JavaFX | Cursor class with examples

Cursor class is a part of JavaFX. Cursor class is used to encapsulate the bitmap representation of the mouse cursor. The cursor class has several predefined cursors that can be used according to the needs of the programmer.

Commonly used Methods:

Below programs will illustrate the use of the cursor class:

1. Java program to set some predefined cursor to the by passing string identifier as arguments: This program creates a Cursor named cursor_. The cursor will be set to the scene using the function setCursor().we will create a label. The label will be created inside a scene, which in turn will be hosted inside a stage. The function setTitle() is used to provide title to the stage. Then a tile pane is created, on which addChildren() method is called to attach the label inside the scene. Finally, the show() method is called to display the final results.

   
   

   
   
   

   // Java program to set some predefined cursor // to the by passing string identifier as arguments import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.Button; import javafx.scene.layout.*; import javafx.event.ActionEvent; import javafx.event.EventHandler; import javafx.scene.control.Label; import javafx.stage.Stage; import javafx.scene.Cursor;    public class cursor_0 extends Application {        // launch the application     public void start(Stage stage)     {                    // set title for the stage         stage.setTitle("Creating Cursor");            // create a stack pane         TilePane tilepane = new TilePane();            // create a label         Label label = new Label("Cursor Example");            // add button         tilepane.getChildren().add(label);            // create a scene         Scene scene = new Scene(tilepane, 200, 200);            // create a cursor         Cursor cursor_ = Cursor.cursor("WAIT");            // set cursor for the scene         scene.setCursor(cursor_);            // set the scene         stage.setScene(scene);            stage.show();     }        // Main Method     public static void main(String args[])     {                    // launch the application         launch(args);     } }

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2. Java program to set some predefined cursor to the scene: This program creates a Button indicated by the name button respectively. We will create an array of predefined cursors named cursor_. The cursor will be set to the scene using the function setCursor() from the list of predefined cursor cursor_. The button will be created inside a scene, which in turn will be hosted inside a stage. We would create a label. The function setTitle() is used to provide title to the stage. Then a tile pane is created, on which addChildren() method is called to attach the button and label inside the scene. Finally, the show() method is called to display the final results.we would create an event handler to handle the button events. The event handler would be added to the button using setOnAction() function. When the button will be pressed the cursor of the scene will be changed by using the function setCursor().

   
   

   
   
   

   // Java program to set some predefined // cursor to the scene import javafx.application.Application; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.Button; import javafx.scene.layout.*; import javafx.event.ActionEvent; import javafx.event.EventHandler; import javafx.scene.control.Label; import javafx.stage.Stage; import javafx.scene.Cursor;    public class cursor_1 extends Application {    // counter of cursor int i = 0;    // launch the application public void start(Stage stage) {     // set title for the stage     stage.setTitle("Creating Cursor");        // create a button     Button button = new Button("cursor");        // create a stack pane     TilePane tilepane = new TilePane();        // create a label     Label label = new Label("Cursor Example");        // create a cursor with predefined cursor     Cursor cursor_[] = {Cursor.CLOSED_HAND, Cursor.CROSSHAIR,                         Cursor.DEFAULT, Cursor.DISAPPEAR,                          Cursor.E_RESIZE, Cursor.H_RESIZE,                          Cursor.HAND, Cursor.MOVE,                          Cursor.N_RESIZE, Cursor.NE_RESIZE,                          Cursor.NONE, Cursor.NW_RESIZE,                          Cursor.OPEN_HAND, Cursor.SE_RESIZE,                          Cursor.SW_RESIZE, Cursor.TEXT,                          Cursor.V_RESIZE, Cursor.W_RESIZE,                         Cursor.WAIT};        // add button     tilepane.getChildren().add(button);     tilepane.getChildren().add(label);        // create a scene     Scene scene = new Scene(tilepane, 200, 200);        // set cursor for the scene     scene.setCursor(cursor_[0]);        // action event     EventHandler<ActionEvent> event =        new EventHandler<ActionEvent>()      {         public void handle(ActionEvent e)         {             if (i == cursor_.length - 1)                 i = -1;                // change the cursor             scene.setCursor(cursor_[++i]);         }     };        // when button is pressed     button.setOnAction(event);        // set the scene     stage.setScene(scene);        stage.show(); }    // Main Method public static void main(String args[]) {            // launch the application     launch(args); } }

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Note: The above programs might not run in an online IDE. Please use an offline compiler.

Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/api/javafx/scene/Cursor.html