JavaFX 25 · javafx.scene.layout.ColumnConstraints · APIdia, the JavaDoc alternative

Defines optional layout constraints for a column in a GridPane. If a ColumnConstraints object is added for a column in a gridpane, the gridpane will use those constraint values when computing the column's width and layout.

For example, to create a GridPane with 5 columns 100 pixels wide:

GridPane gridpane = new GridPane();
    for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
        ColumnConstraints column = new ColumnConstraints(100);
        gridpane.getColumnConstraints().add(column);
    }

Or, to create a GridPane where columns take 25%, 50%, 25% of its width:

GridPane gridpane = new GridPane();
    ColumnConstraints col1 = new ColumnConstraints();
    col1.setPercentWidth(25);
    ColumnConstraints col2 = new ColumnConstraints();
    col2.setPercentWidth(50);
    ColumnConstraints col3 = new ColumnConstraints();
    col3.setPercentWidth(25);
    gridpane.getColumnConstraints().addAll(col1,col2,col3);

Note that adding an empty ColumnConstraints object has the effect of not setting any constraints, leaving the GridPane to compute the column's layout based solely on its content's size preferences and constraints.

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private BooleanProperty	fillWidth The horizontal fill policy for the column.
private ObjectProperty<HPos>	halignment The horizontal alignment for the column.
private ObjectProperty<Priority>	hgrow The horizontal grow priority for the column.
private DoubleProperty	maxWidth The maximum width for the column.
private DoubleProperty	minWidth The minimum width for the column.
private DoubleProperty	percentWidth The width percentage of the column.
private DoubleProperty	prefWidth The preferred width for the column.

Inherited from javafx.scene.layout.ConstraintsBase:: CONSTRAIN_TO_PREF

Constructor Summary

Access	Constructor and Description
public	ColumnConstraints() Create a column constraint object with no properties set.
public	ColumnConstraints(double the width of the column width) Creates a column constraint object with a fixed width.
public	ColumnConstraints(double the minimum width minWidth, double the preferred width prefWidth, double the maximum width maxWidth) Creates a column constraint object with a fixed size range.
public	ColumnConstraints(double the minimum width minWidth, double the preferred width prefWidth, double the maximum width maxWidth, Priority the horizontal grow priority hgrow, HPos the horizontal alignment halignment, boolean the horizontal fill behavior fillWidth) Creates a column constraint object with a fixed size range, horizontal grow priority, horizontal alignment, and horizontal fill behavior.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public final BooleanProperty	fillWidthProperty()
public final HPos	getHalignment()
public final Priority	getHgrow()
public final double	getMaxWidth()
public final double	getMinWidth()
public final double	getPercentWidth()
public final double	getPrefWidth()
public final ObjectProperty<HPos>	halignmentProperty()
public final ObjectProperty<Priority>	hgrowProperty()
public final boolean	isFillWidth()
public final DoubleProperty	maxWidthProperty()
public final DoubleProperty	minWidthProperty()
public final DoubleProperty	percentWidthProperty()
public final DoubleProperty	prefWidthProperty()
public final void	setFillWidth(boolean value)
public final void	setHalignment(HPos value)
public final void	setHgrow(Priority value)
public final void	setMaxWidth(double value)
public final void	setMinWidth(double value)
public final void	setPercentWidth(double value)
public final void	setPrefWidth(double value)
public String	Returns: a string representation of this `ColumnConstraints` object. toString() Overrides java.lang.Object.toString. Returns a string representation of this `ColumnConstraints` object.

Inherited from javafx.scene.layout.ConstraintsBase:: add remove requestLayout

Field Detail

fillWidth	back to summary
private BooleanProperty fillWidth The horizontal fill policy for the column. The gridpane will use this property to determine whether nodes contained within the column should be expanded to fill the column or kept to their preferred widths. The default value is true.

fillWidth

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private BooleanProperty fillWidth

The horizontal fill policy for the column. The gridpane will use this property to determine whether nodes contained within the column should be expanded to fill the column or kept to their preferred widths.

The default value is true.

halignment	back to summary
private ObjectProperty<HPos> halignment The horizontal alignment for the column. If set, will be the default horizontal alignment for nodes contained within the column. The default value is null, which means the column alignment will fall back to the default halignment set on the gridpane.

halignment

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private ObjectProperty<HPos> halignment

The horizontal alignment for the column. If set, will be the default horizontal alignment for nodes contained within the column.

The default value is null, which means the column alignment will fall back to the default halignment set on the gridpane.

hgrow	back to summary
private ObjectProperty<Priority> hgrow The horizontal grow priority for the column. If set, the gridpane will use this priority to determine whether the column should be given any additional width if the gridpane is resized larger than its preferred width. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set. This default value is null, which means that the column's grow priority will be derived from largest grow priority set on a content node.

hgrow

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private ObjectProperty<Priority> hgrow

The horizontal grow priority for the column. If set, the gridpane will use this priority to determine whether the column should be given any additional width if the gridpane is resized larger than its preferred width. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.

This default value is null, which means that the column's grow priority will be derived from largest grow priority set on a content node.

maxWidth	back to summary
private DoubleProperty maxWidth The maximum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set. The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the maximum width will be computed to be the smallest maximum width of the column's content.

maxWidth

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private DoubleProperty maxWidth

The maximum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.

The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the maximum width will be computed to be the smallest maximum width of the column's content.

minWidth	back to summary
private DoubleProperty minWidth The minimum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set. The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the minimum width will be computed to be the largest minimum width of the column's content.

minWidth

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private DoubleProperty minWidth

The minimum width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.

The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the minimum width will be computed to be the largest minimum width of the column's content.

percentWidth	back to summary
private DoubleProperty percentWidth The width percentage of the column. If set to a value greater than 0, the column will be resized to this percentage of the gridpane's available width and the other size constraints (minWidth, prefWidth, maxWidth, hgrow) will be ignored. The default value is -1, which means the percentage will be ignored.

prefWidth	back to summary
private DoubleProperty prefWidth The preferred width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set. The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the preferred width will be computed to be the largest preferred width of the column's content.

prefWidth

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private DoubleProperty prefWidth

The preferred width for the column. This property is ignored if percentWidth is set.

The default value is USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, which means the preferred width will be computed to be the largest preferred width of the column's content.

Constructor Detail

ColumnConstraints	back to summary
public ColumnConstraints() Create a column constraint object with no properties set.

ColumnConstraints	back to summary
public ColumnConstraints(double width) Creates a column constraint object with a fixed width. This is a convenience for setting the preferred width constraint to the fixed value and the minWidth and maxWidth constraints to the USE_PREF_SIZE flag to ensure the column is always that width. Parameters width:double the width of the column

ColumnConstraints

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public ColumnConstraints(double width)

Creates a column constraint object with a fixed width. This is a convenience for setting the preferred width constraint to the fixed value and the minWidth and maxWidth constraints to the USE_PREF_SIZE flag to ensure the column is always that width.

Parameters

width:double: the width of the column

ColumnConstraints	back to summary
public ColumnConstraints(double minWidth, double prefWidth, double maxWidth) Creates a column constraint object with a fixed size range. This is a convenience for setting the minimum, preferred, and maximum width constraints. Parameters minWidth:double the minimum width prefWidth:double the preferred width maxWidth:double the maximum width

ColumnConstraints

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public ColumnConstraints(double minWidth, double prefWidth, double maxWidth)

Creates a column constraint object with a fixed size range. This is a convenience for setting the minimum, preferred, and maximum width constraints.

Parameters

minWidth:double: the minimum width
prefWidth:double: the preferred width
maxWidth:double: the maximum width

ColumnConstraints	back to summary
public ColumnConstraints(double minWidth, double prefWidth, double maxWidth, Priority hgrow, HPos halignment, boolean fillWidth) Creates a column constraint object with a fixed size range, horizontal grow priority, horizontal alignment, and horizontal fill behavior. Parameters minWidth:double the minimum width prefWidth:double the preferred width maxWidth:double the maximum width hgrow:Priority the horizontal grow priority halignment:HPos the horizontal alignment fillWidth:boolean the horizontal fill behavior

ColumnConstraints

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public ColumnConstraints(double minWidth, double prefWidth, double maxWidth, Priority hgrow, HPos halignment, boolean fillWidth)

Creates a column constraint object with a fixed size range, horizontal grow priority, horizontal alignment, and horizontal fill behavior.

Parameters

minWidth:double: the minimum width
prefWidth:double: the preferred width
maxWidth:double: the maximum width
hgrow:Priority: the horizontal grow priority
halignment:HPos: the horizontal alignment
fillWidth:boolean: the horizontal fill behavior

Method Detail

fillWidthProperty	back to summary
public final BooleanProperty fillWidthProperty()

getHalignment	back to summary
public final HPos getHalignment()

getHgrow	back to summary
public final Priority getHgrow()

getMaxWidth	back to summary
public final double getMaxWidth()

getMinWidth	back to summary
public final double getMinWidth()

getPercentWidth	back to summary
public final double getPercentWidth()

getPrefWidth	back to summary
public final double getPrefWidth()

halignmentProperty	back to summary
public final ObjectProperty<HPos> halignmentProperty()

hgrowProperty	back to summary
public final ObjectProperty<Priority> hgrowProperty()

isFillWidth	back to summary
public final boolean isFillWidth()

maxWidthProperty	back to summary
public final DoubleProperty maxWidthProperty()

minWidthProperty	back to summary
public final DoubleProperty minWidthProperty()

percentWidthProperty	back to summary
public final DoubleProperty percentWidthProperty()

prefWidthProperty	back to summary
public final DoubleProperty prefWidthProperty()

setFillWidth	back to summary
public final void setFillWidth(boolean value)

setHalignment	back to summary
public final void setHalignment(HPos value)

setHgrow	back to summary
public final void setHgrow(Priority value)

setMaxWidth	back to summary
public final void setMaxWidth(double value)

setMinWidth	back to summary
public final void setMinWidth(double value)

setPercentWidth	back to summary
public final void setPercentWidth(double value)

setPrefWidth	back to summary
public final void setPrefWidth(double value)

toString back to summary

toString	back to summary
public String toString() Overrides java.lang.Object.toString. Returns a string representation of this `ColumnConstraints` object. Returns:String a string representation of this `ColumnConstraints` object. Annotations @Override

public String toString()

Overrides java.lang.Object.toString.

Returns a string representation of this ColumnConstraints object.

Returns:String

a string representation of this ColumnConstraints object.

Annotations

@Override

public Class ColumnConstraints

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