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[131:7] extends: MenuButton
The SplitMenuButton class wraps the JavaFX SplitMenuButton control, a
hybrid control that combines a clickable action area with a separate
dropdown arrow that opens a popup menu. Clicking the main area fires an
action event just like a regular button, while clicking the arrow reveals
a list of MenuItem choices. SplitMenuButton extends MenuButton and
ButtonBase, so it inherits the armed, openvertically, and showing
pseudo-classes along with the complete Labeled CSS property set.
Style class: split-menu-button
| Pseudo-class | Description |
|---|---|
openvertically |
Applies when the openVertically property is true, meaning the popup opens below the button. |
showing |
Applies when the popup menu is currently visible. |
| Pseudo-class | Description |
|---|---|
armed |
Applies when the armed property is true, meaning the action area 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. |
SplitMenuButton (string Text = "")
Creates a new SplitMenuButton with the specified text.
Text is a string with the button label.add (Items)
Adds one or more menu items to the dropdown.
Items is a MenuItem or a list of MenuItems.this object for chainingqueryAccessibleAttribute (object Attribute, list Parameters)
Queries an accessibility attribute on the control.
Attribute is an AJO around javafx.scene.AccessibleAttribute.Parameters is an optional list of parameter values.The result of the query (typically an AJO or primitive value).executeAccessibleAction (object Action, list Parameters)
Executes an accessible action on the control.
Action is an AJO around javafx.scene.AccessibleAction.Parameters is an optional list of parameter values.this object for chaining
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