tornadofx-guide

7. Layouts and Menus
item("SomeText", graphic = SomeNode, tag = SomeObject) {
// Marks this item as active.
activeItem = this
}
// Do some action when selected
whenSelected { /* Action */ }
Attribute
Builder-
Attribute
Type Default Description
text yes String? null
tag yes Any? null
graphic yes Node? null
The text which should be set for the
given item .
The Tag can be any object or null
and can be useful to identify the
ListItem
The graphic can be any Node and
will be displayed beside the given
text .
Function
Description
whenSelected
A convince function, which will be called anytime the given
ListMenuItem is selected.
Filling the parent container
The useMaxWidth property can be used to fill the parent container horizontally. The
useMaxHeight property will fill the parent container vertically. These properties actually
applies to all Nodes, but is especially useful for the ListMenu .
SqueezeBox
JavaFX has an Accordion control that lets you group a set of TilePanes together to form an
accordion of controls. The JavaFX Accordion only lets you open a single accordion fold at a
time, and it has some other shortcomings. To solve this, TornadoFX comes with the
SqueezeBox component that behaves and looks very similar to the Accordion, while
providing some enhancements.
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