org.controlsfx.control

Class Rating

java.lang.Object

javafx.scene.Node

javafx.scene.Parent

javafx.scene.layout.Region

javafx.scene.control.Control

org.controlsfx.control.Rating

All Implemented Interfaces:

javafx.css.Styleable, javafx.event.EventTarget, javafx.scene.control.Skinnable

public class Rating
extends javafx.scene.control.Control

A control for allowing users to provide a rating. This control supports partial ratings (i.e. not whole numbers and dependent upon where the user clicks in the control) and updating the rating on hover. Read on for more examples!

Examples

It can be hard to appreciate some of the features of the Rating control, so hopefully the following screenshots will help. Firstly, here is what the standard (horizontal) Rating control looks like when it has five stars, and a rating of two:

To create a Rating control that looks like this is simple:

  
 final Rating rating = new Rating();

This creates a default horizontal rating control. To create a vertical Rating control, simply change the orientation, as such:

  
 final Rating rating = new Rating();
 rating.setOrientation(Orientation.VERTICAL);

The end result of making this one line change is shown in the screenshot below:

One of the features of the Rating control is that it doesn't just allow for 'integer' ratings: it also allows for the user to click anywhere within the rating area to set a 'float' rating. This is hard to describe, but easy to show in a picture:

In essence, in the screenshot above, the user clicked roughly in the middle of the third star. This results in a rating of approximately 2.44. To enable partial ratings, simply do the following when instantiating the Rating control:

  
 final Rating rating = new Rating();
 rating.setPartialRating(true);

So far all of the Rating controls demonstrated above have required the user to click on the stars to register their rating. This may not be the preferred user interaction - often times the preferred approach is to simply allow for the rating to be registered by the user hovering their mouse over the rating stars. This mode is also supported by the Rating control, using the update on hover property, as such:

  
 final Rating rating = new Rating();
 rating.setUpdateOnHover(true);

It is also allowable to have a Rating control that both updates on hover and allows for partial values: the 'golden fill' of the default graphics will automatically follow the users mouse as they move it along the Rating scale. To enable this, just set both properties to true.

Property Summary

Type	Property and Description
javafx.beans.property.IntegerProperty	max The maximum-allowed rating value.
javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty<javafx.geometry.Orientation>	orientation The Orientation of the Rating - this can either be horizontal or vertical.
javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty	partialRating If true this allows for users to set a rating as a floating point value.
javafx.beans.property.DoubleProperty	rating The current rating value.
javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty	updateOnHover If true this allows for the rating property to be updated simply by the user hovering their mouse over the control.

Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.control.Control

contextMenu, skinClassName, skin, tooltip

Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region

background, border, cacheShape, centerShape, height, insets, maxHeight, maxWidth, minHeight, minWidth, opaqueInsets, padding, prefHeight, prefWidth, scaleShape, shape, snapToPixel, width

Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.Parent

impl_traversalEngine, needsLayout

Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.Node

accessibleHelp, accessibleRoleDescription, accessibleRole, accessibleText, blendMode, boundsInLocal, boundsInParent, cacheHint, cache, clip, cursor, depthTest, disabled, disable, effectiveNodeOrientation, effect, eventDispatcher, focused, focusTraversable, hover, id, impl_showMnemonics, impl_treeVisible, inputMethodRequests, layoutBounds, layoutX, layoutY, localToParentTransform, localToSceneTransform, managed, mouseTransparent, nodeOrientation, onContextMenuRequested, onDragDetected, onDragDone, onDragDropped, onDragEntered, onDragExited, onDragOver, onInputMethodTextChanged, onKeyPressed, onKeyReleased, onKeyTyped, onMouseClicked, onMouseDragEntered, onMouseDragExited, onMouseDragged, onMouseDragOver, onMouseDragReleased, onMouseEntered, onMouseExited, onMouseMoved, onMousePressed, onMouseReleased, onRotate, onRotationFinished, onRotationStarted, onScrollFinished, onScroll, onScrollStarted, onSwipeDown, onSwipeLeft, onSwipeRight, onSwipeUp, onTouchMoved, onTouchPressed, onTouchReleased, onTouchStationary, onZoomFinished, onZoom, onZoomStarted, opacity, parent, pickOnBounds, pressed, rotate, rotationAxis, scaleX, scaleY, scaleZ, scene, style, translateX, translateY, translateZ, visible

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region

USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, USE_PREF_SIZE

Fields inherited from class javafx.scene.Node

BASELINE_OFFSET_SAME_AS_HEIGHT

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Rating() Creates a default instance with a minimum rating of 0 and a maximum rating of 5.
Rating(int max) Creates a default instance with a minimum rating of 0 and a maximum rating as provided by the argument.
Rating(int max, int rating) Creates a Rating instance with a minimum rating of 0, a maximum rating as provided by the max argument, and a current rating as provided by the rating argument.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected javafx.scene.control.Skin<?>	createDefaultSkin()
int	getMax() Returns the maximum-allowed rating value.
javafx.geometry.Orientation	getOrientation() Returns the Orientation of the Rating - this can either be horizontal or vertical.
double	getRating() Returns the current rating value.
java.lang.String	getUserAgentStylesheet()
protected java.lang.String	getUserAgentStylesheet(java.lang.Class<?> clazz, java.lang.String fileName) A helper method that ensures that the resource based lookup of the user agent stylesheet only happens once.
boolean	isPartialRating() Returns whether partial rating support is enabled or not.
boolean	isUpdateOnHover() Returns whether update on hover support is enabled or not.
javafx.beans.property.IntegerProperty	maxProperty() The maximum-allowed rating value.
javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty<javafx.geometry.Orientation>	orientationProperty() The Orientation of the Rating - this can either be horizontal or vertical.
javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty	partialRatingProperty() If true this allows for users to set a rating as a floating point value.
javafx.beans.property.DoubleProperty	ratingProperty() The current rating value.
void	setMax(int value) Sets the maximum-allowed rating value.
void	setOrientation(javafx.geometry.Orientation value) Sets the Orientation of the Rating - this can either be horizontal or vertical.
void	setPartialRating(boolean value) Sets whether partial rating support is enabled or not.
void	setRating(double value) Sets the current rating value.
void	setUpdateOnHover(boolean value) Sets whether update on hover support is enabled or not.
javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty	updateOnHoverProperty() If true this allows for the rating property to be updated simply by the user hovering their mouse over the control.

Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.control.Control

computeMaxHeight, computeMaxWidth, computeMinHeight, computeMinWidth, computePrefHeight, computePrefWidth, contextMenuProperty, executeAccessibleAction, getBaselineOffset, getClassCssMetaData, getContextMenu, getControlCssMetaData, getCssMetaData, getSkin, getTooltip, impl_cssGetFocusTraversableInitialValue, impl_processCSS, isResizable, layoutChildren, queryAccessibleAttribute, setContextMenu, setSkin, setTooltip, skinClassNameProperty, skinProperty, tooltipProperty

Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region

backgroundProperty, borderProperty, cacheShapeProperty, centerShapeProperty, getBackground, getBorder, getHeight, getInsets, getMaxHeight, getMaxWidth, getMinHeight, getMinWidth, getOpaqueInsets, getPadding, getPrefHeight, getPrefWidth, getShape, getWidth, heightProperty, impl_computeContains, impl_computeGeomBounds, impl_computeLayoutBounds, impl_createPeer, impl_notifyLayoutBoundsChanged, impl_pickNodeLocal, impl_updatePeer, insetsProperty, isCacheShape, isCenterShape, isScaleShape, isSnapToPixel, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, maxHeight, maxHeightProperty, maxWidth, maxWidthProperty, minHeight, minHeightProperty, minWidth, minWidthProperty, opaqueInsetsProperty, paddingProperty, positionInArea, positionInArea, prefHeight, prefHeightProperty, prefWidth, prefWidthProperty, resize, scaleShapeProperty, setBackground, setBorder, setCacheShape, setCenterShape, setHeight, setMaxHeight, setMaxSize, setMaxWidth, setMinHeight, setMinSize, setMinWidth, setOpaqueInsets, setPadding, setPrefHeight, setPrefSize, setPrefWidth, setScaleShape, setShape, setSnapToPixel, setWidth, shapeProperty, snappedBottomInset, snappedLeftInset, snappedRightInset, snappedTopInset, snapPosition, snapSize, snapSpace, snapToPixelProperty, widthProperty

Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.Parent

getChildren, getChildrenUnmodifiable, getImpl_traversalEngine, getManagedChildren, getStylesheets, impl_getAllParentStylesheets, impl_processMXNode, impl_traversalEngineProperty, isNeedsLayout, layout, lookup, needsLayoutProperty, requestLayout, requestParentLayout, setImpl_traversalEngine, setNeedsLayout, updateBounds

Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.Node

accessibleHelpProperty, accessibleRoleDescriptionProperty, accessibleRoleProperty, accessibleTextProperty, addEventFilter, addEventHandler, applyCss, autosize, blendModeProperty, boundsInLocalProperty, boundsInParentProperty, buildEventDispatchChain, cacheHintProperty, cacheProperty, clipProperty, computeAreaInScreen, contains, contains, containsBounds, cursorProperty, depthTestProperty, disabledProperty, disableProperty, effectiveNodeOrientationProperty, effectProperty, eventDispatcherProperty, fireEvent, focusedProperty, focusTraversableProperty, getAccessibleHelp, getAccessibleRole, getAccessibleRoleDescription, getAccessibleText, getBlendMode, getBoundsInLocal, getBoundsInParent, getCacheHint, getClip, getContentBias, getCursor, getDepthTest, getEffect, getEffectiveNodeOrientation, getEventDispatcher, getId, getInputMethodRequests, getLayoutBounds, getLayoutX, getLayoutY, getLocalToParentTransform, getLocalToSceneTransform, getNodeOrientation, getOnContextMenuRequested, getOnDragDetected, getOnDragDone, getOnDragDropped, getOnDragEntered, getOnDragExited, getOnDragOver, getOnInputMethodTextChanged, getOnKeyPressed, getOnKeyReleased, getOnKeyTyped, getOnMouseClicked, getOnMouseDragEntered, getOnMouseDragExited, getOnMouseDragged, getOnMouseDragOver, getOnMouseDragReleased, getOnMouseEntered, getOnMouseExited, getOnMouseMoved, getOnMousePressed, getOnMouseReleased, getOnRotate, getOnRotationFinished, getOnRotationStarted, getOnScroll, getOnScrollFinished, getOnScrollStarted, getOnSwipeDown, getOnSwipeLeft, getOnSwipeRight, getOnSwipeUp, getOnTouchMoved, getOnTouchPressed, getOnTouchReleased, getOnTouchStationary, getOnZoom, getOnZoomFinished, getOnZoomStarted, getOpacity, getParent, getProperties, getPseudoClassStates, getRotate, getRotationAxis, getScaleX, getScaleY, getScaleZ, getScene, getStyle, getStyleableParent, getStyleClass, getTransforms, getTranslateX, getTranslateY, getTranslateZ, getTypeSelector, getUserData, hasProperties, hoverProperty, idProperty, impl_clearDirty, impl_computeIntersects, impl_cssGetCursorInitialValue, impl_findStyles, impl_geomChanged, impl_getLeafTransform, impl_getMatchingStyles, impl_getPeer, impl_getPivotX, impl_getPivotY, impl_getPivotZ, impl_getStyleMap, impl_hasTransforms, impl_intersects, impl_intersectsBounds, impl_isDirty, impl_isDirtyEmpty, impl_isShowMnemonics, impl_isTreeVisible, impl_layoutBoundsChanged, impl_markDirty, impl_pickNode, impl_processCSS, impl_reapplyCSS, impl_setShowMnemonics, impl_setStyleMap, impl_showMnemonicsProperty, impl_syncPeer, impl_transformsChanged, impl_traverse, impl_treeVisibleProperty, inputMethodRequestsProperty, intersects, intersects, isCache, isDisable, isDisabled, isFocused, isFocusTraversable, isHover, isManaged, isMouseTransparent, isPickOnBounds, isPressed, isVisible, layoutBoundsProperty, layoutXProperty, layoutYProperty, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParentTransformProperty, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToSceneTransformProperty, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, lookupAll, managedProperty, mouseTransparentProperty, nodeOrientationProperty, notifyAccessibleAttributeChanged, onContextMenuRequestedProperty, onDragDetectedProperty, onDragDoneProperty, onDragDroppedProperty, onDragEnteredProperty, onDragExitedProperty, onDragOverProperty, onInputMethodTextChangedProperty, onKeyPressedProperty, onKeyReleasedProperty, onKeyTypedProperty, onMouseClickedProperty, onMouseDragEnteredProperty, onMouseDragExitedProperty, onMouseDraggedProperty, onMouseDragOverProperty, onMouseDragReleasedProperty, onMouseEnteredProperty, onMouseExitedProperty, onMouseMovedProperty, onMousePressedProperty, onMouseReleasedProperty, onRotateProperty, onRotationFinishedProperty, onRotationStartedProperty, onScrollFinishedProperty, onScrollProperty, onScrollStartedProperty, onSwipeDownProperty, onSwipeLeftProperty, onSwipeRightProperty, onSwipeUpProperty, onTouchMovedProperty, onTouchPressedProperty, onTouchReleasedProperty, onTouchStationaryProperty, onZoomFinishedProperty, onZoomProperty, onZoomStartedProperty, opacityProperty, parentProperty, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, pickOnBoundsProperty, pressedProperty, pseudoClassStateChanged, relocate, removeEventFilter, removeEventHandler, requestFocus, resizeRelocate, rotateProperty, rotationAxisProperty, scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty, scaleZProperty, sceneProperty, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, setAccessibleHelp, setAccessibleRole, setAccessibleRoleDescription, setAccessibleText, setBlendMode, setCache, setCacheHint, setClip, setCursor, setDepthTest, setDisable, setDisabled, setEffect, setEventDispatcher, setEventHandler, setFocused, setFocusTraversable, setHover, setId, setInputMethodRequests, setLayoutX, setLayoutY, setManaged, setMouseTransparent, setNodeOrientation, setOnContextMenuRequested, setOnDragDetected, setOnDragDone, setOnDragDropped, setOnDragEntered, setOnDragExited, setOnDragOver, setOnInputMethodTextChanged, setOnKeyPressed, setOnKeyReleased, setOnKeyTyped, setOnMouseClicked, setOnMouseDragEntered, setOnMouseDragExited, setOnMouseDragged, setOnMouseDragOver, setOnMouseDragReleased, setOnMouseEntered, setOnMouseExited, setOnMouseMoved, setOnMousePressed, setOnMouseReleased, setOnRotate, setOnRotationFinished, setOnRotationStarted, setOnScroll, setOnScrollFinished, setOnScrollStarted, setOnSwipeDown, setOnSwipeLeft, setOnSwipeRight, setOnSwipeUp, setOnTouchMoved, setOnTouchPressed, setOnTouchReleased, setOnTouchStationary, setOnZoom, setOnZoomFinished, setOnZoomStarted, setOpacity, setPickOnBounds, setPressed, setRotate, setRotationAxis, setScaleX, setScaleY, setScaleZ, setStyle, setTranslateX, setTranslateY, setTranslateZ, setUserData, setVisible, snapshot, snapshot, startDragAndDrop, startFullDrag, styleProperty, toBack, toFront, toString, translateXProperty, translateYProperty, translateZProperty, usesMirroring, visibleProperty

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Property Detail

rating

public final javafx.beans.property.DoubleProperty ratingProperty

The current rating value.

See Also:

getRating(), setRating(double)

max

public final javafx.beans.property.IntegerProperty maxProperty

The maximum-allowed rating value.

See Also:

getMax(), setMax(int)

orientation

public final javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty<javafx.geometry.Orientation> orientationProperty

The Orientation of the Rating - this can either be horizontal or vertical.

See Also:

getOrientation(), setOrientation(Orientation)

partialRating

public final javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty partialRatingProperty

If true this allows for users to set a rating as a floating point value. In other words, the range of the rating 'stars' can be thought of as a range between [0, max], and whereever the user clicks will be calculated as the new rating value. If this is false the more typical approach is used where the selected 'star' is used as the rating.

See Also:

isPartialRating(), setPartialRating(boolean)

updateOnHover

public final javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty updateOnHoverProperty

If true this allows for the rating property to be updated simply by the user hovering their mouse over the control. If false the user is required to click on their preferred rating to register the new rating with this control.

See Also:

isUpdateOnHover(), setUpdateOnHover(boolean)

Constructor Detail

Rating

public Rating()

Creates a default instance with a minimum rating of 0 and a maximum rating of 5.

Rating

public Rating(int max)

Creates a default instance with a minimum rating of 0 and a maximum rating as provided by the argument.

Parameters:

max - The maximum allowed rating value.

Rating

public Rating(int max,
              int rating)

Creates a Rating instance with a minimum rating of 0, a maximum rating as provided by the max argument, and a current rating as provided by the rating argument.

Parameters:

max - The maximum allowed rating value.

Method Detail

createDefaultSkin

protected javafx.scene.control.Skin<?> createDefaultSkin()

Overrides:

createDefaultSkin in class javafx.scene.control.Control

getUserAgentStylesheet

public java.lang.String getUserAgentStylesheet()

Overrides:

getUserAgentStylesheet in class javafx.scene.layout.Region

ratingProperty

public final javafx.beans.property.DoubleProperty ratingProperty()

The current rating value.

See Also:

getRating(), setRating(double)

setRating

public final void setRating(double value)

Sets the current rating value.

getRating

public final double getRating()

Returns the current rating value.

maxProperty

public final javafx.beans.property.IntegerProperty maxProperty()

The maximum-allowed rating value.

See Also:

getMax(), setMax(int)

setMax

public final void setMax(int value)

Sets the maximum-allowed rating value.

getMax

public final int getMax()

Returns the maximum-allowed rating value.

orientationProperty

public final javafx.beans.property.ObjectProperty<javafx.geometry.Orientation> orientationProperty()

The Orientation of the Rating - this can either be horizontal or vertical.

See Also:

getOrientation(), setOrientation(Orientation)

setOrientation

public final void setOrientation(javafx.geometry.Orientation value)

Sets the Orientation of the Rating - this can either be horizontal or vertical.

getOrientation

public final javafx.geometry.Orientation getOrientation()

Returns the Orientation of the Rating - this can either be horizontal or vertical.

partialRatingProperty

public final javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty partialRatingProperty()

If true this allows for users to set a rating as a floating point value. In other words, the range of the rating 'stars' can be thought of as a range between [0, max], and whereever the user clicks will be calculated as the new rating value. If this is false the more typical approach is used where the selected 'star' is used as the rating.

See Also:

isPartialRating(), setPartialRating(boolean)

setPartialRating

public final void setPartialRating(boolean value)

Sets whether partial rating support is enabled or not.

isPartialRating

public final boolean isPartialRating()

Returns whether partial rating support is enabled or not.

updateOnHoverProperty

public final javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty updateOnHoverProperty()

If true this allows for the rating property to be updated simply by the user hovering their mouse over the control. If false the user is required to click on their preferred rating to register the new rating with this control.

See Also:

isUpdateOnHover(), setUpdateOnHover(boolean)

setUpdateOnHover

public final void setUpdateOnHover(boolean value)

Sets whether update on hover support is enabled or not.

isUpdateOnHover

public final boolean isUpdateOnHover()

Returns whether update on hover support is enabled or not.

getUserAgentStylesheet

protected final java.lang.String getUserAgentStylesheet(java.lang.Class<?> clazz,
                                                        java.lang.String fileName)

A helper method that ensures that the resource based lookup of the user agent stylesheet only happens once. Caches the external form of the resource.

Parameters:

clazz - the class used for the resource lookup

fileName - the name of the user agent stylesheet

Returns:

the external form of the user agent stylesheet (the path)