Package javafx.css

Provides API for making properties styleable via CSS and for supporting pseudo-class state.

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Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Styleable	Styleable comprises the minimal interface required for an object to be styled by CSS.
StyleableProperty<T>	StyleableProperty allows a javafx.beans.property to be styled from CSS.

Class Summary

Class	Description
CssMetaData<S extends Styleable,V>	A CssMetaData instance provides information about the CSS style and provides the hooks that allow CSS to set a property value.
FontCssMetaData<S extends Styleable>	An partial implementation of CssMetaData for Font properties which includes the font sub-properties: weight, style, family and size.
ParsedValue<V,T>	A representation of a parsed CSS value.
PseudoClass	PseudoClass represents one unique pseudo-class state.
SimpleStyleableBooleanProperty	This class extends SimpleBooleanProperty and provides a full implementation of a StyleableProperty.
SimpleStyleableDoubleProperty	This class extends SimpleDoubleProperty and provides a full implementation of a StyleableProperty.
SimpleStyleableFloatProperty	This class extends SimpleFloatProperty and provides a full implementation of a StyleableProperty.
SimpleStyleableIntegerProperty	This class extends SimpleIntegerProperty and provides a full implementation of a StyleableProperty.
SimpleStyleableLongProperty	This class extends SimpleLongProperty and provides a full implementation of a StyleableProperty.
SimpleStyleableObjectProperty<T>	This class extends SimpleObjectProperty and provides a full implementation of a StyleableProperty.
SimpleStyleableStringProperty	This class extends SimpleStringProperty and provides a full implementation of a StyleableProperty.
StyleableBooleanProperty	This class extends BooleanPropertyBase and provides a partial implementation of a StyleableProperty.
StyleableDoubleProperty	This class extends DoublePropertyBase and provides a partial implementation of a StyleableProperty.
StyleableFloatProperty	This class extends FloatPropertyBase and provides a partial implementation of a StyleableProperty.
StyleableIntegerProperty	This class extends IntegerPropertyBase and provides a partial implementation of a StyleableProperty.
StyleableLongProperty	This class extends LongPropertyBase and provides a partial implementation of a StyleableProperty.
StyleableObjectProperty<T>	This class extends ObjectPropertyBase and provides a partial implementation of a StyleableProperty.
StyleablePropertyFactory<S extends Styleable>	Methods for creating instances of StyleableProperty with corresponding CssMetaData created behind the scenes.
StyleableStringProperty	This class extends StringPropertyBase and provides a partial implementation of a StyleableProperty.
StyleConverter<F,T>	Converter converts ParsedValue&tl;F,T&gt; from type F to type T.

Enum Summary

Enum	Description
StyleOrigin	Enumeration of the possible source or origin of a stylesheet and styles.

Package javafx.css Description

Provides API for making properties styleable via CSS and for supporting pseudo-class state.

The JavaFX Scene Graph provides the facility to style nodes using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). The Node class contains id, styleClass, and style variables which are used by CSS selectors to find nodes to which styles should be applied. The Scene class and Parent class contain a the stylesheets variable which is a list of URLs that reference CSS style sheets that are to be applied to the nodes within that scene or parent.

The primary classes in this package are:

CssMetaData

Defines the CSS property and provides a link back to the StyleableProperty. By convention, classes that have CssMetaData implement a public static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable, ?>> getClassCssMetaData() method that allows other classes to include CssMetaData from an inherited class. The method getCssMetaData() should be overridden to return getClassCssMetaData(). The CSS implementation frequently calls getCssMetaData(). It is strongly recommended that the returned list be a final static.

StyleableProperty

Defines the interface that the CSS implementation uses to set values on a property and provides a link back to the CssMetaData that corresponds to the property. The StyleablePropertyFactory greatly simplifies creating a StyleableProperty and its corresponding CssMetaData.

PseudoClass

Defines a pseudo-class which can be set or cleared via the method pseudoClassStateChanged.

For further information about CSS, how to apply CSS styles to nodes, and what properties are available for styling, see the CSS Reference Guide.