Module javafx.graphics

Package javafx.scene.shape

Class PathElement

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.shape.PathElement

Direct Known Subclasses:

ArcTo, ClosePath, CubicCurveTo, HLineTo, LineTo, MoveTo, QuadCurveTo, VLineTo

public abstract class PathElement
extends Object

The PathElement class represents an abstract element of the Path that can represent any geometric objects like straight lines, arcs, quadratic curves, cubic curves, etc.

Since:

JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Properties

Type	Property	Description
final BooleanProperty	absolute	A flag that indicates whether the path coordinates are absolute or relative.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PathElement()	Constructor for subclasses to call.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final BooleanProperty	absoluteProperty()	A flag that indicates whether the path coordinates are absolute or relative.
final boolean	isAbsolute()	Gets the value of the absolute property.
final void	setAbsolute(boolean value)	Sets the value of the absolute property.

Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

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

Property Details

absolute

public final BooleanProperty absoluteProperty

A flag that indicates whether the path coordinates are absolute or relative. A value of true indicates that the coordinates are absolute values. A value of false indicates that the values in this PathElement are added to the coordinates of the previous PathElement to compute the actual coordinates.

Default value:

true

See Also:

• isAbsolute()
• setAbsolute(boolean)
• absoluteProperty()

Constructor Details

PathElement

public PathElement()

Constructor for subclasses to call.

Method Details

setAbsolute

public final void setAbsolute(boolean value)

Sets the value of the absolute property.

Property description:

A flag that indicates whether the path coordinates are absolute or relative. A value of true indicates that the coordinates are absolute values. A value of false indicates that the values in this PathElement are added to the coordinates of the previous PathElement to compute the actual coordinates.

Default value:

true

Parameters:

value - the value for the absolute property

See Also:

• isAbsolute()
• absoluteProperty()

isAbsolute

public final boolean isAbsolute()

Gets the value of the absolute property.

Property description:

A flag that indicates whether the path coordinates are absolute or relative. A value of true indicates that the coordinates are absolute values. A value of false indicates that the values in this PathElement are added to the coordinates of the previous PathElement to compute the actual coordinates.

Default value:

true

Returns:

the value of the absolute property

See Also:

• setAbsolute(boolean)
• absoluteProperty()

absoluteProperty

public final BooleanProperty absoluteProperty()

A flag that indicates whether the path coordinates are absolute or relative. A value of true indicates that the coordinates are absolute values. A value of false indicates that the values in this PathElement are added to the coordinates of the previous PathElement to compute the actual coordinates.

Default value:

true

Returns:

the absolute property

See Also:

• isAbsolute()
• setAbsolute(boolean)