Package javafx.scene.layout

Enum Priority

java.lang.Object
java.lang.Enum<Priority>
javafx.scene.layout.Priority
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<Priority>
public enum Priority extends Enum<Priority>
Enumeration used to determine the grow (or shrink) priority of a given node's layout area when its region has more (or less) space available and multiple nodes are competing for that space.
Since:
JavaFX 2.0

  • Enum Constant Summary

    Enum Constants
    Enum Constant
    Description
    ALWAYS
    Layout area will always try to grow (or shrink), sharing the increase (or decrease) in space with other layout areas that have a grow (or shrink) of ALWAYS.
    NEVER
    Layout area will never grow (or shrink) when there is an increase (or decrease) in space available in the region.
    SOMETIMES
    If there are no other layout areas with grow (or shrink) set to ALWAYS or those layout areas didn't absorb all of the increased (or decreased) space, then will share the increase (or decrease) in space with other layout area's of SOMETIMES.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static Priority
    max(Priority a, Priority b)
    Convenience method for returning the higher of two priorities.
    static Priority
    min(Priority a, Priority b)
    Convenience method for returning the lower of two priorities.
    static Priority
    valueOf(String name)
    Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
    static Priority[]
    values()
    Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

    clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

  • Enum Constant Details

    • ALWAYS

      public static final Priority ALWAYS
      Layout area will always try to grow (or shrink), sharing the increase (or decrease) in space with other layout areas that have a grow (or shrink) of ALWAYS.

    • SOMETIMES

      public static final Priority SOMETIMES
      If there are no other layout areas with grow (or shrink) set to ALWAYS or those layout areas didn't absorb all of the increased (or decreased) space, then will share the increase (or decrease) in space with other layout area's of SOMETIMES.

    • NEVER

      public static final Priority NEVER
      Layout area will never grow (or shrink) when there is an increase (or decrease) in space available in the region.

  • Method Details

    • values

      public static Priority[] values()
      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
      Returns:
      an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

    • valueOf

      public static Priority valueOf(String name)
      Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
      Returns:
      the enum constant with the specified name
      Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
      NullPointerException - if the argument is null

    • max

      public static Priority max(Priority a, Priority b)
      Convenience method for returning the higher of two priorities.
      Parameters:
      a - first priority
      b - second priority
      Returns:
      the highest of the two priorities

    • min

      public static Priority min(Priority a, Priority b)
      Convenience method for returning the lower of two priorities.
      Parameters:
      a - first priority
      b - second priority
      Returns:
      the lower of the two priorities