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[122:7] extends: Labeled
ButtonBase is the abstract base class for all JavaFX button-type controls, including Button, CheckBox, ToggleButton, RadioButton, Hyperlink, MenuButton, and SplitMenuButton. It extends Labeled, adding the concept of an "armed" state that tracks whether the user is actively pressing the button while keeping the pointer over it. Subclasses of ButtonBase all share the armed pseudo-class and the complete Labeled CSS property set.
| Pseudo-class | Description |
|---|---|
armed |
Applies when the armed property is true, meaning the button is pressed and the cursor is still over it. |
| Property | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-fx-alignment |
top-left | top-center | top-right | center-left | center | center-right | bottom-left | bottom-center | bottom-right | baseline-left | baseline-center | baseline-right |
center-left |
Aligns the content (text + graphic) within the control bounds. |
-fx-text-alignment |
left | center | right | justify |
left |
Horizontal alignment of multi-line text within the text area. |
-fx-text-overrun |
clip | ellipsis | word-ellipsis | center-ellipsis | center-word-ellipsis | leading-ellipsis | leading-word-ellipsis |
ellipsis |
Behavior when the label text is too long to fit. ellipsis appends "..." at the truncation point. |
-fx-wrap-text |
true | false |
false |
When true, text wraps to additional lines instead of being truncated. |
-fx-font |
<font> |
platform default (inherits) | Shorthand for the font used to render the label text. Inherits from parent by default. |
-fx-underline |
true | false |
false |
When true, an underline is drawn beneath the label text. |
-fx-graphic |
<uri> |
null |
URI of an image to display alongside the label text as the control graphic. |
-fx-content-display |
top | right | bottom | left | center | graphic-only | text-only |
left |
Position of the graphic relative to the text. |
-fx-graphic-text-gap |
<size> |
4 |
Pixel gap between the graphic and the text. |
-fx-label-padding |
<size> or <top> <right> <bottom> <left> |
0 0 0 0 |
Extra padding added around the label content inside the control bounds. |
-fx-text-fill |
<paint> |
black |
Color of the label text. |
-fx-ellipsis-string |
<string> |
"..." |
The string appended when text is truncated with an ellipsis overrun style. |
-fx-line-spacing |
<size> |
0 |
Additional space added between lines of wrapped text. |
| Property | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-fx-skin |
<string> |
null |
Fully qualified class name of the Skin to use for rendering this control. |
-fx-focus-traversable |
true | false |
true |
When true, the control participates in focus traversal via the keyboard Tab key. |
| Property | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-fx-background-color |
<paint> [, <paint>]* |
transparent |
One or more paint values for background fill layers, rendered back to front. |
-fx-background-insets |
<size> or <t> <r> <b> <l> [, ...]* |
0 0 0 0 |
Insets from the region edges for each background fill layer. |
-fx-background-radius |
<size> [/ <size>]* [, ...]* |
0 0 0 0 |
Corner radii for each background fill layer. |
| Property | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-fx-background-image |
<uri> [, <uri>]* |
null |
One or more image URIs for background image layers. |
-fx-background-position |
<bg-position> [, ...]* |
0% 0% |
Position of each background image within the region. Accepts keywords or size values. |
-fx-background-repeat |
<repeat-style> [, ...]* |
repeat repeat |
Tiling behavior for each background image. Values: repeat, no-repeat, round, space applied per axis. |
-fx-background-size |
<bg-size> [, ...]* |
auto auto |
Dimensions for each background image. Supports cover, contain, stretch, or explicit sizes. |
| Property | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-fx-border-color |
<paint> or <t> <r> <b> <l> [, ...]* |
null |
Paint colors for the border stroke layers. |
-fx-border-insets |
<size> or <t> <r> <b> <l> [, ...]* |
null |
Insets from region edges for each border layer. |
-fx-border-radius |
<size> [, ...]* |
null |
Corner radii for border stroke layers. |
-fx-border-style |
<border-style> [, ...]* |
null |
Border line style (solid, dotted, dashed) plus phase and line cap/join options per layer. |
-fx-border-width |
<size> or <t> <r> <b> <l> [, ...]* |
null |
Thickness of each border stroke layer, per side. |
| Property | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-fx-border-image-source |
<uri> [, <uri>]* |
null |
Image URIs used to paint the border. |
-fx-border-image-insets |
<size> or <t> <r> <b> <l> [, ...]* |
0 0 0 0 |
Insets for each border image layer. |
-fx-border-image-repeat |
<repeat-style> [, ...]* |
repeat repeat |
Tiling behavior for each border image. |
-fx-border-image-slice |
<size> or <t> <r> <b> <l> [fill] [, ...]* |
100% |
Divides each border image into nine regions. Adding fill preserves the center region. |
-fx-border-image-width |
<size> or <t> <r> <b> <l> [, ...]* |
1 1 1 1 |
Width of each border image slice per side. |
| Property | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-fx-padding |
<size> or <t> <r> <b> <l> |
0 0 0 0 |
Interior padding between the region border and its content. |
-fx-shape |
<string> |
null |
SVG path string that defines a custom clip shape for the region. |
-fx-scale-shape |
true | false |
true |
When true, the shape is scaled to fit the region. |
-fx-position-shape |
true | false |
true |
When true, the shape is centered within the region. |
-fx-snap-to-pixel |
true | false |
true |
When true, positions and sizes are rounded to whole pixel boundaries. |
-fx-min-width |
<size> |
-1 |
Minimum width. -1 uses the computed minimum. |
-fx-pref-width |
<size> |
-1 |
Preferred width. -1 uses the computed preferred. |
-fx-max-width |
<size> |
-1 |
Maximum width. -1 uses the computed maximum. |
-fx-min-height |
<size> |
-1 |
Minimum height. -1 uses the computed minimum. |
-fx-pref-height |
<size> |
-1 |
Preferred height. -1 uses the computed preferred. |
-fx-max-height |
<size> |
-1 |
Maximum height. -1 uses the computed maximum. |
| Property | Values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
-fx-blend-mode |
add | blue | color-burn | color-dodge | darken | difference | exclusion | green | hard-light | lighten | multiply | overlay | red | screen | soft-light | src-atop | src-in | src-out | src-over |
null |
Blend mode used when compositing this node with nodes beneath it. |
-fx-cursor |
null | crosshair | default | hand | move | e-resize | h-resize | ne-resize | nw-resize | n-resize | se-resize | sw-resize | s-resize | w-resize | v-resize | text | wait | <url> |
null (inherits) |
Mouse cursor shape shown when the pointer is over this node. Inherits from parent by default. |
-fx-effect |
<effect> |
null |
A visual effect (e.g. DropShadow, InnerShadow) applied to the rendered node. |
-fx-focus-traversable |
true | false |
false |
Whether this node participates in focus traversal. Overridden to true by Control. |
-fx-view-order |
<number> |
0 |
Adjusts rendering and hit-test order within the parent without changing the scene graph order. |
-fx-opacity |
<number> [0.0 - 1.0] |
1 |
Opacity of the node. 0 is fully transparent, 1 is fully opaque. |
-fx-rotate |
<number> |
0 |
Rotation angle in degrees applied around the node's center point. Positive values are clockwise. |
-fx-scale-x |
<number> |
1 |
Scale factor along the X axis about the node's center. |
-fx-scale-y |
<number> |
1 |
Scale factor along the Y axis about the node's center. |
-fx-scale-z |
<number> |
1 |
Scale factor along the Z axis about the node's center. |
-fx-translate-x |
<number> |
0 |
Translation offset along the X axis in pixels. |
-fx-translate-y |
<number> |
0 |
Translation offset along the Y axis in pixels. |
-fx-translate-z |
<number> |
0 |
Translation offset along the Z axis in pixels. |
visibility |
visible | hidden | collapse | inherit |
visible |
Controls whether the node is rendered and participates in layout. collapse removes it from layout; hidden keeps the space. |
-fx-managed |
true | false |
true |
When false, the parent layout does not manage this node's position or size. |
ButtonBase ()
Empty default constructor; populated by adopt. ButtonBase is abstract in JavaFX.
adopt (object Ajo)
Wraps an existing javafx.scene.control.ButtonBase AussomJavaObject in a ButtonBase wrapper.
Ajo is the AussomJavaObject around a javafx.scene.control.ButtonBase instance.A new ButtonBase wrapper around the provided object.onClick (callback OnClick)
Sets the on click handler with the provided callback. Wraps the callback in a javafx.event.EventHandler closure and installs it as the button's onAction handler.
OnClick is a callback invoked when the button fires.this objectarmedProperty ()
Returns the read-only armed property. Armed is true while the user is pressing the button with the cursor still over it.
An AussomJavaObject around a ReadOnlyBooleanProperty.isArmed ()
Returns whether the button is currently armed.
A bool that is true when the button is armed.onActionProperty ()
Returns the onAction property holding the EventHandler invoked when the button fires.
An AussomJavaObject around an ObjectProperty<EventHandlersetOnAction (object Handler)
Sets the action event handler directly with an existing javafx.event.EventHandler AussomJavaObject. Most callers should use
onClick(callback)to register an Aussom callback instead.
Handler is an AussomJavaObject around a javafx.event.EventHandler.this objectgetOnAction ()
Returns the EventHandler currently registered for the action event.
An AussomJavaObject around the javafx.event.EventHandler, or null when unset.arm ()
Arms the button. The armed state indicates the button is about to fire if the press is released over it.
this objectdisarm ()
Disarms the button so a release no longer triggers the action.
this objectfire ()
Fires the button's action event programmatically, as if the user had pressed and released the button.
this objectexecuteAccessibleAction (object Action, Parameters)
Executes an accessible action triggered by an accessibility platform.
Action is an AussomJavaObject around a javafx.scene.AccessibleAction value.Parameters is a variadic list of parameter values supplied to the action.this object
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