CheckBox(java.lang.String text) constructor from CheckBox has the following syntax.
public CheckBox(java.lang.String text)
In the following code shows how to use CheckBox.CheckBox(java.lang.String text) constructor.
/*w w w. j a va 2s .c o m*/ import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener; import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue; import javafx.geometry.Insets; import javafx.scene.Group; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.CheckBox; import javafx.scene.control.Label; import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip; import javafx.scene.layout.HBox; import javafx.scene.layout.VBox; import javafx.scene.text.Font; import javafx.stage.Stage; 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("Tooltip Sample"); stage.setWidth(300); stage.setHeight(150); final CheckBox cb = new CheckBox("checkBox"); final Tooltip tooltip = new Tooltip("$ tooltip"); tooltip.setFont(new Font("Arial", 16)); cb.setTooltip(tooltip); cb.selectedProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Boolean>() { public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Boolean> ov, Boolean old_val, Boolean new_val) { System.out.println(cb.isSelected()); } }); ((Group) scene.getRoot()).getChildren().add(cb); stage.setScene(scene); stage.show(); } }