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class: Labeled

[114:7] extends: object

Labeled is the abstract base class for JavaFX controls that display text and/or a graphic. It defines all text rendering, font, alignment, and graphic-positioning properties shared by Label, Button, CheckBox, ToggleButton, RadioButton, Hyperlink, TitledPane, and similar controls. Every subclass of Labeled automatically inherits the CSS properties listed in the Labeled table below, in addition to the Control, Region, and Node properties.

CSS Properties -- Labeled

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.

CSS Properties -- Control

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.

CSS Properties -- Region

Background fills

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.

Background images

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.

Stroked borders

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.

Border images

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.

Other Region properties

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.

CSS Properties -- Node

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.

Methods

  • setFont (object FontObj)

    Sets the font to use.

    • @p FontObject is a Font object to set.
    • @r this object
  • setGraphic (object Graphic)

    Sets the graphic node displayed alongside the label text.

    • @p Graphic is an Image, ImageView, or other Node object to use as the graphic.
    • @r this object for chaining
  • getText ()

    Gets the label text.

    • @r A string with the current set text.
  • setText (string Text)

    Sets the provided text.

    • @p Text is a string with the Text to set.
    • @r this object