JavaFX Tutorial - JavaFX Path

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JavaFX has other built-in shapes, such as

• Arc
• Circle
• CubicCurve
• Ellipse
• Line
• Path
• Polygon
• Polyline
• QuadCurve
• Rectangle
• SVGPath
• Text

The following code shows how to create a Path.

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.shape.LineTo;
import javafx.scene.shape.MoveTo;
import javafx.scene.shape.Path;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
//from w w w .  j a v a  2  s. c  o m
public class Main extends Application {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {
        Scene scene = new Scene(new Group());
        stage.setTitle("Checkbox Sample");
        stage.setWidth(230);
        stage.setHeight(120);

        Path path = new Path();
        path.getElements().add(new MoveTo(0.0f, 50.0f));
        path.getElements().add(new LineTo(100.0f, 100.0f));

        VBox vbox = new VBox();
        vbox.getChildren().addAll(path);
        vbox.setSpacing(5);

        HBox root = new HBox();
        root.getChildren().add(vbox);
        root.setSpacing(40);
        root.setPadding(new Insets(20, 10, 10, 20));

        ((Group) scene.getRoot()).getChildren().add(root);

        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }
}

Path elements actually extend from the javafx.scene.shape.PathElement class, which is used only in the context of a Path object.

So you won't be able to instantiate a LineTo class to be put in the scene graph. The classes with To as a suffix are path elements, not Shape nodes.

For example, the MoveTo and LineTo object instances are Path elements added to a Path object, not shapes that can be added to the scene.

The code above generates the following result.

Example

The following code shows how to add QuadCurveTo to a Path.

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.shape.MoveTo;
import javafx.scene.shape.Path;
import javafx.scene.shape.QuadCurveTo;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
//from  w  w w  .j  a va2s  .co m
public class Main extends Application {
  @Override
  public void start(Stage stage) {
    Group root = new Group();
    Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 150);
    stage.setScene(scene);
    stage.setTitle("");

    Path path = new Path();

    MoveTo moveTo = new MoveTo();
    moveTo.setX(0.0f);
    moveTo.setY(50.0f);

    QuadCurveTo quadTo = new QuadCurveTo();
    quadTo.setControlX(25.0f);
    quadTo.setControlY(0.0f);
    quadTo.setX(50.0f);
    quadTo.setY(50.0f);

    path.getElements().add(moveTo);
    path.getElements().add(quadTo);
    
    root.getChildren().add(path);

    scene.setRoot(root);
    stage.show();
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    launch(args);
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

Example 2

Using Path, MoveTo and CubicCurveTo to create curve

/*w w w  .  j a  va  2 s.c  o  m*/
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.shape.CubicCurveTo;
import javafx.scene.shape.MoveTo;
import javafx.scene.shape.Path;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class Main extends Application {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    launch(args);
  }

  @Override
  public void start(Stage stage) {
    stage.setTitle("ComboBoxSample");
    Scene scene = new Scene(new Group(), 450, 250);

    Path path = new Path();

    MoveTo moveTo = new MoveTo();
    moveTo.setX(0.0f);
    moveTo.setY(0.0f);

    CubicCurveTo cubicTo = new CubicCurveTo();
    cubicTo.setControlX1(0.0f);
    cubicTo.setControlY1(0.0f);
    cubicTo.setControlX2(100.0f);
    cubicTo.setControlY2(100.0f);
    cubicTo.setX(100.0f);
    cubicTo.setY(50.0f);

    path.getElements().add(moveTo);
    path.getElements().add(cubicTo);
 

    Group root = (Group) scene.getRoot();
    root.getChildren().add(path);
    stage.setScene(scene);
    stage.show();
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.

Example 3

Subtract two shapes to create a Path

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.effect.DropShadow;
import javafx.scene.effect.DropShadowBuilder;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.shape.*;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class Main extends Application {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Application.launch(args);//from   w  w w  .  ja v  a  2  s. co m
    }
    
    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
        primaryStage.setTitle("Shapes");
        Group root = new Group();
        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 300, Color.WHITE);

        Ellipse bigCircle = EllipseBuilder.create()
                .centerX(100)
                .centerY(100)
                .radiusX(50)
                .radiusY(75/2)
                .strokeWidth(3)
                .stroke(Color.BLACK)
                .fill(Color.WHITE)
                .build();
        
        Ellipse smallCircle = EllipseBuilder.create()
                .centerX(100)
                .centerY(100)
                .radiusX(35/2)
                .radiusY(25/2)
                
                .build();

        Shape shape = Path.subtract(bigCircle, smallCircle);
        shape.setStrokeWidth(1);
        shape.setStroke(Color.BLACK);

        shape.setFill(Color.rgb(255, 200, 0));

        root.getChildren().add(shape);
        
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.show();
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.

Example 4

Using VLineTo to create vertical line

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.shape.MoveTo;
import javafx.scene.shape.Path;
import javafx.scene.shape.VLineTo;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
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public class Main extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(final Stage stage) {
        stage.setTitle("HTML");
        stage.setWidth(500);
        stage.setHeight(500);
        Scene scene = new Scene(new Group());

        VBox root = new VBox();     

        Path path = new Path();
        path.getElements().add(new MoveTo(50.0f, 0.0f));
        path.getElements().add(new VLineTo(50.0f));

        root.getChildren().addAll(path);
        scene.setRoot(root);

        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }
 
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        launch(args);
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.

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