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 and 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 and 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 Detail

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 Detail

values

public static Priority[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for (Priority c : Priority.values())
    System.out.println(c);

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