ToolBar.getOrientation() has the following syntax.
public final Orientation getOrientation()
In the following code shows how to use ToolBar.getOrientation() method.
import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.geometry.Orientation; import javafx.scene.Group; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.Button; import javafx.scene.control.Separator; import javafx.scene.control.ToolBar; import javafx.stage.Stage; /*from ww w . ja v a 2 s .c om*/ 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.setWidth(300); stage.setHeight(150); ToolBar toolBar = new ToolBar( new Button("New"), new Button("Open"), new Button("Save"), new Separator(), new Button("Clean"), new Button("Compile"), new Button("Run"), new Separator(), new Button("Debug"), new Button("Profile") ); toolBar.setOrientation(Orientation.HORIZONTAL); System.out.println(toolBar.getOrientation()); ((Group) scene.getRoot()).getChildren().add(toolBar); stage.setScene(scene); stage.show(); } }