javafx.scene.control

Class Hyperlink

java.lang.Object

Region

javafx.scene.control.Control

javafx.scene.control.Labeled

javafx.scene.control.ButtonBase

javafx.scene.control.Hyperlink

All Implemented Interfaces:

Skinnable

public class Hyperlink
extends ButtonBase

An HTML like label which can be a graphic and/or text which responds to rollovers and clicks. When a hyperlink is clicked/pressed isVisited() becomes true. A Hyperlink behaves just like a Button. When a hyperlink is pressed and released a ActionEvent is sent, and your application can perform some action based on this event.

Example:

Hyperlink link = new Hyperlink("www.oracle.com");

Since:

JavaFX 2.0

Property Summary

Type	Property and Description
BooleanProperty	visited Indicates whether this link has already been "visited".

Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.control.ButtonBase

armedProperty, onActionProperty

Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.control.Labeled

alignmentProperty, contentDisplayProperty, ellipsisStringProperty, fontProperty, graphicProperty, graphicTextGapProperty, labelPaddingProperty, lineSpacingProperty, mnemonicParsingProperty, textAlignmentProperty, textFillProperty, textOverrunProperty, textProperty, underlineProperty, wrapTextProperty

Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.control.Control

contextMenuProperty, skinClassNameProperty, skinProperty, tooltipProperty

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_STYLE_CLASS * Stylesheet Handling * *
private static PseudoClass	PSEUDO_CLASS_VISITED
private BooleanProperty	visited

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Hyperlink() Creates a hyperlink with no label.
Hyperlink(java.lang.String text) Create a hyperlink with the specified text as its label.
Hyperlink(java.lang.String text, Node graphic) Create a hyperlink with the specified text and graphic as its label.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected Skin<?>	createDefaultSkin() Create a new instance of the default skin for this control.
void	fire() Implemented to invoke the ActionEvent if one is defined.
protected Cursor	getInitialCursor() Returns the initial cursor state of this control, for use by the JavaFX CSS engine to correctly set its initial value.
private void	initialize()
boolean	isVisited() Gets the value of the property visited.
java.lang.Object	queryAccessibleAttribute(AccessibleAttribute attribute, java.lang.Object... parameters)
void	setVisited(boolean value) Sets the value of the property visited.
BooleanProperty	visitedProperty() Indicates whether this link has already been "visited".

Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.control.ButtonBase

arm, armedProperty, disarm, executeAccessibleAction, getOnAction, isArmed, onActionProperty, setOnAction

Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.control.Labeled

alignmentProperty, contentDisplayProperty, ellipsisStringProperty, fontProperty, getAlignment, getClassCssMetaData, getContentBias, getContentDisplay, getControlCssMetaData, getEllipsisString, getFont, getGraphic, getGraphicTextGap, getInitialAlignment, getLabelPadding, getLineSpacing, getText, getTextAlignment, getTextFill, getTextOverrun, graphicProperty, graphicTextGapProperty, isMnemonicParsing, isUnderline, isWrapText, labelPaddingProperty, lineSpacingProperty, mnemonicParsingProperty, setAlignment, setContentDisplay, setEllipsisString, setFont, setGraphic, setGraphicTextGap, setLineSpacing, setMnemonicParsing, setText, setTextAlignment, setTextFill, setTextOverrun, setUnderline, setWrapText, textAlignmentProperty, textFillProperty, textOverrunProperty, textProperty, toString, underlineProperty, wrapTextProperty

Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.control.Control

computeMaxHeight, computeMaxWidth, computeMinHeight, computeMinWidth, computePrefHeight, computePrefWidth, contextMenuProperty, getBaselineOffset, getContextMenu, getControlChildren, getCssMetaData, getInitialFocusTraversable, getSkin, getTooltip, isResizable, layoutChildren, loadSkinClass, setContextMenu, setSkin, setTooltip, skinClassNameProperty, skinProperty, tooltipProperty

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Property Detail

visited

public final BooleanProperty visitedProperty

Indicates whether this link has already been "visited".

See Also:

isVisited(), setVisited(boolean)

Field Detail

visited

private BooleanProperty visited

DEFAULT_STYLE_CLASS

private static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_STYLE_CLASS

* Stylesheet Handling * *

See Also:

Constant Field Values

PSEUDO_CLASS_VISITED

private static final PseudoClass PSEUDO_CLASS_VISITED

Constructor Detail

Hyperlink

public Hyperlink()

Creates a hyperlink with no label.

Hyperlink

public Hyperlink(java.lang.String text)

Create a hyperlink with the specified text as its label.

Parameters:

text - A text string for its label.

Hyperlink

public Hyperlink(java.lang.String text,
                 Node graphic)

Create a hyperlink with the specified text and graphic as its label.

Parameters:

text - A text string for its label.

graphic - A graphic for its label

Method Detail

initialize

private void initialize()

visitedProperty

public final BooleanProperty visitedProperty()

Indicates whether this link has already been "visited".

See Also:

isVisited(), setVisited(boolean)

setVisited

public final void setVisited(boolean value)

Sets the value of the property visited.

isVisited

public final boolean isVisited()

Gets the value of the property visited.

fire

public void fire()

Implemented to invoke the ActionEvent if one is defined. This function will also setVisited(boolean) to true.

Specified by:

fire in class ButtonBase

createDefaultSkin

protected Skin<?> createDefaultSkin()

Create a new instance of the default skin for this control. This is called to create a skin for the control if no skin is provided via CSS -fx-skin or set explicitly in a sub-class with setSkin(...).

Overrides:

createDefaultSkin in class Control

Returns:

new instance of default skin for this control. If null then the control will have no skin unless one is provided by css.

getInitialCursor

protected Cursor getInitialCursor()

Returns the initial cursor state of this control, for use by the JavaFX CSS engine to correctly set its initial value. This method is overridden to use the HAND cursor initially.

Since:

9

queryAccessibleAttribute

public java.lang.Object queryAccessibleAttribute(AccessibleAttribute attribute,
                                                 java.lang.Object... parameters)

Overrides:

queryAccessibleAttribute in class Control