Module javafx.controls

Package javafx.scene.chart

Class ValueAxis<T extends Number>

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.Node

javafx.scene.Parent

javafx.scene.layout.Region

javafx.scene.chart.Axis<T>

javafx.scene.chart.ValueAxis<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the axis value type

All Implemented Interfaces:

Styleable, EventTarget

Direct Known Subclasses:

NumberAxis

public abstract class ValueAxis<T extends Number>
extends Axis<T>

An axis whose data is defined as Numbers. It can also draw minor tick-marks between the major ones.

Since:

JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Properties

Type	Property	Description
final DoubleProperty	lowerBound	The value for the lower bound of this axis (minimum value).
final IntegerProperty	minorTickCount	The number of minor tick divisions to be displayed between each major tick mark.
final DoubleProperty	minorTickLength	The length of minor tick mark lines.
final BooleanProperty	minorTickVisible	true if minor tick marks should be displayed
final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty	scale	The scale factor from data units to visual units
final ObjectProperty<StringConverter<T>>	tickLabelFormatter	StringConverter used to format tick mark labels.
final DoubleProperty	upperBound	The value for the upper bound of this axis (maximum value).

Properties declared in class javafx.scene.chart.Axis

animated, autoRanging, label, side, tickLabelFill, tickLabelFont, tickLabelGap, tickLabelRotation, tickLabelsVisible, tickLength, tickMarkVisible

Properties declared in class javafx.scene.layout.Region

background, border, cacheShape, centerShape, height, insets, maxHeight, maxWidth, minHeight, minWidth, opaqueInsets, padding, prefHeight, prefWidth, scaleShape, shape, snapToPixel, width

Properties declared in class javafx.scene.Parent

needsLayout

Properties declared in class javafx.scene.Node

accessibleHelp, accessibleRoleDescription, accessibleRole, accessibleText, blendMode, boundsInLocal, boundsInParent, cacheHint, cache, clip, cursor, depthTest, disabled, disable, effectiveNodeOrientation, effect, eventDispatcher, focused, focusTraversable, focusVisible, focusWithin, hover, id, inputMethodRequests, layoutBounds, layoutX, layoutY, localToParentTransform, localToSceneTransform, managed, mouseTransparent, nodeOrientation, onContextMenuRequested, onDragDetected, onDragDone, onDragDropped, onDragEntered, onDragExited, onDragOver, onInputMethodTextChanged, onKeyPressed, onKeyReleased, onKeyTyped, onMouseClicked, onMouseDragEntered, onMouseDragExited, onMouseDragged, onMouseDragOver, onMouseDragReleased, onMouseEntered, onMouseExited, onMouseMoved, onMousePressed, onMouseReleased, onRotate, onRotationFinished, onRotationStarted, onScrollFinished, onScroll, onScrollStarted, onSwipeDown, onSwipeLeft, onSwipeRight, onSwipeUp, onTouchMoved, onTouchPressed, onTouchReleased, onTouchStationary, onZoomFinished, onZoom, onZoomStarted, opacity, parent, pickOnBounds, pressed, rotate, rotationAxis, scaleX, scaleY, scaleZ, scene, style, translateX, translateY, translateZ, viewOrder, visible

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces declared in class javafx.scene.chart.Axis

Axis.TickMark<T>

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
protected final DoubleProperty	currentLowerBound	The current value for the lowerBound of this axis (minimum value).

Fields declared in class javafx.scene.layout.Region

USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, USE_PREF_SIZE

Fields declared in class javafx.scene.Node

BASELINE_OFFSET_SAME_AS_HEIGHT

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ValueAxis()	Creates a auto-ranging ValueAxis.
ValueAxis(double lowerBound, double upperBound)	Creates a non-auto-ranging ValueAxis with the given lower and upper bound.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected final Object	autoRange(double length)	This calculates the upper and lower bound based on the data provided to invalidateRange() method.
protected Object	autoRange(double minValue, double maxValue, double length, double labelSize)	Called to set the upper and lower bound and anything else that needs to be auto-ranged.
protected abstract List<T>	calculateMinorTickMarks()	Calculates a list of the data values for every minor tick mark
protected final double	calculateNewScale(double length, double lowerBound, double upperBound)	Calculates new scale for this axis.
static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>	getClassCssMetaData()	Gets the CssMetaData associated with this class, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.
List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>>	getCssMetaData()	This method should delegate to Node.getClassCssMetaData() so that a Node's CssMetaData can be accessed without the need for reflection.
double	getDisplayPosition(T value)	Gets the display position along this axis for a given value.
final double	getLowerBound()	Gets the value of the lowerBound property.
final int	getMinorTickCount()	Gets the value of the minorTickCount property.
final double	getMinorTickLength()	Gets the value of the minorTickLength property.
final double	getScale()	Gets the value of the scale property.
final StringConverter<T>	getTickLabelFormatter()	Gets the value of the tickLabelFormatter property.
final double	getUpperBound()	Gets the value of the upperBound property.
T	getValueForDisplay(double displayPosition)	Gets the data value for the given display position on this axis.
double	getZeroPosition()	Gets the display position of the zero line along this axis.
void	invalidateRange(List<T> data)	Called when the data has changed and the range may not be valid anymore.
final boolean	isMinorTickVisible()	Gets the value of the minorTickVisible property.
boolean	isValueOnAxis(T value)	Checks if the given value is plottable on this axis
protected void	layoutChildren()	Invoked during the layout pass to layout this axis and all its content.
final DoubleProperty	lowerBoundProperty()	The value for the lower bound of this axis (minimum value).
final IntegerProperty	minorTickCountProperty()	The number of minor tick divisions to be displayed between each major tick mark.
final DoubleProperty	minorTickLengthProperty()	The length of minor tick mark lines.
final BooleanProperty	minorTickVisibleProperty()	true if minor tick marks should be displayed
final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty	scaleProperty()	The scale factor from data units to visual units
final void	setLowerBound(double value)	Sets the value of the lowerBound property.
final void	setMinorTickCount(int value)	Sets the value of the minorTickCount property.
final void	setMinorTickLength(double value)	Sets the value of the minorTickLength property.
final void	setMinorTickVisible(boolean value)	Sets the value of the minorTickVisible property.
protected final void	setScale(double scale)	Sets the value of the scale property.
final void	setTickLabelFormatter(StringConverter<T> value)	Sets the value of the tickLabelFormatter property.
final void	setUpperBound(double value)	Sets the value of the upperBound property.
final ObjectProperty<StringConverter<T>>	tickLabelFormatterProperty()	StringConverter used to format tick mark labels.
protected void	tickMarksUpdated()	Called during layout if the tickmarks have been updated, allowing subclasses to do anything they need to in reaction.
double	toNumericValue(T value)	All axis values must be representable by some numeric value.
T	toRealValue(double value)	All axis values must be representable by some numeric value.
final DoubleProperty	upperBoundProperty()	The value for the upper bound of this axis (maximum value).

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.chart.Axis

animatedProperty, autoRangingProperty, calculateTickValues, computePrefHeight, computePrefWidth, getAnimated, getLabel, getRange, getSide, getTickLabelFill, getTickLabelFont, getTickLabelGap, getTickLabelRotation, getTickLength, getTickMarkLabel, getTickMarks, invalidateRange, isAutoRanging, isRangeValid, isTickLabelsVisible, isTickMarkVisible, labelProperty, measureTickMarkLabelSize, measureTickMarkSize, measureTickMarkSize, requestAxisLayout, requestLayout, setAnimated, setAutoRanging, setLabel, setRange, setSide, setTickLabelFill, setTickLabelFont, setTickLabelGap, setTickLabelRotation, setTickLabelsVisible, setTickLength, setTickMarkVisible, shouldAnimate, sideProperty, tickLabelFillProperty, tickLabelFontProperty, tickLabelGapProperty, tickLabelRotationProperty, tickLabelsVisibleProperty, tickLengthProperty, tickMarkVisibleProperty

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.layout.Region

backgroundProperty, borderProperty, cacheShapeProperty, centerShapeProperty, computeMaxHeight, computeMaxWidth, computeMinHeight, computeMinWidth, getBackground, getBorder, getHeight, getInsets, getMaxHeight, getMaxWidth, getMinHeight, getMinWidth, getOpaqueInsets, getPadding, getPrefHeight, getPrefWidth, getShape, getUserAgentStylesheet, getWidth, heightProperty, insetsProperty, isCacheShape, isCenterShape, isResizable, isScaleShape, isSnapToPixel, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, maxHeight, maxHeightProperty, maxWidth, maxWidthProperty, minHeight, minHeightProperty, minWidth, minWidthProperty, opaqueInsetsProperty, paddingProperty, positionInArea, positionInArea, prefHeight, prefHeightProperty, prefWidth, prefWidthProperty, resize, scaleShapeProperty, setBackground, setBorder, setCacheShape, setCenterShape, setHeight, setMaxHeight, setMaxSize, setMaxWidth, setMinHeight, setMinSize, setMinWidth, setOpaqueInsets, setPadding, setPrefHeight, setPrefSize, setPrefWidth, setScaleShape, setShape, setSnapToPixel, setWidth, shapeProperty, snappedBottomInset, snappedLeftInset, snappedRightInset, snappedTopInset, snapPosition, snapPositionX, snapPositionY, snapSize, snapSizeX, snapSizeY, snapSpace, snapSpaceX, snapSpaceY, snapToPixelProperty, widthProperty

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.Parent

getBaselineOffset, getChildren, getChildrenUnmodifiable, getManagedChildren, getStylesheets, isNeedsLayout, layout, needsLayoutProperty, requestParentLayout, setNeedsLayout, updateBounds

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.Node

accessibleHelpProperty, accessibleRoleDescriptionProperty, accessibleRoleProperty, accessibleTextProperty, addEventFilter, addEventHandler, applyCss, autosize, blendModeProperty, boundsInLocalProperty, boundsInParentProperty, buildEventDispatchChain, cacheHintProperty, cacheProperty, clipProperty, computeAreaInScreen, contains, contains, cursorProperty, depthTestProperty, disabledProperty, disableProperty, effectiveNodeOrientationProperty, effectProperty, eventDispatcherProperty, executeAccessibleAction, fireEvent, focusedProperty, focusTraversableProperty, focusVisibleProperty, focusWithinProperty, getAccessibleHelp, getAccessibleRole, getAccessibleRoleDescription, getAccessibleText, getBlendMode, getBoundsInLocal, getBoundsInParent, getCacheHint, getClip, getContentBias, getCursor, getDepthTest, getEffect, getEffectiveNodeOrientation, getEventDispatcher, getId, getInitialCursor, getInitialFocusTraversable, getInputMethodRequests, getLayoutBounds, getLayoutX, getLayoutY, getLocalToParentTransform, getLocalToSceneTransform, getNodeOrientation, getOnContextMenuRequested, getOnDragDetected, getOnDragDone, getOnDragDropped, getOnDragEntered, getOnDragExited, getOnDragOver, getOnInputMethodTextChanged, getOnKeyPressed, getOnKeyReleased, getOnKeyTyped, getOnMouseClicked, getOnMouseDragEntered, getOnMouseDragExited, getOnMouseDragged, getOnMouseDragOver, getOnMouseDragReleased, getOnMouseEntered, getOnMouseExited, getOnMouseMoved, getOnMousePressed, getOnMouseReleased, getOnRotate, getOnRotationFinished, getOnRotationStarted, getOnScroll, getOnScrollFinished, getOnScrollStarted, getOnSwipeDown, getOnSwipeLeft, getOnSwipeRight, getOnSwipeUp, getOnTouchMoved, getOnTouchPressed, getOnTouchReleased, getOnTouchStationary, getOnZoom, getOnZoomFinished, getOnZoomStarted, getOpacity, getParent, getProperties, getPseudoClassStates, getRotate, getRotationAxis, getScaleX, getScaleY, getScaleZ, getScene, getStyle, getStyleableParent, getStyleClass, getTransforms, getTranslateX, getTranslateY, getTranslateZ, getTypeSelector, getUserData, getViewOrder, hasProperties, hoverProperty, idProperty, inputMethodRequestsProperty, intersects, intersects, isCache, isDisable, isDisabled, isFocused, isFocusTraversable, isFocusVisible, isFocusWithin, isHover, isManaged, isMouseTransparent, isPickOnBounds, isPressed, isVisible, layoutBoundsProperty, layoutXProperty, layoutYProperty, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParentTransformProperty, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToSceneTransformProperty, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, lookup, lookupAll, managedProperty, mouseTransparentProperty, nodeOrientationProperty, notifyAccessibleAttributeChanged, onContextMenuRequestedProperty, onDragDetectedProperty, onDragDoneProperty, onDragDroppedProperty, onDragEnteredProperty, onDragExitedProperty, onDragOverProperty, onInputMethodTextChangedProperty, onKeyPressedProperty, onKeyReleasedProperty, onKeyTypedProperty, onMouseClickedProperty, onMouseDragEnteredProperty, onMouseDragExitedProperty, onMouseDraggedProperty, onMouseDragOverProperty, onMouseDragReleasedProperty, onMouseEnteredProperty, onMouseExitedProperty, onMouseMovedProperty, onMousePressedProperty, onMouseReleasedProperty, onRotateProperty, onRotationFinishedProperty, onRotationStartedProperty, onScrollFinishedProperty, onScrollProperty, onScrollStartedProperty, onSwipeDownProperty, onSwipeLeftProperty, onSwipeRightProperty, onSwipeUpProperty, onTouchMovedProperty, onTouchPressedProperty, onTouchReleasedProperty, onTouchStationaryProperty, onZoomFinishedProperty, onZoomProperty, onZoomStartedProperty, opacityProperty, parentProperty, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, pickOnBoundsProperty, pressedProperty, pseudoClassStateChanged, queryAccessibleAttribute, relocate, removeEventFilter, removeEventHandler, requestFocus, resizeRelocate, rotateProperty, rotationAxisProperty, scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty, scaleZProperty, sceneProperty, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, setAccessibleHelp, setAccessibleRole, setAccessibleRoleDescription, setAccessibleText, setBlendMode, setCache, setCacheHint, setClip, setCursor, setDepthTest, setDisable, setDisabled, setEffect, setEventDispatcher, setEventHandler, setFocused, setFocusTraversable, setHover, setId, setInputMethodRequests, setLayoutX, setLayoutY, setManaged, setMouseTransparent, setNodeOrientation, setOnContextMenuRequested, setOnDragDetected, setOnDragDone, setOnDragDropped, setOnDragEntered, setOnDragExited, setOnDragOver, setOnInputMethodTextChanged, setOnKeyPressed, setOnKeyReleased, setOnKeyTyped, setOnMouseClicked, setOnMouseDragEntered, setOnMouseDragExited, setOnMouseDragged, setOnMouseDragOver, setOnMouseDragReleased, setOnMouseEntered, setOnMouseExited, setOnMouseMoved, setOnMousePressed, setOnMouseReleased, setOnRotate, setOnRotationFinished, setOnRotationStarted, setOnScroll, setOnScrollFinished, setOnScrollStarted, setOnSwipeDown, setOnSwipeLeft, setOnSwipeRight, setOnSwipeUp, setOnTouchMoved, setOnTouchPressed, setOnTouchReleased, setOnTouchStationary, setOnZoom, setOnZoomFinished, setOnZoomStarted, setOpacity, setPickOnBounds, setPressed, setRotate, setRotationAxis, setScaleX, setScaleY, setScaleZ, setStyle, setTranslateX, setTranslateY, setTranslateZ, setUserData, setViewOrder, setVisible, snapshot, snapshot, startDragAndDrop, startFullDrag, styleProperty, toBack, toFront, toString, translateXProperty, translateYProperty, translateZProperty, usesMirroring, viewOrderProperty, visibleProperty

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Methods declared in interface javafx.css.Styleable

getStyleableNode

Property Details

minorTickVisible

public final BooleanProperty minorTickVisibleProperty

true if minor tick marks should be displayed

See Also:

• isMinorTickVisible()
• setMinorTickVisible(boolean)
• minorTickVisibleProperty()

scale

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty scaleProperty

The scale factor from data units to visual units

See Also:

• getScale()
• setScale(double)
• scaleProperty()

upperBound

public final DoubleProperty upperBoundProperty

The value for the upper bound of this axis (maximum value). This is automatically set if auto ranging is on.

See Also:

• getUpperBound()
• setUpperBound(double)
• upperBoundProperty()

lowerBound

public final DoubleProperty lowerBoundProperty

The value for the lower bound of this axis (minimum value). This is automatically set if auto ranging is on.

See Also:

• getLowerBound()
• setLowerBound(double)
• lowerBoundProperty()

tickLabelFormatter

public final ObjectProperty<StringConverter<T extends Number>> tickLabelFormatterProperty

StringConverter used to format tick mark labels. If null a default will be used

See Also:

• getTickLabelFormatter()
• setTickLabelFormatter(StringConverter)
• tickLabelFormatterProperty()

minorTickLength

public final DoubleProperty minorTickLengthProperty

The length of minor tick mark lines. Set to 0 to not display minor tick marks.

See Also:

• getMinorTickLength()
• setMinorTickLength(double)
• minorTickLengthProperty()

minorTickCount

public final IntegerProperty minorTickCountProperty

The number of minor tick divisions to be displayed between each major tick mark. The number of actual minor tick marks will be one less than this.

See Also:

• getMinorTickCount()
• setMinorTickCount(int)
• minorTickCountProperty()

Field Details

currentLowerBound

protected final DoubleProperty currentLowerBound

The current value for the lowerBound of this axis (minimum value). This may be the same as lowerBound or different. It is used by NumberAxis to animate the lowerBound from the old value to the new value.

Constructor Details

ValueAxis

public ValueAxis()

Creates a auto-ranging ValueAxis.

ValueAxis

public ValueAxis(double lowerBound,
 double upperBound)

Creates a non-auto-ranging ValueAxis with the given lower and upper bound.

Parameters:

lowerBound - The lower bound for this axis, i.e. min plottable value

upperBound - The upper bound for this axis, i.e. max plottable value

Method Details

isMinorTickVisible

public final boolean isMinorTickVisible()

Gets the value of the minorTickVisible property.

Property description:

true if minor tick marks should be displayed

Returns:

the value of the minorTickVisible property

See Also:

• setMinorTickVisible(boolean)
• minorTickVisibleProperty()

setMinorTickVisible

public final void setMinorTickVisible(boolean value)

Sets the value of the minorTickVisible property.

Property description:

true if minor tick marks should be displayed

Parameters:

value - the value for the minorTickVisible property

See Also:

• isMinorTickVisible()
• minorTickVisibleProperty()

minorTickVisibleProperty

public final BooleanProperty minorTickVisibleProperty()

true if minor tick marks should be displayed

Returns:

the minorTickVisible property

See Also:

• isMinorTickVisible()
• setMinorTickVisible(boolean)

getScale

public final double getScale()

Gets the value of the scale property.

Property description:

The scale factor from data units to visual units

Returns:

the value of the scale property

See Also:

• setScale(double)
• scaleProperty()

setScale

protected final void setScale(double scale)

Sets the value of the scale property.

Property description:

The scale factor from data units to visual units

Parameters:

scale - the value for the scale property

See Also:

• getScale()
• scaleProperty()

scaleProperty

public final ReadOnlyDoubleProperty scaleProperty()

The scale factor from data units to visual units

Returns:

the scale property

See Also:

• getScale()
• setScale(double)

getUpperBound

public final double getUpperBound()

Gets the value of the upperBound property.

Property description:

The value for the upper bound of this axis (maximum value). This is automatically set if auto ranging is on.

Returns:

the value of the upperBound property

See Also:

• setUpperBound(double)
• upperBoundProperty()

setUpperBound

public final void setUpperBound(double value)

Sets the value of the upperBound property.

Property description:

The value for the upper bound of this axis (maximum value). This is automatically set if auto ranging is on.

Parameters:

value - the value for the upperBound property

See Also:

• getUpperBound()
• upperBoundProperty()

upperBoundProperty

public final DoubleProperty upperBoundProperty()

The value for the upper bound of this axis (maximum value). This is automatically set if auto ranging is on.

Returns:

the upperBound property

See Also:

• getUpperBound()
• setUpperBound(double)

getLowerBound

public final double getLowerBound()

Gets the value of the lowerBound property.

Property description:

The value for the lower bound of this axis (minimum value). This is automatically set if auto ranging is on.

Returns:

the value of the lowerBound property

See Also:

• setLowerBound(double)
• lowerBoundProperty()

setLowerBound

public final void setLowerBound(double value)

Sets the value of the lowerBound property.

Property description:

The value for the lower bound of this axis (minimum value). This is automatically set if auto ranging is on.

Parameters:

value - the value for the lowerBound property

See Also:

• getLowerBound()
• lowerBoundProperty()

lowerBoundProperty

public final DoubleProperty lowerBoundProperty()

The value for the lower bound of this axis (minimum value). This is automatically set if auto ranging is on.

Returns:

the lowerBound property

See Also:

• getLowerBound()
• setLowerBound(double)

getTickLabelFormatter

public final StringConverter<T> getTickLabelFormatter()

Gets the value of the tickLabelFormatter property.

Property description:

StringConverter used to format tick mark labels. If null a default will be used

Returns:

the value of the tickLabelFormatter property

See Also:

• setTickLabelFormatter(StringConverter)
• tickLabelFormatterProperty()

setTickLabelFormatter

public final void setTickLabelFormatter(StringConverter<T> value)

Sets the value of the tickLabelFormatter property.

Property description:

StringConverter used to format tick mark labels. If null a default will be used

Parameters:

value - the value for the tickLabelFormatter property

See Also:

• getTickLabelFormatter()
• tickLabelFormatterProperty()

tickLabelFormatterProperty

public final ObjectProperty<StringConverter<T>> tickLabelFormatterProperty()

StringConverter used to format tick mark labels. If null a default will be used

Returns:

the tickLabelFormatter property

See Also:

• getTickLabelFormatter()
• setTickLabelFormatter(StringConverter)

getMinorTickLength

public final double getMinorTickLength()

Gets the value of the minorTickLength property.

Property description:

The length of minor tick mark lines. Set to 0 to not display minor tick marks.

Returns:

the value of the minorTickLength property

See Also:

• setMinorTickLength(double)
• minorTickLengthProperty()

setMinorTickLength

public final void setMinorTickLength(double value)

Sets the value of the minorTickLength property.

Property description:

The length of minor tick mark lines. Set to 0 to not display minor tick marks.

Parameters:

value - the value for the minorTickLength property

See Also:

• getMinorTickLength()
• minorTickLengthProperty()

minorTickLengthProperty

public final DoubleProperty minorTickLengthProperty()

The length of minor tick mark lines. Set to 0 to not display minor tick marks.

Returns:

the minorTickLength property

See Also:

• getMinorTickLength()
• setMinorTickLength(double)

getMinorTickCount

public final int getMinorTickCount()

Gets the value of the minorTickCount property.

Property description:

The number of minor tick divisions to be displayed between each major tick mark. The number of actual minor tick marks will be one less than this.

Returns:

the value of the minorTickCount property

See Also:

• setMinorTickCount(int)
• minorTickCountProperty()

setMinorTickCount

public final void setMinorTickCount(int value)

Sets the value of the minorTickCount property.

Property description:

The number of minor tick divisions to be displayed between each major tick mark. The number of actual minor tick marks will be one less than this.

Parameters:

value - the value for the minorTickCount property

See Also:

• getMinorTickCount()
• minorTickCountProperty()

minorTickCountProperty

public final IntegerProperty minorTickCountProperty()

The number of minor tick divisions to be displayed between each major tick mark. The number of actual minor tick marks will be one less than this.

Returns:

the minorTickCount property

See Also:

• getMinorTickCount()
• setMinorTickCount(int)

autoRange

protected final Object autoRange(double length)

This calculates the upper and lower bound based on the data provided to invalidateRange() method. This must not affect the state of the axis. Any results of the auto-ranging should be returned in the range object. This will we passed to setRange() if it has been decided to adopt this range for this axis.

Specified by:

autoRange in class Axis<T extends Number>

Parameters:

length - The length of the axis in screen coordinates

Returns:

Range information, this is implementation dependent

calculateNewScale

protected final double calculateNewScale(double length,
 double lowerBound,
 double upperBound)

Calculates new scale for this axis. This should not affect any properties of this axis.

Parameters:

length - The display length of the axis

lowerBound - The lower bound value

upperBound - The upper bound value

Returns:

new scale to fit the range from lower bound to upper bound in the given display length

autoRange

protected Object autoRange(double minValue,
 double maxValue,
 double length,
 double labelSize)

Called to set the upper and lower bound and anything else that needs to be auto-ranged. This must not affect the state of the axis. Any results of the auto-ranging should be returned in the range object. This will we passed to setRange() if it has been decided to adopt this range for this axis.

Parameters:

minValue - The min data value that needs to be plotted on this axis

maxValue - The max data value that needs to be plotted on this axis

length - The length of the axis in display coordinates

labelSize - The approximate average size a label takes along the axis

Returns:

The calculated range

calculateMinorTickMarks

protected abstract List<T> calculateMinorTickMarks()

Calculates a list of the data values for every minor tick mark

Returns:

List of data values where to draw minor tick marks

tickMarksUpdated

protected void tickMarksUpdated()

Called during layout if the tickmarks have been updated, allowing subclasses to do anything they need to in reaction.

Overrides:

tickMarksUpdated in class Axis<T extends Number>

layoutChildren

protected void layoutChildren()

Invoked during the layout pass to layout this axis and all its content.

Overrides:

layoutChildren in class Axis<T extends Number>

invalidateRange

public void invalidateRange(List<T> data)

Called when the data has changed and the range may not be valid anymore. This is only called by the chart if isAutoRanging() returns true. If we are auto ranging it will cause layout to be requested and auto ranging to happen on next layout pass.

Overrides:

invalidateRange in class Axis<T extends Number>

Parameters:

data - The current set of all data that needs to be plotted on this axis

getDisplayPosition

public double getDisplayPosition(T value)

Gets the display position along this axis for a given value. If the value is not in the current range, the returned value will be an extrapolation of the display position.

Specified by:

getDisplayPosition in class Axis<T extends Number>

Parameters:

value - The data value to work out display position for

Returns:

display position

getValueForDisplay

public T getValueForDisplay(double displayPosition)

Gets the data value for the given display position on this axis. If the axis is a CategoryAxis this will be the nearest value.

Specified by:

getValueForDisplay in class Axis<T extends Number>

Parameters:

displayPosition - A pixel position on this axis

Returns:

the nearest data value to the given pixel position or null if not on axis;

getZeroPosition

public double getZeroPosition()

Gets the display position of the zero line along this axis.

Specified by:

getZeroPosition in class Axis<T extends Number>

Returns:

display position or Double.NaN if zero is not in current range;

isValueOnAxis

public boolean isValueOnAxis(T value)

Checks if the given value is plottable on this axis

Specified by:

isValueOnAxis in class Axis<T extends Number>

Parameters:

value - The value to check if its on axis

Returns:

true if the given value is plottable on this axis

toNumericValue

public double toNumericValue(T value)

All axis values must be representable by some numeric value. This gets the numeric value for a given data value.

Specified by:

toNumericValue in class Axis<T extends Number>

Parameters:

value - The data value to convert

Returns:

Numeric value for the given data value

toRealValue

public T toRealValue(double value)

All axis values must be representable by some numeric value. This gets the data value for a given numeric value.

Specified by:

toRealValue in class Axis<T extends Number>

Parameters:

value - The numeric value to convert

Returns:

Data value for given numeric value

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

Since:

JavaFX 8.0

getCssMetaData

public List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,?>> getCssMetaData()

This method should delegate to Node.getClassCssMetaData() so that a Node's CssMetaData can be accessed without the need for reflection.

Specified by:

getCssMetaData in interface Styleable

Overrides:

getCssMetaData in class Axis<T extends Number>

Returns:

The CssMetaData associated with this node, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.

Since:

JavaFX 8.0