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JavaFX Spinner Tutorial with Examples

  1. JavaFX Spinner
  2. Spinner example
  3. Spinner and Styles
  4. Spinner and Change Event
  5. Editable Spinner

1. JavaFX Spinner

Spinners are similar to combo boxes and lists in that they let the user choose from a range of values. Like editable combo boxes, spinners allow the user to type in a value. Unlike combo boxes, spinners do not have a drop-down list that can cover up other components. Because spinners do not display possible values — only the current value is visible — they are often used instead of combo boxes or lists when the set of possible values is extremely large.
The structure of Spinner:

2. Spinner example

The simple example below illustrates a Spinner with numerical values.
SpinnerDemo.java
package org.o7planning.javafx.spinner;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.Spinner;
import javafx.scene.control.SpinnerValueFactory;
import javafx.scene.layout.FlowPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class SpinnerDemo extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {

        Label label = new Label("Select Level:");
        final Spinner<Integer> spinner = new Spinner<Integer>();

        final int initialValue = 3;

        // Value factory.
        SpinnerValueFactory<Integer> valueFactory = //
                new SpinnerValueFactory.IntegerSpinnerValueFactory(1, 5, initialValue);

        spinner.setValueFactory(valueFactory);

        FlowPane root = new FlowPane();
        root.setHgap(10);
        root.setVgap(10);
        root.setPadding(new Insets(10));

        root.getChildren().addAll(label, spinner);

        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 400, 200);

        stage.setTitle("JavaFX Spinner (o7planning.org)");
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }

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

}
Example 2:
SpinnerDemo2.java
package org.o7planning.javafx.spinner;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.Spinner;
import javafx.scene.control.SpinnerValueFactory;
import javafx.scene.layout.FlowPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class SpinnerDemo2 extends Application {

   @Override
   public void start(Stage stage) {

       Label label = new Label("Select Month:");

       ObservableList<String> months = FXCollections.observableArrayList(//
               "January", "February", "March", "April", //
               "May", "June", "July", "August", //
               "September", "October", "November", "December");

       final Spinner<String> spinner = new Spinner<String>();

       // Value factory.
       SpinnerValueFactory<String> valueFactory = //
               new SpinnerValueFactory.ListSpinnerValueFactory<String>(months);
     
       // Default value
       valueFactory.setValue("February");

       spinner.setValueFactory(valueFactory);

       FlowPane root = new FlowPane();
       root.setHgap(10);
       root.setVgap(10);
       root.setPadding(new Insets(10));

       root.getChildren().addAll(label, spinner);

       Scene scene = new Scene(root, 400, 200);

       stage.setTitle("JavaFX Spinner (o7planning.org)");
       stage.setScene(scene);
       stage.show();
   }

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

}

3. Spinner and Styles

JavaFX Spinner can set the position and direction of the arrow, if not specified, the default is right vertical style:
SpinnerStyleDemo.java
package org.o7planning.javafx.spinner;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Spinner;
import javafx.scene.layout.FlowPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class SpinnerStyleDemo extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {

        String[] styleClasses = new String[] { "", // Default.
                Spinner.STYLE_CLASS_ARROWS_ON_RIGHT_HORIZONTAL, //
                Spinner.STYLE_CLASS_ARROWS_ON_LEFT_VERTICAL, //
                Spinner.STYLE_CLASS_ARROWS_ON_LEFT_HORIZONTAL, //
                Spinner.STYLE_CLASS_SPLIT_ARROWS_VERTICAL, //
                Spinner.STYLE_CLASS_SPLIT_ARROWS_HORIZONTAL

        };

        FlowPane root = new FlowPane();
        root.setHgap(10);
        root.setVgap(10);
        root.setPadding(new Insets(10));

        for (String styleClass : styleClasses) {
            Spinner<Integer> spinner = new Spinner<Integer>(1, 20, 10);
            spinner.getStyleClass().add(styleClass);
            root.getChildren().add(spinner);
        }

        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 400, 200);

        stage.setTitle("JavaFX Spinner (o7planning.org)");
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }

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

}

4. Spinner and Change Event

Spinners are normally used to display numerical values. However you can also use it in order to display a certain Object. The example below illustrates that Spinner contains a set of Language objects and handles events when the value of Spinner changes.
SpinnerChangeEventDemo.java
package org.o7planning.javafx.spinner;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.o7planning.javafx.model.Language;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.Spinner;
import javafx.scene.control.SpinnerValueFactory;
import javafx.scene.layout.FlowPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class SpinnerChangeEventDemo extends Application {

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {

        Language vietnamese = new Language("vi", "Vietnamese", "Xin Chao");
        Language english = new Language("en", "English", "Hello");
        Language russian = new Language("ru", "Russian", "привет");

        List<Language> languages = new ArrayList<Language>();
        languages.add(vietnamese);
        languages.add(english);
        languages.add(russian);

        //
        
        Label label = new Label("Select Language:");
        final Spinner<Language> spinner = new Spinner<Language>();

        Label labelMessage = new Label("?");

        // Value factory.
        SpinnerValueFactory<Language> valueFactory = //
                new SpinnerValueFactory<Language>() {

                    @Override
                    public void decrement(int steps) {
                        Language current = this.getValue();
                        int idx = languages.indexOf(current);
                        int newIdx = (languages.size() + idx - steps) % languages.size();
                        Language newLang = languages.get(newIdx);
                        this.setValue(newLang);
                    }

                    @Override
                    public void increment(int steps) {
                        Language current = this.getValue();
                        int idx = languages.indexOf(current);
                        int newIdx = (idx + steps) % languages.size();
                        Language newLang = languages.get(newIdx);
                        this.setValue(newLang);
                    }

                };

        // Default value for Spinner
        valueFactory.setValue(vietnamese);

        spinner.setValueFactory(valueFactory);

        // When spinner change value.
        spinner.valueProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Language>() {

            @Override
            public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Language> observable,//
                    Language oldValue, Language newValue) {
                
                labelMessage.setText("Greeting: "+ newValue.getGreeting());

            }
        });

        FlowPane root = new FlowPane();
        root.setHgap(10);
        root.setVgap(10);
        root.setPadding(new Insets(10));

        root.getChildren().addAll(label, spinner, labelMessage);

        Scene scene = new Scene(root, 400, 200);

        stage.setTitle("JavaFX Spinner (o7planning.org)");
        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }

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

}
Language.java
package org.o7planning.javafx.model;

public class Language {

    private String code;
    private String name;
    private String greeting;

    public Language() {

    }

    public Language(String code, String name) {
        this.code = code;
        this.name = name;
    }

    public Language(String code, String name, String greeting) {
        this.code = code;
        this.name = name;
        this.greeting = greeting;
    }

    public String getCode() {
        return code;
    }

    public void setCode(String code) {
        this.code = code;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getGreeting() {
        return greeting;
    }

    public void setGreeting(String greeting) {
        this.greeting = greeting;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return this.name;
    }

}

5. Editable Spinner

User can add more new values to Spinner, the example below illustrates that user enter value and press Enter, value will be added to the set of available values of Spinner.
SpinnerEditDemo.java
package org.o7planning.javafx.spinner;

import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.Spinner;
import javafx.scene.control.SpinnerValueFactory;
import javafx.scene.control.SpinnerValueFactory.ListSpinnerValueFactory;
import javafx.scene.layout.FlowPane;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.util.StringConverter;

public class SpinnerEditDemo extends Application {

   @Override
   public void start(Stage stage) {

       Label label = new Label("Select Level:");
       final Spinner<Integer> spinner = new Spinner<Integer>();

       // Editable.
       spinner.setEditable(true);

       // Item List.
       ObservableList<Integer> items = FXCollections.observableArrayList(1, 2, 3);

       // Value Factory:
       SpinnerValueFactory<Integer> valueFactory = //
               new SpinnerValueFactory.ListSpinnerValueFactory<>(items);

       // The converter to convert between text and item object.
       MyConverter converter = new MyConverter();
       valueFactory.setConverter(converter);

       spinner.setValueFactory(valueFactory);

       spinner.getEditor().setOnAction(new EventHandler<ActionEvent>() {

           @Override
           public void handle(ActionEvent event) {
               String text = spinner.getEditor().getText();
               SpinnerValueFactory.ListSpinnerValueFactory<Integer>//
               valueFactory = (ListSpinnerValueFactory<Integer>) spinner.getValueFactory();

               StringConverter<Integer> converter = valueFactory.getConverter();
               Integer enterValue = converter.fromString(text);

               // If the list does not contains 'enterValue'.
               if (!valueFactory.getItems().contains(enterValue)) {
                   // Add new item to list
                   valueFactory.getItems().add(enterValue);
                   // Set to current
                   valueFactory.setValue(enterValue);
               } else {
                   // Set to current
                   valueFactory.setValue(enterValue);
               }

           }
       });

       //
       FlowPane root = new FlowPane();
       root.setHgap(10);
       root.setVgap(10);
       root.setPadding(new Insets(10));

       root.getChildren().addAll(label, spinner);

       Scene scene = new Scene(root, 400, 200);

       stage.setTitle("JavaFX Spinner (o7planning.org)");
       stage.setScene(scene);
       stage.show();
   }

   class MyConverter extends StringConverter<Integer> {

       @Override
       public String toString(Integer object) {
           return object + "";
       }

       @Override
       public Integer fromString(String string) {
           return Integer.parseInt(string);
       }

   }

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

}

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