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How to add a timestamp in java on a pane

I am currently working on this assignment and I can not seem to get this program to run even though I don't have any errors really popping up ? I am trying to add a time stamp to the pane as well but every time I add the "ts" name for the time stamp to the Pane or Hbox's get children code it goes red.. I am not sure what exactly I'm doing wrong if anyone can point me in the right direction id greatly appreciate it...
package PCK1;
import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.layout.Background;
import javafx.scene.layout.BackgroundFill;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.layout.Pane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.shape.Circle;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import java.sql.Timestamp;
import java.util.Date;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
public class MainClass
{
public static void start(Stage stage)
{
// Time Stamp
Date date = new Date();
Timestamp ts=new Timestamp(date.getTime());
SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
System.out.println(formatter.format(ts));
//Create a Circle
Circle c1 = new Circle(75,100,20);
//Create a Pane
Pane p = new Pane();
p.setMinSize(100, 150);
p.setBackground(new Background(new BackgroundFill( Color.rgb(190, 220, 190), null, null)
));
p.getChildren().addAll(c1);
//Create a Button
Button btnUp = new Button("Up");
btnUp.setOnAction((ActionEvent e) -> {double y = c1.getCenterY();
y -= 20.0;
c1.setCenterY(y);
});
Button btnDown = new Button("Down");
btnDown.setOnAction((ActionEvent e) -> {double y = c1.getCenterY();
y += 20.0;
c1.setCenterY(y);
});
//Create a HBox
HBox hb = new HBox();
hb.getChildren().addAll(btnUp, btnDown, p, ts);
hb.setBackground(new Background(new BackgroundFill(Color.rgb(150,200,150),null,null)));
hb.setMinSize(100, 50);
hb.setPadding(new Insets(10,10,10,10));
Scene scene = new Scene(hb);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.setTitle("JavaFx");
stage.setWidth(250);
stage.setHeight(250);
stage.show();
}
}

Answer for displaying a timestamp
Specifically, for the timestamp question, see the following example code:
private Label createTimestampLabel() {
LocalDateTime now = LocalDateTime.now();
String formattedTimestamp = now.format(DateTimeFormatter.ISO_LOCAL_DATE_TIME);
return new Label(formattedTimestamp);
}
It uses the java.time APIs explained in the Oracle Date Time tutorial to get the current time from LocalDateTime and format it as a String using a standard format.
It sets the formatted timestamp string as the text of a Label node.
Now that the returned element is a Node, it can be placed in the scene graph without generating the compile error you saw in your original example.
Using the java.time APIs is preferred over the java.sql.Timestamp and java.util.Date code in your question. You are not working with SQL, so you should not be using java.sql.Timestamp. The java.time classes also have many improvements over obsolete date and time functions used in other Java packages like java.util.
Answer in context with a re-write of your example code
There were a lot of things about the provided example application that were either wrong or annoyed me.
So I re-wrote it to match a bit more closely how I would normally write such an application.
There are maybe a hundred different small decisions made in the choices for how to implement the re-write and explaining them all here would be too verbose.
Hopefully, you can compare the re-write to your original code, note some of the differences, and learn some things from it.
GraphicControlApp.java
package org.example.javafx.demo.graphiccontrol;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class GraphicControlApp extends Application {
public void start(Stage stage) {
GraphicController graphicController = new GraphicController();
Scene scene = new Scene(graphicController.getUI());
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.setTitle("JavaFX Interactive Graphic Control Demonstration");
stage.show();
}
}
GraphicController.java
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.geometry.Insets;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.input.KeyEvent;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.shape.Circle;
import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
import java.time.LocalDateTime;
import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
/**
* UI creator and controller for application logic.
*
* Normally, most UI elements would be defined externally in FXML,
* however, for a simple application, we define the UI via private functions in this class.
*/
public class GraphicController {
// amount to move the circle across the surface on interaction.
private static final double MOVEMENT_DELTA = 20.0;
// default spacing between UI elements.
private static final double SPACING = 10;
// normally the styles would be configured in an external css stylesheet,
// but we place the background definitions here for a simple application.
private static final Color SURFACE_COLOR = Color.rgb(190, 220, 190);
private static final Background surfaceBackground = createBackground(SURFACE_COLOR);
private static final Color APP_BACKGROUND_COLOR = Color.rgb(150, 200, 150);
private static final Background appBackground = createBackground(APP_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
private Button up;
private Button down;
/**
* #return the complete layout for the application with event handlers attached for logic control.
*/
public Pane getUI() {
Circle circle = new Circle(75, 100, 20);
Pane surface = createSurface(circle);
HBox controls = createControls(circle);
Label timestampLabel = createTimestampLabel();
Pane layout = createLayout(surface, controls, timestampLabel);
attachKeyboardHandlers(layout);
return layout;
}
/**
* Create a label formatted with the current time in ISO standard format (e.g. '2011-12-03T10:15:30')
*
* #return label with the current timestamp.
*/
private Label createTimestampLabel() {
LocalDateTime now = LocalDateTime.now();
String formattedTimestamp = now.format(DateTimeFormatter.ISO_LOCAL_DATE_TIME);
return new Label(formattedTimestamp);
}
/**
* Create a surface on which a circle can move.
*
* #param circle the circle which can move on the surface.
* #return the created surface.
*/
private Pane createSurface(Circle circle) {
Pane surface = new Pane();
surface.setMinSize(100, 150);
surface.setBackground(surfaceBackground);
surface.getChildren().addAll(circle);
// we must define a clip on the surface to ensure that elements
// in the surface do not render outside the surface.
Rectangle clip = new Rectangle();
clip.widthProperty().bind(surface.widthProperty());
clip.heightProperty().bind(surface.heightProperty());
surface.setClip(clip);
return surface;
}
private VBox createLayout(Pane surface, HBox controls, Label timestampLabel) {
VBox layout = new VBox(SPACING, controls, surface, timestampLabel);
layout.setBackground(appBackground);
layout.setPadding(new Insets(SPACING));
VBox.setVgrow(surface, Priority.ALWAYS);
return layout;
}
/**
* Create controls which can control the movement of a circle.
*
* #param circle the circle which can be controlled
* #return the created controls with handlers attached for circle movement control.
*/
private HBox createControls(Circle circle) {
up = new Button("Up");
up.setOnAction(e -> moveVertically(circle, -MOVEMENT_DELTA));
down = new Button("Down");
down.setOnAction(e -> moveVertically(circle, MOVEMENT_DELTA));
return new HBox(SPACING, up, down);
}
private void moveVertically(Circle circle, double delta) {
double y = circle.getCenterY();
// we only restrict movement in the up direction,
// but allow unlimited movement in the down direction
// (even if that movement would mean that the circle would extend totally
// outside the current visible boundary of the surface).
if ((y + delta) < 0) {
return;
}
circle.setCenterY(y + delta);
}
/**
* Adds standard keyboard handling logic to the UI.
*
* Handlers are attached to the relevant scene whenever
* the scene containing the UI changes.
*
* #param layout the UI which will respond to keyboard input.
*/
private void attachKeyboardHandlers(Pane layout) {
EventHandler<KeyEvent> keyEventHandler = event -> {
switch (event.getCode()) {
case UP -> { up.requestFocus(); up.fire(); }
case DOWN -> { down.requestFocus(); down.fire(); }
}
};
layout.sceneProperty().addListener((observable, oldScene, newScene) -> {
if (oldScene != null) {
oldScene.removeEventFilter(
KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED,
keyEventHandler
);
}
if (newScene != null) {
newScene.addEventFilter(
KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED,
keyEventHandler
);
}
});
}
private static Background createBackground(Color surfaceColor) {
return new Background(new BackgroundFill(surfaceColor, null, null));
}
}

You should show the timestamp as text with the TextField (Doc) :
TextField myText = new TextField();
myText.setText("Time: " + formatter.format(ts));
// set what you want to the TextField object: padding, size, color etc...
p.getChildren().addAll(myText);

JavaFX Use Chart Legend to toggle show/hide Series possible?

Is it possible to use a chart's legend to toggle show/hide a series?
I got a LineChart with a legend and there are too many Series so you can't read out the information well. I was wondering if there is a possibility to use the legend to toggle the series to show/hide?
Most of the names of my Series are pretty long and it looks very weird if they are written twice once in the legend so you know which color belongs to which Series and a second time besides a CheckBox to toggle them.
Edit1: Maybe I was unclear, even if there is no built in function for this, I could use some input for how a workaround could look like, because I can't come up with anything.

Here is how I solved this - I am not aware of any simpler built-in solution
LineChart<Number, Number> chart;
for (Node n : chart.getChildrenUnmodifiable()) {
if (n instanceof Legend) {
Legend l = (Legend) n;
for (Legend.LegendItem li : l.getItems()) {
for (XYChart.Series<Number, Number> s : chart.getData()) {
if (s.getName().equals(li.getText())) {
li.getSymbol().setCursor(Cursor.HAND); // Hint user that legend symbol is clickable
li.getSymbol().setOnMouseClicked(me -> {
if (me.getButton() == MouseButton.PRIMARY) {
s.getNode().setVisible(!s.getNode().isVisible()); // Toggle visibility of line
for (XYChart.Data<Number, Number> d : s.getData()) {
if (d.getNode() != null) {
d.getNode().setVisible(s.getNode().isVisible()); // Toggle visibility of every node in the series
}
}
}
});
break;
}
}
}
}
}
You need to run this code once on your chart (LineChart in this example, but you can probably adapt it to any other chart). I find the Legend child, and then iterate over all of its' items. I match the legend item to the correct series based on the name - from my experience they always match, and I couldn't find a better way to match them. Then it's just a matter of adding the correct event handler to that specific legend item.

For reference, a similar approach works with JFreeChart in JavaFX as shown here. Adapted from this example, the variation below adds a ChartMouseListenerFX to the ChartViewer. Click on a series or its legend item to make a series invisible; click anywhere else to restore it.
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import org.jfree.chart.JFreeChart;
import org.jfree.chart.axis.NumberAxis;
import org.jfree.chart.entity.ChartEntity;
import org.jfree.chart.entity.LegendItemEntity;
import org.jfree.chart.entity.XYItemEntity;
import org.jfree.chart.fx.ChartViewer;
import org.jfree.chart.fx.interaction.ChartMouseEventFX;
import org.jfree.chart.fx.interaction.ChartMouseListenerFX;
import org.jfree.chart.labels.StandardXYToolTipGenerator;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.XYPlot;
import org.jfree.chart.renderer.xy.XYLineAndShapeRenderer;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYSeries;
import org.jfree.data.xy.XYSeriesCollection;
/**
* #see https://stackoverflow.com/a/44967809/230513
* #see https://stackoverflow.com/a/43286042/230513
*/
public class VisibleTest extends Application {
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) {
XYSeriesCollection dataset = new XYSeriesCollection();
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
XYSeries series = new XYSeries("value" + i);
for (double t = 0; t < 2 * Math.PI; t += 0.5) {
series.add(t, Math.sin(t) + i);
}
dataset.addSeries(series);
}
NumberAxis xAxis = new NumberAxis("domain");
NumberAxis yAxis = new NumberAxis("range");
XYLineAndShapeRenderer renderer = new XYLineAndShapeRenderer(true, true);
renderer.setBaseToolTipGenerator(new StandardXYToolTipGenerator());
XYPlot plot = new XYPlot(dataset, xAxis, yAxis, renderer);
JFreeChart chart = new JFreeChart("Test", plot);
ChartViewer viewer = new ChartViewer(chart);
viewer.addChartMouseListener(new ChartMouseListenerFX() {
#Override
public void chartMouseClicked(ChartMouseEventFX e) {
ChartEntity ce = e.getEntity();
if (ce instanceof XYItemEntity) {
XYItemEntity item = (XYItemEntity) ce;
renderer.setSeriesVisible(item.getSeriesIndex(), false);
} else if (ce instanceof LegendItemEntity) {
LegendItemEntity item = (LegendItemEntity) ce;
Comparable key = item.getSeriesKey();
renderer.setSeriesVisible(dataset.getSeriesIndex(key), false);
} else {
for (int i = 0; i < dataset.getSeriesCount(); i++) {
renderer.setSeriesVisible(i, true);
}
}
}
#Override
public void chartMouseMoved(ChartMouseEventFX e) {}
});
stage.setScene(new Scene(viewer));
stage.setTitle("JFreeChartFX");
stage.setWidth(640);
stage.setHeight(480);
stage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
}

Thanks for the answer #sillyfly. I was able to port this to Kotlin. It comes out cleanly and succinctly with the forEach and filter notation.
(Kotlin-folk, please let me know any improvements, thanks).
lineChart.childrenUnmodifiable.forEach { if (it is Legend) {
it.items.forEach {
val li = it
lineChart.data.filter { it.name == li.text }.forEach {
li.symbol.cursor = Cursor.HAND
val s = it
li.symbol.setOnMouseClicked { if (it.button == MouseButton.PRIMARY) {
s.node.isVisible = !s.node.isVisible
s.data.forEach { it.node.isVisible = !it.node.isVisible }
}}
}
}
}
}

A bit off-topic, but too long for a comment and useful if you've made the switch to TornadoFX (which is based on JavaFX). Hiding the series can be achieved behind the scenes by adding the extension
fun XYChart<Number, Number>.showExtra(on: Boolean) {
for (s in getData()) {
s.getNode().setVisible(on)
for (d in s.getData()) {
if (d.getNode() != null) {
d.getNode().setVisible(on)
}
}
}
}

This code works with new versions of JavaFX and with Kotlin. It also solves the problem of import com.sun.javafx.charts package:
val items: Set<Node> = lineChart.lookupAll("Label.chart-legend-item")
items.forEach { label ->
if(label is Label)
label.setOnMouseClicked {
lineChart.data.forEach {
if(it.name == label.text) {
it.node.isVisible = !it.node.isVisible
}
}
}
}

JavaFX 3D depth rendering incorrectly

Setup:
The following code, renders a 3D scene with a visible co-ordinate axis positioned at the origin, from a camera displaced by -156 units in the Z direction. Also, the camera's Z position is a function of mouse scroll, such that scrolling up/down will move the camera further/closer from the origin.
Problem:
upon initial startup of the program, the red and green axis are rendered at/near the origin, when in the physical world, it would be impossible to see them there from the current camera view. (blue axis blocking them). Also, when you scroll backwards and forwards, you can see glitches/flashes where the red/green axis are visible behind the blue axis, which should not occur.
Screenshot of result (with my manual adding of issue description):
initial_screenshot
Question:
1) Is this a problem with my setup? or JavaFX?
2) if this is a problem with my setup, then can someone please explain what I can do to remedy this issue?
Code:
/*
* To change this license header, choose License Headers in Project Properties.
* To change this template file, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
*/
package testproblemjavafx01;
/**
*
* #author ad
*/
import javafx.application.Application;
import static javafx.application.Application.launch;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Camera;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.PerspectiveCamera;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.SceneAntialiasing;
import javafx.scene.input.ScrollEvent;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.paint.PhongMaterial;
import javafx.scene.shape.Box;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class TestProblemJavaFX01 extends Application {
#Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
Group root = new Group();
buildAxes(root);
Scene scene = new Scene(root, 600, 400, true, SceneAntialiasing.BALANCED);
PerspectiveCamera camera = new PerspectiveCamera(true);
scene.setFill(Color.WHITE);
camera.setNearClip(0);
camera.setFarClip(1000.0);
camera.setTranslateX(0);
camera.setTranslateY(0);
camera.setTranslateZ(-156);
scene.setCamera(camera);
setMouseEvents(scene);
primaryStage.setResizable(false);
primaryStage.setTitle("TestProblemJavaFX01");
primaryStage.setScene(scene);
primaryStage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
private void buildAxes(Group root) {
final PhongMaterial redMaterial = new PhongMaterial();
redMaterial.setDiffuseColor(Color.DARKRED);
redMaterial.setSpecularColor(Color.RED);
final PhongMaterial greenMaterial = new PhongMaterial();
greenMaterial.setDiffuseColor(Color.DARKGREEN);
greenMaterial.setSpecularColor(Color.GREEN);
final PhongMaterial blueMaterial = new PhongMaterial();
blueMaterial.setDiffuseColor(Color.DARKBLUE);
blueMaterial.setSpecularColor(Color.BLUE);
final Box xAxis = new Box(240.0, 1, 1);
final Box yAxis = new Box(1, 240.0, 1);
final Box zAxis = new Box(1, 1, 240.0);
xAxis.setMaterial(redMaterial);
yAxis.setMaterial(greenMaterial);
zAxis.setMaterial(blueMaterial);
root.getChildren().addAll(xAxis, yAxis, zAxis);
}
private void setMouseEvents(final Scene scene) {
scene.setOnScroll(
new EventHandler<ScrollEvent>() {
#Override
public void handle(ScrollEvent event) {
double deltaY = event.getDeltaY();
Camera camera = scene.getCamera();
camera.setTranslateZ(camera.getTranslateZ() + deltaY);
event.consume();
}
});
}
}

I think the problem is within the line camera.setNearClip(0);
From the documentation of setNearClip:
Specifies the distance from the eye of the near clipping plane of this
Camera in the eye coordinate space. Objects closer to the eye than
nearClip are not drawn. nearClip is specified as a value greater than
zero. A value less than or equal to zero is treated as a very small
positive number.
Try to set the value to its default value of 0.1. Or just remove the line.

ScrollPane is not refreshing its contents

RESUME
Good day StackOverflow community.
I've been trying for some time to develop a program that enables users to put objects in an area, allowing this area to be moved by the mouse. For this type of program, I decided to use a ScrollPane, because the user can add various contents in the area which I call the canvas. For some reason, something strange is happening in my program.
EXPLANATION OF PROGRAM
What I basically did was create a group of objects, and define this group as the ScrollPane content. Within the group, there is a Rectangle object that was added to serve as canvas boundaries. This object has larger dimensions (such as 1500 x 1000, for example), and is used in calculations that prevent nodes from moving beyond its limits. This is just the logical behind the existing large rectangle in my program, but in reality, there is no Node object with the mouse movement. What exists is the random distribution of Shape objects by the rectangle area.
For ScrollPane has its scrollbars moved, I use the setHvalue setVvalue methods. Unfortunately for my purposes, this method does not change the position of the ScrollPane's viewport with pixel values​​, but values ​​that are in a range between 0f and 1f. So I can move the viewport with the mouse, I used a equation known as Rule of 3 (here in my Country, as I know), which we equate values ​​and cross multiply.
For example, say I want to move the viewport of the ScrollPane with the mouse horizontally, and that my canvas area has a width of 2000 pixels. Finding how far (in pixels) the mouse was dragged from one point to another, I need to know how this value represents in a range 0f to 1f. Suppose I have dragged the mouse in 3 pixels, I could find the representation of the 0f to 1f with the following comparison:
2000 px ---- 1f
3 px ---- xf
Multiplying crossed, I'll get the following result:
xf = 3 / 2000
xf = 0.0015
Note: I believe you all know that. I'm not teaching math to anyone,
just want to explain the logic of my problem.
SOURCE CODE
Here is my program class:
import testes.util.TestesUtil;
import javafx.animation.AnimationTimer;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.geometry.Bounds;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.ScrollPane;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
import javafx.scene.shape.StrokeType;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class ScrollTest4 extends Application
{
// #########################################################################################################
// MAIN
// #########################################################################################################
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Application.launch(args);
}
// #########################################################################################################
// INSTÂNCIAS
// #########################################################################################################
// OUTSIDE
private BorderPane root;
private Button but_moreH;
private Button but_lessH;
private Button but_moreV;
private Button but_lessV;
// LOG
private VBox vbox_south;
private Label lab_hValue;
private Label lab_vValue;
private Label lab_viewport;
// INSIDE
private Rectangle rec_canvas;
private ScrollPane scroll;
private Group grp_objects;
// MOUSE
private double mouse_x = 0;
private double mouse_y = 0;
// MISC
private AnimationTimer timer;
// EDITED - 08/02/2014
private boolean moreH = false;
private boolean moreV = false; // Purposely unused.
private boolean lessH = false;
private boolean lessV = false; // Purposely unused.
// #########################################################################################################
// INÍCIO FX
// #########################################################################################################
#Override public void start(Stage estagio) throws Exception
{
this.iniFX();
this.confFX();
this.adFX();
this.evFX();
Scene cenario = new Scene(this.root , 640 , 480);
estagio.setScene(cenario);
estagio.setTitle("Programa JavaFX");
estagio.show();
}
protected void iniFX()
{
// OUTSIDE
this.root = new BorderPane();
this.but_moreH = new Button();
this.but_lessH = new Button();
this.but_moreV = new Button();
this.but_lessV = new Button();
// LOG
this.vbox_south = new VBox();
this.lab_hValue = new Label();
this.lab_vValue = new Label();
this.lab_viewport = new Label();
// INSIDE
this.scroll = new ScrollPane();
this.grp_objects = new Group();
this.rec_canvas = new Rectangle();
// MISC
this.timer = new AnimationTimer()
{
#Override public void handle(long now)
{
// EDITED - 08/02/2014
if(but_moreH.isArmed() || moreH)
{
// scroll.hvalueProperty().set(scroll.hvalueProperty().get() + 0.003f);
scroll.setHvalue(scroll.getHvalue() + 0.003f);
}
// EDITED - 08/02/2014
if(but_lessH.isArmed() || lessH)
{
// scroll.hvalueProperty().set(scroll.hvalueProperty().get() - 0.003f);
scroll.setHvalue(scroll.getHvalue() - 0.003f);
}
if(but_moreV.isArmed())
{
scroll.setVvalue(scroll.getVvalue() + 0.003f);
}
if(but_lessV.isArmed())
{
scroll.setVvalue(scroll.getVvalue() - 0.003f);
}
}
};
this.timer.start();
}
protected void confFX()
{
// OUTSIDE
this.but_moreH.setText("More H");
this.but_moreH.setMaxHeight(Double.MAX_VALUE);
this.but_lessH.setText("Less H");
this.but_lessH.setMaxHeight(Double.MAX_VALUE);
this.but_moreV.setText("More V");
this.but_moreV.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
this.but_lessV.setText("Less V");
this.but_lessV.setMaxWidth(Double.MAX_VALUE);
// LOG
this.updateHvalue();
this.updateVvalue();
this.updateViewport();
// INSIDE
this.rec_canvas.setWidth(1200);
this.rec_canvas.setHeight(1000);
this.rec_canvas.setFill(Color.INDIANRED);
this.rec_canvas.setStroke(Color.RED);
this.rec_canvas.setStrokeType(StrokeType.INSIDE);
this.rec_canvas.setStrokeWidth(1);
}
protected void adFX()
{
// LOG
this.vbox_south.getChildren().add(this.but_moreV);
this.vbox_south.getChildren().addAll(this.lab_hValue , this.lab_vValue , this.lab_viewport);
// OUTSIDE
this.root.setCenter(this.scroll);
this.root.setTop(this.but_lessV);
this.root.setBottom(this.vbox_south);
this.root.setRight(this.but_moreH);
this.root.setLeft(this.but_lessH);
// INSIDE
this.grp_objects.getChildren().add(this.rec_canvas);
this.scroll.setContent(this.grp_objects);
// MISC
StrokeType[] strokes = {StrokeType.CENTERED , StrokeType.INSIDE , StrokeType.OUTSIDE};
for(int cont = 0 ; cont < 20 ; cont++)
{
Rectangle node = new Rectangle(Math.random() * 100 + 50 , Math.random() * 100 + 50);
node.setFill(TestesUtil.getCorAleatoria(false));
node.setStroke(TestesUtil.getCorAleatoria(false));
node.setStrokeType(strokes[(int) (Math.random() * 2)]);
node.setStrokeWidth(Math.random() * 9 + 1);
node.setRotate(Math.random() * 360);
node.setMouseTransparent(true);
// EDITED - 08/02/2014
TestsUtil.putRandomlyIn(
node ,
rec_canvas.getBoundsInParent().getMinY() ,
rec_canvas.getBoundsInParent().getMinY() + rec_canvas.getBoundsInParent().getHeight() ,
rec_canvas.getBoundsInParent().getMinX() + rec_canvas.getBoundsInParent().getWidth() ,
rec_canvas.getBoundsInParent().getMinX() );
this.grp_objects.getChildren().add(node);
}
}
protected void evFX()
{
// ##########################
// SCROLL PROPERTIES
// ##########################
this.scroll.hvalueProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Number>()
{
#Override public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Number> observable,Number oldValue, Number newValue)
{
updateHvalue();
updateViewport();
}
});
this.scroll.vvalueProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Number>()
{
#Override public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Number> observable,Number oldValue, Number newValue)
{
updateVvalue();
updateViewport();
}
});
this.scroll.setOnKeyPressed(new EventHandler<KeyEvent>()
{
#Override public void handle(KeyEvent e)
{
if(e.getCode() == KeyCode.RIGHT)
{
moreH = true;
}
else if(e.getCode() == KeyCode.LEFT)
{
lessH = true;
}
}
});
this.scroll.setOnKeyReleased(new EventHandler<KeyEvent>()
{
#Override public void handle(KeyEvent e)
{
if(e.getCode() == KeyCode.RIGHT)
{
moreH = false;
}
else if(e.getCode() == KeyCode.LEFT)
{
lessH = false;
}
}
});
// ##########################
// CANVAS
// ##########################
this.rec_canvas.setOnMousePressed(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>()
{
#Override public void handle(MouseEvent e)
{
// The XY distance from the upper left corner of the canvas.
mouse_x = e.getX();
mouse_y = e.getY();
}
});
this.rec_canvas.setOnMouseDragged(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>()
{
#Override public void handle(MouseEvent e)
{
// ##########################
// PIXELS
// ##########################
// The distance between mouse movements (drag events).
double xPixelsMoved = e.getX() - mouse_x;
// double yPixelsMoved = e.getY() - mouse_y;
// ##########################
// TO 1F
// ##########################
double h_of_1f = xPixelsMoved / rec_canvas.getBoundsInParent().getWidth();
double h_of_1f_inverted = h_of_1f * -1;
double currentH = scroll.getHvalue();
scroll.setHvalue(currentH + h_of_1f);
// scroll.hvalueProperty().set(scroll.getHvalue() + h_de_x);
// scroll.vvalueProperty().set(scroll.getVvalue() + v_de_y);
// ##########################
// DEBUG
// ##########################
System.out.printf("xPixelsMoved: %f , h_of_1f: %f , h_of_1f_inverted: %f %n",
xPixelsMoved , h_of_1f , h_of_1f_inverted);
// ##########################
// UPDATE FROM
// EVENT TO EVENT
// ##########################
// Writes last mouse position to update on new motion event.
mouse_x = e.getX();
mouse_y = e.getY();
}
});
}
// #########################################################################################################
// MISC.
// #########################################################################################################
protected void updateViewport()
{
Bounds vport = this.scroll.getViewportBounds();
this.lab_viewport.setText(String.format("Viewport - [X: %f , Y: %f , W: %f , H: %f]",
vport.getMinX() , vport.getMinY() , vport.getWidth() , vport.getHeight() ));
}
protected void updateHvalue()
{
this.lab_hValue.setText("H value: " + this.scroll.getHvalue() );
}
protected void updateVvalue()
{
this.lab_vValue.setText("V value: " + this.scroll.getVvalue() );
}
}
THE PROBLEM
Clicking the mouse button on the canvas area and drag it, you can see that the program moves the ScrollPane viewport horizontally. The program seems to work perfectly (or not). However, something goes wrong at the time when the mouse is dragged sometimes abruptly (...or not!). At certain times the ScrollPane Viewport is not visually updated. This is a strange behavior, because even if viewport is not visually updated, the scrollbars are still updated.
I put other ways to move the ScrollPane viewport horizontally using the same method, and for some reason, only the approach using the mouse makes it happen. I thought this could be solved by making a request for layout using requestLayout, also causing a request to a pulse, but it does not work.
THE TEST OUTPUT
The odd thing is that everything returns to normal when the window of my application is resized. Here's a video that shows what happens to my program:
VIDEO & MIRROR 1
I no longer know what else to do. Can anyone help me with this please?
EDIT (08/02/2014 10:08 AM GMT - 3:00)
The original source code of my application is found written in Portuguese, so you may be seeing something unknown. Basically TestesUtil is a utility class with static methods that define shortcuts to other client classes. I changed the call from my source code shown here previously and am now putting some methods of my class TestesUtil, translated into English as TestsUtil:
public static void putRandomlyIn(Node node , double northPoint , double southPoint , double eastPoint , double westPoint)
{
node.setLayoutX(Math.random() * pontoLeste);
node.setLayoutY(Math.random() * pontoSul);
fixEasternBoundary(node , eastPoint);
fixNorthernBoundary(node , northPoint);
fixWesternBoundary(node , westPoint);
fixSouthernBoundary(node , southPoint);
}
There is no mystery here. This method simply calculates a value from an interval, and defines the LayoutXY properties for the Node argument. Methods "fix ..." just check the boundsInParent bounds of the node compared to the point in the argument, and then adjust the layoutXYproperties from the Node object. Even if I remove the random distribution of objects, the problem still happens. So I'm sure this problem is not being caused by this.
The source code of the original post was changed with the addition of the ability to move the scroll bars with the arrow keys. Even if it is already an existing function of ScrollPane, adding that could reproduce the error seen with the mouse (now with arrows). Some things were also translated into English for better understanding by the community.
Please, I ask for help. I'm getting dizzy not knowing what to do. This type of situation could be happening because of some bug in JavaFX? Ahhrr... Please somebody help me in this. :'(
Thank you for your attention anyway.
EDIT (09/02/2014 10:50 AM GMT - 3:00)
Forgot to mention... My program was initially written and tested using JDK 8 b123. Currently I installed the JDK 8 b128 version and am still getting the same problem. My operating system is Windows 7 64x.
I am almost certain that this is a bug. Are you guys getting the same result as me? Or am I the only one to find this kind of problem? If this is a bug, which procedure should be taken?
Thank you for your attention.
EDIT (10/02/2014 09:45 AM GMT - 3:00)
A bounty was started.

UPDATE
This bug has now been fixed for JavaFX 8u20.
Bug description
This is a bug, that can be easily verified by executing the following code with JavaFx JRE 8:
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.beans.value.ChangeListener;
import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.SnapshotParameters;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.control.ScrollPane;
import javafx.scene.image.Image;
import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
import javafx.scene.image.WritableImage;
import javafx.scene.layout.Priority;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class Main extends Application {
final ScrollPane sp = new ScrollPane();
final Image[] images = new Image[5];
final ImageView[] pics = new ImageView[5];
final VBox vb = new VBox();
final Label fileName = new Label();
final String [] imageNames = new String [] {"fw1.jpg", "fw2.jpg",
"fw3.jpg", "fw4.jpg", "fw5.jpg"};
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) {
VBox box = new VBox();
Scene scene = new Scene(box, 180, 180);
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.setTitle("Scroll Pane");
box.getChildren().addAll(sp, fileName);
VBox.setVgrow(sp, Priority.ALWAYS);
fileName.setLayoutX(30);
fileName.setLayoutY(160);
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
images[i] = new Image(getClass().getResourceAsStream(imageNames[i]));
pics[i] = new ImageView(images[i]);
pics[i].setFitWidth(100);
pics[i].setPreserveRatio(true);
vb.getChildren().add(pics[i]);
}
sp.setVmax(440);
sp.setPrefSize(115, 150);
sp.setContent(vb);
sp.vvalueProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Number>() {
public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Number> ov,
Number old_val, Number new_val) {
fileName.setText(imageNames[(new_val.intValue() - 1)/100]);
}
});
stage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
}
This code comes directly from the JavaFX ScrollPane Tutorial.
If one randomly moves the vertical scroll bar with the mouse very rapidly, then at some time the screen will freeze and no longer get updated. Although one is still able to move the scroll bar around, the displayed images will stay fixed. Only if one resizes the frame, the display of the images will be updated and the ScrollPane reverts to its previous state. Note, that this bug will only happen in JRE 8, it is not reproducible in JRE 7.
The only workaround for the problem, that I could find, is adding
sp.snapshot(new SnapshotParameters(), new WritableImage(1, 1));
to the listener:
sp.vvalueProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Number>() {
public void changed(ObservableValue<? extends Number> ov,
Number old_val, Number new_val) {
fileName.setText(imageNames[(new_val.intValue() - 1)/100]);
sp.snapshot(new SnapshotParameters(), new WritableImage(1, 1));
}
});
Calling snapshot on the ScrollPane seems to force the update every time the vvalueProperty changes. This seems to be a known workaround for several update problems with JavaFX - see here.

JFreeChart auto resize on zoom

I need to plot a lot of data (150-250 points/seconds * 180secs) on a XYPlot. So if i use the autorange method, its a bit to coarse. If i zoom into the plot, i just see a range of the data (eg. 10.25 to 14.50).. its good, and it works very well, but it would be better if i see the full range, but in an better resolution.
Is there a possibility to zoom in the plot, and additionally resize the plot-area (so you have more space to print the plot), so that the full range is displayed (e.g. from 0 to 180sec) and not just a section?
What i tried so far, is to have a fixed huge plot without zooming, but it was not usable (the size was 1200x15000).
Thanks in advance!

As shown here, override getPreferredSize() to return your desired size for the ChartPanel and pack() the enclosing frame. The result obtained by applying JFrame.MAXIMIZED_BOTH in setExtendedState() will maximize use of the screen at the user's chosen resolution, but you can try a different display mode, if available.

I used the getPreferredSize() method as trashgod proposed. I extended from the org.jfree.chart.MouseWheelHandler and implemented a new handleZoomable-method as follows.
package org.jfree.chart;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.event.MouseWheelEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener;
import java.awt.geom.Point2D;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.PiePlot;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.Plot;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.PlotRenderingInfo;
import org.jfree.chart.plot.Zoomable;
/** http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17908498/jfreechart-auto-resize-on-zoom */
class MouseWheelHandlerResize extends MouseWheelHandler {
/** The chart panel. */
private ChartPanel chartPanel;
/** The zoom factor. */
double zoomFactor;
/** minimum size */
final int MIN_SIZE = 300;
/** maximal size */
final int MAX_SIZE = 20000;
public MouseWheelHandlerResize(ChartPanel chartPanel) {
super(chartPanel);
this.chartPanel = chartPanel;
this.zoomFactor = 0.05;
}
#Override
public void mouseWheelMoved(MouseWheelEvent e) {
JFreeChart chart = this.chartPanel.getChart();
if (chart == null) {
return;
}
Plot plot = chart.getPlot();
if (plot instanceof Zoomable) {
Zoomable zoomable = (Zoomable) plot;
handleZoomable(zoomable, e);
}
else if (plot instanceof PiePlot) {
PiePlot pp = (PiePlot) plot;
pp.handleMouseWheelRotation(e.getWheelRotation());
}
}
private void handleZoomable(Zoomable zoomable, MouseWheelEvent e) {
// don't zoom unless the mouse pointer is in the plot's data area
ChartRenderingInfo info = this.chartPanel.getChartRenderingInfo();
PlotRenderingInfo pinfo = info.getPlotInfo();
Point2D p = this.chartPanel.translateScreenToJava2D(e.getPoint());
if (!pinfo.getDataArea().contains(p)) {
return;
}
Plot plot = (Plot) zoomable;
// do not notify while zooming each axis
boolean notifyState = plot.isNotify();
plot.setNotify(false);
int clicks = e.getWheelRotation();
double zf = 1.0 + this.zoomFactor;
if (clicks < 0) {
zf = 1.0 / zf;
}
final Dimension dim = this.chartPanel.getPreferredSize();
this.chartPanel.setPreferredSize(new Dimension((int)(Math.min(Math.max(MIN_SIZE, dim.width)*zf, MAX_SIZE)), (int)(dim.height)));
this.chartPanel.validate();
this.chartPanel.updateUI();
plot.setNotify(notifyState); // this generates the change event too
}
}
And in the org.jfree.chart.ChartPanel Class, i just modified the setMouseWheelEnabled Method to:
public void setMouseWheelEnabled(boolean flag) {
if (flag && this.mouseWheelHandler == null) {
this.mouseWheelHandler = new MouseWheelHandlerResize(this);
}
else if (!flag && this.mouseWheelHandler != null) {
removeMouseWheelListener(this.mouseWheelHandler);
this.mouseWheelHandler = null;
}
}
And now, the CharPanel which is located in a scrollview resizes, and zooms in.