("radial-gradient(center 100px 100px, radius 200px, red  0%, blue 30%, black 100%)");
 RadialGradient g
      = RadialGradient.valueOf("center 100px 100px, radius 200px, red  0%, blue 30%, black 100%");
 RadialGradient g
      = RadialGradient.valueOf("radial-gradient(center 50% 50%, radius 50%,  cyan, violet 75%, magenta)");
 RadialGradient g
      = RadialGradient.valueOf("center 50% 50%, radius 50%,  cyan, violet 75%, magenta");

Parameters:: value - the string to convert
Returns:: a RadialGradient object holding the value represented by the string argument.
Throws:: NullPointerException - if the value is null; IllegalArgumentException - if the value cannot be parsed
Since:: JavaFX 2.1

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