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Java How to Program, Early Objects, 11th Edition
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Java How to Program, Early Objects, 11th Edition

by Paul J. Deitel, Harvey Deitel
June 2017
Beginner
1296 pages
69h 23m
English
Pearson
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13.2 Laying Out Nodes in a Scene Graph

A layout determines the size and positioning of nodes in the scene graph.

Node Size

In general, a node’s size should not be defined explicitly. Doing so often creates a design that looks pleasing when it first loads, but deteriorates when the app is resized or the content updates. In addition to the width and height properties, most JavaFX nodes have the properties prefWidth, prefHeight, minWidth, minHeight, maxWidth and maxHeight that specify a node’s range of acceptable sizes as it’s laid out within its parent node:

  • The minimum size properties specify a node’s smallest allowed size in points.

  • The maximum size properties specify a node’s largest allowed size in points.

  • The preferred size properties ...

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