Class NumberAxis

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.Node

javafx.scene.Parent

javafx.scene.layout.Region

javafx.scene.chart.Axis<Number>

javafx.scene.chart.ValueAxis<Number>

javafx.scene.chart.NumberAxis

All Implemented Interfaces:

Styleable, EventTarget

public final class NumberAxis
extends ValueAxis<Number>

An axis class that plots a range of numbers with major tick marks every tickUnit. You can use any Number type with this axis.

Since:

JavaFX 2.0

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	NumberAxis.DefaultFormatter	Default number formatter for NumberAxis, this stays in sync with auto-ranging and formats values appropriately.

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

Axis.TickMark<T>

Property Summary

Properties

Type	Property	Description
final BooleanProperty	forceZeroInRange	When true zero is always included in the visible range.
final DoubleProperty	tickUnit	The value between each major tick mark in data units.

Properties declared in class javafx.scene.chart.ValueAxis

lowerBound, minorTickCount, minorTickLength, minorTickVisible, scale, tickLabelFormatter, upperBound

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

Field Summary

Fields declared in class javafx.scene.chart.ValueAxis

currentLowerBound

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
NumberAxis()	Creates an auto-ranging NumberAxis.
NumberAxis(double lowerBound, double upperBound, double tickUnit)	Creates a non-auto-ranging NumberAxis with the given upper bound, lower bound and tick unit.
NumberAxis(String axisLabel, double lowerBound, double upperBound, double tickUnit)	Creates a non-auto-ranging NumberAxis with the given lower bound, upper bound and tick unit.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
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 List<Number>	calculateMinorTickMarks()	Calculates a list of the data values for every minor tick mark
protected List<Number>	calculateTickValues(double length, Object range)	Calculates a list of all the data values for each tick mark in range
final BooleanProperty	forceZeroInRangeProperty()	When true zero is always included in the visible range.
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.
protected Object	getRange()	Called to get the current axis range.
protected String	getTickMarkLabel(Number value)	Get the string label name for a tick mark with the given value.
final double	getTickUnit()	Gets the value of the tickUnit property.
final boolean	isForceZeroInRange()	Gets the value of the forceZeroInRange property.
protected Dimension2D	measureTickMarkSize(Number value, Object range)	Measures the size of the label for a given tick mark value.
final void	setForceZeroInRange(boolean value)	Sets the value of the forceZeroInRange property.
protected void	setRange(Object range, boolean animate)	Called to set the current axis range to the given range.
final void	setTickUnit(double value)	Sets the value of the tickUnit property.
final DoubleProperty	tickUnitProperty()	The value between each major tick mark in data units.

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.chart.ValueAxis

autoRange, calculateNewScale, getDisplayPosition, getLowerBound, getMinorTickCount, getMinorTickLength, getScale, getTickLabelFormatter, getUpperBound, getValueForDisplay, getZeroPosition, invalidateRange, isMinorTickVisible, isValueOnAxis, layoutChildren, lowerBoundProperty, minorTickCountProperty, minorTickLengthProperty, minorTickVisibleProperty, scaleProperty, setLowerBound, setMinorTickCount, setMinorTickLength, setMinorTickVisible, setScale, setTickLabelFormatter, setUpperBound, tickLabelFormatterProperty, tickMarksUpdated, toNumericValue, toRealValue, upperBoundProperty

Methods declared in class javafx.scene.chart.Axis

animatedProperty, autoRangingProperty, computePrefHeight, computePrefWidth, getAnimated, getLabel, getSide, getTickLabelFill, getTickLabelFont, getTickLabelGap, getTickLabelRotation, getTickLength, getTickMarks, invalidateRange, isAutoRanging, isRangeValid, isTickLabelsVisible, isTickMarkVisible, labelProperty, measureTickMarkLabelSize, measureTickMarkSize, requestAxisLayout, requestLayout, setAnimated, setAutoRanging, setLabel, 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

forceZeroInRange

public final BooleanProperty forceZeroInRangeProperty

When true zero is always included in the visible range. This only has effect if auto-ranging is on.

See Also:

• isForceZeroInRange()
• setForceZeroInRange(boolean)
• forceZeroInRangeProperty()

tickUnit

public final DoubleProperty tickUnitProperty

The value between each major tick mark in data units. This is automatically set if we are auto-ranging.

See Also:

• getTickUnit()
• setTickUnit(double)
• tickUnitProperty()

Constructor Details

NumberAxis

public NumberAxis()

Creates an auto-ranging NumberAxis.

NumberAxis

public NumberAxis(double lowerBound,
 double upperBound,
 double tickUnit)

Creates a non-auto-ranging NumberAxis with the given upper bound, lower bound and tick unit.

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

tickUnit - The tick unit, i.e. space between tickmarks

NumberAxis

public NumberAxis(String axisLabel,
 double lowerBound,
 double upperBound,
 double tickUnit)

Creates a non-auto-ranging NumberAxis with the given lower bound, upper bound and tick unit.

Parameters:

axisLabel - The name to display for this axis

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

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

tickUnit - The tick unit, i.e. space between tickmarks

Method Details

isForceZeroInRange

public final boolean isForceZeroInRange()

Gets the value of the forceZeroInRange property.

Property description:

When true zero is always included in the visible range. This only has effect if auto-ranging is on.

Returns:

the value of the forceZeroInRange property

See Also:

• setForceZeroInRange(boolean)
• forceZeroInRangeProperty()

setForceZeroInRange

public final void setForceZeroInRange(boolean value)

Sets the value of the forceZeroInRange property.

Property description:

When true zero is always included in the visible range. This only has effect if auto-ranging is on.

Parameters:

value - the value for the forceZeroInRange property

See Also:

• isForceZeroInRange()
• forceZeroInRangeProperty()

forceZeroInRangeProperty

public final BooleanProperty forceZeroInRangeProperty()

When true zero is always included in the visible range. This only has effect if auto-ranging is on.

Returns:

the forceZeroInRange property

See Also:

• isForceZeroInRange()
• setForceZeroInRange(boolean)

getTickUnit

public final double getTickUnit()

Gets the value of the tickUnit property.

Property description:

The value between each major tick mark in data units. This is automatically set if we are auto-ranging.

Returns:

the value of the tickUnit property

See Also:

• setTickUnit(double)
• tickUnitProperty()

setTickUnit

public final void setTickUnit(double value)

Sets the value of the tickUnit property.

Property description:

The value between each major tick mark in data units. This is automatically set if we are auto-ranging.

Parameters:

value - the value for the tickUnit property

See Also:

• getTickUnit()
• tickUnitProperty()

tickUnitProperty

public final DoubleProperty tickUnitProperty()

The value between each major tick mark in data units. This is automatically set if we are auto-ranging.

Returns:

the tickUnit property

See Also:

• getTickUnit()
• setTickUnit(double)

getTickMarkLabel

protected String getTickMarkLabel(Number value)

Get the string label name for a tick mark with the given value.

Specified by:

getTickMarkLabel in class Axis<Number>

Parameters:

value - The value to format into a tick label string

Returns:

A formatted string for the given value

getRange

protected Object getRange()

Called to get the current axis range.

Specified by:

getRange in class Axis<Number>

Returns:

A range object that can be passed to setRange() and calculateTickValues()

setRange

protected void setRange(Object range,
 boolean animate)

Called to set the current axis range to the given range. If isAnimating() is true then this method should animate the range to the new range.

Specified by:

setRange in class Axis<Number>

Parameters:

range - A range object returned from autoRange()

animate - If true animate the change in range

calculateTickValues

protected List<Number> calculateTickValues(double length,
 Object range)

Calculates a list of all the data values for each tick mark in range

Specified by:

calculateTickValues in class Axis<Number>

Parameters:

length - The length of the axis in display units

range - A range object returned from autoRange()

Returns:

A list of tick marks that fit along the axis if it was the given length

calculateMinorTickMarks

protected List<Number> calculateMinorTickMarks()

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

Specified by:

calculateMinorTickMarks in class ValueAxis<Number>

Returns:

List of data values where to draw minor tick marks

measureTickMarkSize

protected Dimension2D measureTickMarkSize(Number value,
 Object range)

Measures the size of the label for a given tick mark value. This uses the font that is set for the tick marks.

Overrides:

measureTickMarkSize in class Axis<Number>

Parameters:

value - tick mark value

range - range to use during calculations

Returns:

size of tick mark label for given value

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.

Overrides:

autoRange in class ValueAxis<Number>

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

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 ValueAxis<Number>

Returns:

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

Since:

JavaFX 8.0