LabelSample.java

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2 Label in the tutorial Using JavaFX UI Controls


LabelSample.java

import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.image.Image;
import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
import javafx.scene.input.MouseEvent;
import javafx.scene.layout.HBox;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.scene.text.TextAlignment;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class LabelSample extends Application {

Label label3 = new Label("A label that needs to be wrapped");

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

    @Override
    public void start(Stage stage) {
        Scene scene = new Scene(new Group());
        stage.setTitle("Label Sample");
        stage.setWidth(400);
        stage.setHeight(180);

        HBox hbox = new HBox();
        Image image = new Image(getClass().getResourceAsStream("labels.jpg"));

        Label label1 = new Label("Search");
        label1.setGraphic(new ImageView(image));
        label1.setFont(new Font("Arial", 30));
        label1.setTextFill(Color.web("#0076a3"));
        label1.setTextAlignment(TextAlignment.JUSTIFY);      
    
        Label label2 = new Label ("Values");
        label2.setFont(Font.font("Cambria", 32));
        label2.setRotate(270);
        label2.setTranslateY(50);

        label3.setWrapText(true);
        label3.setTranslateY(50);
        label3.setPrefWidth(100);

        label3.setOnMouseEntered(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() {
            @Override public void handle(MouseEvent e) {
                label3.setScaleX(1.5);
                label3.setScaleY(1.5);
            }
        });

        label3.setOnMouseExited(new EventHandler<MouseEvent>() {
            @Override public void handle(MouseEvent e) {
                label3.setScaleX(1);
                label3.setScaleY(1);
            }
        });

        hbox.setSpacing(10);
        hbox.getChildren().add((label1));
        hbox.getChildren().add(label2);
        hbox.getChildren().add(label3);
        ((Group)scene.getRoot()).getChildren().add(hbox);

        stage.setScene(scene);
        stage.show();
    }
}


Maintained by John Loomis, updated Sat Mar 03 18:59:00 2018