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JavaFX Slider value change logger
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.beans.value.*;
import javafx.geometry.*;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.*;
import javafx.scene.layout.*;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
public class SliderChangeLog extends Application {
private final ListView<String> startLog = new ListView<>();
private final ListView<String> endLog = new ListView<>();
@Override public void start(Stage stage) throws Exception {
Pane logsPane = createLogsPane();
Slider slider = createMonitoredSlider();
VBox layout = new VBox(10);
layout.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
layout.setPadding(new Insets(10));
layout.getChildren().setAll(
slider,
logsPane
);
VBox.setVgrow(logsPane, Priority.ALWAYS);
stage.setTitle("Slider Value Change Logger");
stage.setScene(new Scene(layout));
stage.show();
}
private Slider createMonitoredSlider() {
final Slider slider = new Slider(0, 1, 0.5);
slider.setMajorTickUnit(0.5);
slider.setMinorTickCount(0);
slider.setShowTickMarks(true);
slider.setShowTickLabels(true);
slider.setMinHeight(Slider.USE_PREF_SIZE);
slider.valueChangingProperty().addListener(new ChangeListener<Boolean>() {
@Override
public void changed(
ObservableValue<? extends Boolean> observableValue,
Boolean wasChanging,
Boolean changing) {
String valueString = String.format("%1$.3f", slider.getValue());
if (changing) {
startLog.getItems().add(
valueString
);
} else {
endLog.getItems().add(
valueString
);
}
}
});
return slider;
}
private HBox createLogsPane() {
HBox logs = new HBox(10);
logs.getChildren().addAll(
createLabeledLog("Start", startLog),
createLabeledLog("End", endLog)
);
return logs;
}
public Pane createLabeledLog(String logName, ListView<String> log) {
Label label = new Label(logName);
label.setLabelFor(log);
VBox logPane = new VBox(5);
logPane.getChildren().setAll(
label,
log
);
logPane.setAlignment(Pos.TOP_LEFT);
VBox.setVgrow(log, Priority.ALWAYS);
return logPane;
}
public static void main(String[] args) { launch(args); }
}
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Answer to StackOverflow question: JavaFX 2.2: Hooking Slider Drag n Drop Events.

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Hi I'm asking to thank yu first for the great stuff yu're making and let me ask where is the best place I could learn javafx css from and plz don't send me oracle's reference page !!
For some reason, it's not well explained !!

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