ConstraintTypeDescription vgrowjavafx.scene.layout.PriorityThe vertical grow priority for the child. marginjavafx.geometry.InsetsMargin space around the outside of the child. For example, if a vbox needs the ListView to be allocated all extra space: VBox vbox = new VBox(); ListView list = new ListView(); VBox.setVgrow(list, Priority.ALWAYS); vbox.getChildren().addAll(new Label("Names:"), list); If more than one child has the same grow priority set, then the vbox will allocate equal amounts of space to each. VBox will only grow a child up to its maximum height, so if the child has a max height other than Double.MAX_VALUE, the application may need to override the max to allow it to grow.Since:JavaFX 2.0Property SummaryAll Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods TypeProperty and DescriptionObjectPropertyalignmentThe overall alignment of children within the vbox's width and height.BooleanPropertyfillWidthWhether or not resizable children will be resized to fill the full width of the vbox or be kept to their preferred width and aligned according to the alignment hpos value.DoublePropertyspacingThe amount of vertical space between each child in the vbox.Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Regionbackground, border, cacheShape, centerShape, height, insets, maxHeight, maxWidth, minHeight, minWidth, opaqueInsets, padding, prefHeight, prefWidth, scaleShape, shape, snapToPixel, widthProperties inherited from class javafx.scene.ParentneedsLayoutProperties inherited from class javafx.scene.NodeaccessibleHelp, accessibleRoleDescription, accessibleRole, accessibleText, blendMode, boundsInLocal, boundsInParent, cacheHint, cache, clip, cursor, depthTest, disabled, disable, effectiveNodeOrientation, effect, eventDispatcher, focused, focusTraversable, hover, id, 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, visibleField SummaryFields inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.RegionUSE_COMPUTED_SIZE, USE_PREF_SIZEFields inherited from class javafx.scene.NodeBASELINE_OFFSET_SAME_AS_HEIGHTConstructor SummaryConstructors Constructor and DescriptionVBox()Creates a VBox layout with spacing = 0 and alignment at TOP_LEFT.VBox(double spacing)Creates a VBox layout with the specified spacing between children.VBox(double spacing, Node... children)Creates an VBox layout with the specified spacing between children.VBox(Node... children)Creates an VBox layout with spacing = 0.Method SummaryAll Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and TypeMethod and DescriptionObjectPropertyalignmentProperty()The overall alignment of children within the vbox's width and height.static voidclearConstraints(Node child)Removes all vbox constraints from the child node.protected doublecomputeMinHeight(double width)Computes the minimum height of this region.protected doublecomputeMinWidth(double height)Computes the minimum width of this region.protected doublecomputePrefHeight(double width)Computes the preferred height of this region for the given width; Region subclasses should override this method to return an appropriate value based on their content and layout strategy.protected doublecomputePrefWidth(double height)Computes the preferred width of this region for the given height.BooleanPropertyfillWidthProperty()Whether or not resizable children will be resized to fill the full width of the vbox or be kept to their preferred width and aligned according to the alignment hpos value.PosgetAlignment()Gets the value of the property alignment.static List>getClassCssMetaData() OrientationgetContentBias()Returns the orientation of a node's resizing bias for layout purposes.List>getCssMetaData()This method should delegate to Node.getClassCssMetaData() so that a Node's CssMetaData can be accessed without the need for reflection.static InsetsgetMargin(Node child)Returns the child's margin property if set.doublegetSpacing()Gets the value of the property spacing.static PrioritygetVgrow(Node child)Returns the child's vgrow property if set.booleanisFillWidth()Gets the value of the property fillWidth.protected voidlayoutChildren()Invoked during the layout pass to layout the children in this Parent.voidrequestLayout()Requests a layout pass to be performed before the next scene is rendered.voidsetAlignment(Pos value)Sets the value of the property alignment.voidsetFillWidth(boolean value)Sets the value of the property fillWidth.static voidsetMargin(Node child, Insets value)Sets the margin for the child when contained by a vbox.voidsetSpacing(double value)Sets the value of the property spacing.static voidsetVgrow(Node child, Priority value)Sets the vertical grow priority for the child when contained by an vbox.DoublePropertyspacingProperty()The amount of vertical space between each child in the vbox.Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.PanegetChildrenMethods inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.RegionbackgroundProperty, borderProperty, cacheShapeProperty, centerShapeProperty, computeMaxHeight, computeMaxWidth, getBackground, getBorder, getHeight, getInsets, getMaxHeight, getMaxWidth, getMinHeight, getMinWidth, getOpaqueInsets, getPadding, getPrefHeight, getPrefWidth, getShape, getUserAgentStylesheet, getWidth, heightProperty, insetsProperty, isCacheShape, isCenterShape, isResizable, 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, widthPropertyMethods inherited from class javafx.scene.ParentgetBaselineOffset, getChildrenUnmodifiable, getManagedChildren, getStylesheets, isNeedsLayout, layout, lookup, needsLayoutProperty, queryAccessibleAttribute, requestParentLayout, setNeedsLayout, updateBoundsMethods inherited from class javafx.scene.NodeaccessibleHelpProperty, accessibleRoleDescriptionProperty, accessibleRoleProperty, accessibleTextProperty, addEventFilter, addEventHandler, applyCss, autosize, blendModeProperty, boundsInLocalProperty, boundsInParentProperty, buildEventDispatchChain, cacheHintProperty, cacheProperty, clipProperty, computeAreaInScreen, contains, contains, cursorProperty, depthTestProperty, disabledProperty, disableProperty, effectiveNodeOrientationProperty, effectProperty, eventDispatcherProperty, executeAccessibleAction, fireEvent, focusedProperty, focusTraversableProperty, getAccessibleHelp, getAccessibleRole, getAccessibleRoleDescription, getAccessibleText, getBlendMode, getBoundsInLocal, getBoundsInParent, getCacheHint, getClip, 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, 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, visiblePropertyMethods inherited from class java.lang.Objectclone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, waitProperty Detailspacingpublic final DoubleProperty spacingPropertyThe amount of vertical space between each child in the vbox.See Also:getSpacing(), setSpacing(double)alignmentpublic final ObjectProperty alignmentPropertyThe overall alignment of children within the vbox's width and height.See Also:getAlignment(), setAlignment(Pos)fillWidthpublic final BooleanProperty fillWidthPropertyWhether or not resizable children will be resized to fill the full width of the vbox or be kept to their preferred width and aligned according to the alignment hpos value.See Also:isFillWidth(), setFillWidth(boolean)Constructor DetailVBoxpublic VBox()Creates a VBox layout with spacing = 0 and alignment at TOP_LEFT.VBoxpublic VBox(double spacing)Creates a VBox layout with the specified spacing between children.Parameters:spacing - the amount of vertical space between each childVBoxpublic VBox(Node... children)Creates an VBox layout with spacing = 0.Parameters:children - The initial set of children for this pane.Since:JavaFX 8.0VBoxpublic VBox(double spacing, Node... children)Creates an VBox layout with the specified spacing between children.Parameters:spacing - the amount of horizontal space between each childchildren - The initial set of children for this pane.Since:JavaFX 8.0Method DetailsetVgrowpublic static void setVgrow(Node child, Priority value)Sets the vertical grow priority for the child when contained by an vbox. If set, the vbox will use the priority to allocate additional space if the vbox is resized larger than it's preferred height. If multiple vbox children have the same vertical grow priority, then the extra space will be split evenly between them. If no vertical grow priority is set on a child, the vbox will never allocate it additional vertical space if available. Setting the value to null will remove the constraint.Parameters:child - the child of a vboxvalue - the horizontal grow priority for the childgetVgrowpublic static Priority getVgrow(Node child)Returns the child's vgrow property if set.Parameters:child - the child node of a vboxReturns:the vertical grow priority for the child or null if no priority was setsetMarginpublic static void setMargin(Node child, Insets value)Sets the margin for the child when contained by a vbox. If set, the vbox will layout the child so that it has the margin space around it. Setting the value to null will remove the constraint.Parameters:child - the child mode of a vboxvalue - the margin of space around the childgetMarginpublic static Insets getMargin(Node child)Returns the child's margin property if set.Parameters:child - the child node of a vboxReturns:the margin for the child or null if no margin was setclearConstraintspublic static void clearConstraints(Node child)Removes all vbox constraints from the child node.Parameters:child - the child nodespacingPropertypublic final DoubleProperty spacingProperty()The amount of vertical space between each child in the vbox.See Also:getSpacing(), setSpacing(double)setSpacingpublic final void setSpacing(double value)Sets the value of the property spacing.Property description:The amount of vertical space between each child in the vbox.getSpacingpublic final double getSpacing()Gets the value of the property spacing.Property description:The amount of vertical space between each child in the vbox.alignmentPropertypublic final ObjectProperty alignmentProperty()The overall alignment of children within the vbox's width and height.See Also:getAlignment(), setAlignment(Pos)setAlignmentpublic final void setAlignment(Pos value)Sets the value of the property alignment.Property description:The overall alignment of children within the vbox's width and height.getAlignmentpublic final Pos getAlignment()Gets the value of the property alignment.Property description:The overall alignment of children within the vbox's width and height.fillWidthPropertypublic final BooleanProperty fillWidthProperty()Whether or not resizable children will be resized to fill the full width of the vbox or be kept to their preferred width and aligned according to the alignment hpos value.See Also:isFillWidth(), setFillWidth(boolean)setFillWidthpublic final void setFillWidth(boolean value)Sets the value of the property fillWidth.Property description:Whether or not resizable children will be resized to fill the full width of the vbox or be kept to their preferred width and aligned according to the alignment hpos value.isFillWidthpublic final boolean isFillWidth()Gets the value of the property fillWidth.Property description:Whether or not resizable children will be resized to fill the full width of the vbox or be kept to their preferred width and aligned according to the alignment hpos value.getContentBiaspublic Orientation getContentBias()Description copied from class: NodeReturns the orientation of a node's resizing bias for layout purposes. If the node type has no bias, returns null. If the node is resizable and it's height depends on its width, returns HORIZONTAL, else if its width depends on its height, returns VERTICAL. Resizable subclasses should override this method to return an appropriate value.Overrides:getContentBias in class NodeReturns:null unless one of its children has a content bias.See Also:Node.isResizable(), Node.minWidth(double), Node.minHeight(double), Node.prefWidth(double), Node.prefHeight(double), Node.maxWidth(double), Node.maxHeight(double)computeMinWidthprotected double computeMinWidth(double height)Description copied from class: RegionComputes the minimum width of this region. Returns the sum of the left and right insets by default. region subclasses should override this method to return an appropriate value based on their content and layout strategy. If the subclass doesn't have a VERTICAL content bias, then the height parameter can be ignored.Overrides:computeMinWidth in class RegionParameters:height - the height that should be used if min width depends on itReturns:the computed minimum width of this regioncomputeMinHeightprotected double computeMinHeight(double width)Description copied from class: RegionComputes the minimum height of this region. Returns the sum of the top and bottom insets by default. Region subclasses should override this method to return an appropriate value based on their content and layout strategy. If the subclass doesn't have a HORIZONTAL content bias, then the width parameter can be ignored.Overrides:computeMinHeight in class RegionParameters:width - the width that should be used if min height depends on itReturns:the computed minimum height for this regioncomputePrefWidthprotected double computePrefWidth(double height)Description copied from class: RegionComputes the preferred width of this region for the given height. Region subclasses should override this method to return an appropriate value based on their content and layout strategy. If the subclass doesn't have a VERTICAL content bias, then the height parameter can be ignored.Overrides:computePrefWidth in class RegionParameters:height - the height that should be used if preferred width depends on itReturns:the computed preferred width for this regioncomputePrefHeightprotected double computePrefHeight(double width)Description copied from class: RegionComputes the preferred height of this region for the given width; Region subclasses should override this method to return an appropriate value based on their content and layout strategy. If the subclass doesn't have a HORIZONTAL content bias, then the width parameter can be ignored.Overrides:computePrefHeight in class RegionParameters:width - the width that should be used if preferred height depends on itReturns:the computed preferred height for this regionrequestLayoutpublic void requestLayout()Description copied from class: ParentRequests a layout pass to be performed before the next scene is rendered. This is batched up asynchronously to happen once per "pulse", or frame of animation. If this parent is either a layout root or unmanaged, then it will be added directly to the scene's dirty layout list, otherwise requestParentLayout will be invoked.Overrides:requestLayout in class ParentlayoutChildrenprotected void layoutChildren()Description copied from class: ParentInvoked during the layout pass to layout the children in this Parent. By default it will only set the size of managed, resizable content to their preferred sizes and does not do any node positioning. Subclasses should override this function to layout content as needed.Overrides:layoutChildren in class ParentgetClassCssMetaDatapublic static List> getClassCssMetaData()Returns:The CssMetaData associated with this class, which may include the CssMetaData of its super classes.Since:JavaFX 8.0getCssMetaDatapublic List> getCssMetaData()This method should delegate to Node.getClassCssMetaData() so that a Node's CssMetaData can be accessed without the need for reflection.Specified by:getCssMetaData in interface StyleableOverrides:getCssMetaData in class RegionReturns:The CssMetaData associated with this node, which may include the CssMetaData of its super classes.Since:JavaFX 8.0Skip navigation links