JavaFX Group Tutorial with Examples

JavaFX Group
JavaFx Group example
JavaFx Group and Effects example

1. JavaFX Group

JavaFX Group is a container, it is a component not applying the Layout for its subcomponents. All subcomponents are in position of 0,0. The Group is used to group some controls to do a certain task. For example, you can group 2 Radio male and female into a gender group.

See also JavaFX RadioButton:
JavaFX RadioButton

If you need some layout to the children inside the Group, nest them inside layout components and add the layout components to the Group

Group group = new Group();

Button button1 = new Button("Button 1");
Button button2 = new Button("Button 2");

// Add to Group
group.getChildren().addAll(button1, button2);

2. JavaFx Group example

The Group not applying the Layout for its subcomponents. All subcomponents are in position of 0,0.

GroupDemo.java

package org.o7planning.javafx.group;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class GroupDemo extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {

        Button button1 = new Button("This is a long button");
        button1.setPrefSize(180, 80);
        
        Button button2 = new Button("Short button");
        
        Text text = new Text("Text");
        text.setFont(new Font("Arial",20));
        text.setX(200);
        text.setY(100);
        
        Group root = new Group();
        

        root.getChildren().addAll(button1, button2,text);

        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 250, 100);

        primaryStage.setTitle("JavaFX Group (o7planning.org)");
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.show();
    }

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

}

3. JavaFx Group and Effects example

The example below, add some controls into a Group and apply motion blur effect for the Group, it will take effect with all components within the Group.

GroupEffectDemo.java

package org.o7planning.javafx.group;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.effect.MotionBlur;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.scene.text.FontWeight;
import javafx.scene.text.Text;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class GroupEffectDemo extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception {

        Group root = new Group();

        Rectangle rectangle = new Rectangle();
        rectangle.setX(10);
        rectangle.setY(30);
        rectangle.setWidth(160);
        rectangle.setHeight(80);
        rectangle.setFill(Color.DARKBLUE);

        Text text = new Text();
        text.setText("Motion Blur!");
        text.setFill(Color.RED);
        text.setFont(Font.font("null", FontWeight.BOLD, 36));
        text.setX(25);
        text.setY(65);

        Button button = new Button("My Button");

        root.setCache(true);

        // Create a MotionBlur effect
        MotionBlur motionBlur = new MotionBlur();

        // Sét effect for the Group.
        root.setEffect(motionBlur);
        // Translate X axis 50 pixel
        root.setTranslateX(50);

        // All components to Group
        root.getChildren().addAll(rectangle, button, text);

        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 250, 100);

        primaryStage.setTitle("JavaFX Group Demo (o7planning.org)");
        primaryStage.setScene(scene);
        primaryStage.show();
    }

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

}

See Also JavaFX Effects:
JavaFX Effect

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