Module javafx.controls
Package javafx.scene.control

## Class TextField

- java.lang.Object
- - javafx.scene.Node
  - - javafx.scene.Parent
    - - javafx.scene.layout.Region
      - - javafx.scene.control.Control
        - - javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl
          - - javafx.scene.control.TextField

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Styleable`, `EventTarget`, `Skinnable`
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    `PasswordField`

      public class TextField
      extends TextInputControl

  Text input component that allows a user to enter a single line of unformatted text. Unlike in previous releases of JavaFX, support for multi-line input is not available as part of the TextField control, however this is the sole-purpose of the `TextArea` control. Additionally, if you want a form of rich-text editing, there is also the `HTMLEditor` control.

  TextField supports the notion of showing `prompt text` to the user when there is no `text` already in the TextField (either via the user, or set programmatically). This is a useful way of informing the user as to what is expected in the text field, without having to resort to `tooltips` or on-screen `labels`.

  Since:
    JavaFX 2.0
  See Also:
    `TextArea`

- - ### Property Summary

    Properties
    Type | Property | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `ObjectProperty<Pos>` | `alignment` | Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.
    `ObjectProperty<EventHandler<ActionEvent>>` | `onAction` | The action handler associated with this text field, or `null` if no action handler is assigned.
    `IntegerProperty` | `prefColumnCount` | The preferred number of text columns.

    - ### Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl

      `anchor, caretPosition, editable, font, length, promptText, redoable, selectedText, selection, textFormatter, text, undoable`

    - ### Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.control.Control

      `contextMenu, skin, tooltip`

    - ### Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region

      `background, border, cacheShape, centerShape, height, insets, maxHeight, maxWidth, minHeight, minWidth, opaqueInsets, padding, prefHeight, prefWidth, scaleShape, shape, snapToPixel, width`

    - ### Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.Parent

      `needsLayout`

    - ### Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.Node

      `accessibleHelp, accessibleRoleDescription, accessibleRole, accessibleText, blendMode, boundsInLocal, boundsInParent, cacheHint, cache, clip, cursor, depthTest, disabled, disable, effectiveNodeOrientation, effect, eventDispatcher, focused, focusTraversable, hover, id, inputMethodRequests, layoutBounds, layoutX, layoutY, localToParentTransform, localToSceneTransform, managed, mouseTransparent, nodeOrientation, onContextMenuRequested, onDragDetected, onDragDone, onDragDropped, onDragEntered, onDragExited, onDragOver, onInputMethodTextChanged, onKeyPressed, onKeyReleased, onKeyTyped, onMouseClicked, onMouseDragEntered, onMouseDragExited, onMouseDragged, onMouseDragOver, onMouseDragReleased, onMouseEntered, onMouseExited, onMouseMoved, onMousePressed, onMouseReleased, onRotate, onRotationFinished, onRotationStarted, onScrollFinished, onScroll, onScrollStarted, onSwipeDown, onSwipeLeft, onSwipeRight, onSwipeUp, onTouchMoved, onTouchPressed, onTouchReleased, onTouchStationary, onZoomFinished, onZoom, onZoomStarted, opacity, parent, pickOnBounds, pressed, rotate, rotationAxis, scaleX, scaleY, scaleZ, scene, style, translateX, translateY, translateZ, viewOrder, visible`

  - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl

      `TextInputControl.Content`

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static int` | `DEFAULT_PREF_COLUMN_COUNT` | The default value for `prefColumnCount`.

    - ### Fields inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region

      `USE_COMPUTED_SIZE, USE_PREF_SIZE`

    - ### Fields inherited from class javafx.scene.Node

      `BASELINE_OFFSET_SAME_AS_HEIGHT`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `TextField()` | Creates a `TextField` with empty text content.
    `TextField​(String text)` | Creates a `TextField` with initial text content.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `ObjectProperty<Pos>` | `alignmentProperty()` | Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.
    `protected Skin<?>` | `createDefaultSkin()` | Create a new instance of the default skin for this control.
    `Pos` | `getAlignment()` | Gets the value of the property alignment.
    `CharSequence` | `getCharacters()` | Returns the character sequence backing the text field's content.
    `static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,​?>>` | `getClassCssMetaData()` |
    `List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,​?>>` | `getControlCssMetaData()`
    `EventHandler<ActionEvent>` | `getOnAction()` | Gets the value of the property onAction.
    `int` | `getPrefColumnCount()` | Gets the value of the property prefColumnCount.
    `ObjectProperty<EventHandler<ActionEvent>>` | `onActionProperty()` | The action handler associated with this text field, or `null` if no action handler is assigned.
    `IntegerProperty` | `prefColumnCountProperty()` | The preferred number of text columns.
    `void` | `setAlignment​(Pos value)` | Sets the value of the property alignment.
    `void` | `setOnAction​(EventHandler<ActionEvent> value)` | Sets the value of the property onAction.
    `void` | `setPrefColumnCount​(int value)` | Sets the value of the property prefColumnCount.

    - ### Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl

      `anchorProperty, appendText, backward, cancelEdit, caretPositionProperty, clear, commitValue, copy, cut, deleteNextChar, deletePreviousChar, deleteText, deleteText, deselect, editableProperty, end, endOfNextWord, executeAccessibleAction, extendSelection, fontProperty, forward, getAnchor, getCaretPosition, getContent, getFont, getLength, getPromptText, getSelectedText, getSelection, getText, getText, getTextFormatter, home, insertText, isEditable, isRedoable, isUndoable, lengthProperty, nextWord, paste, positionCaret, previousWord, promptTextProperty, queryAccessibleAttribute, redo, redoableProperty, replaceSelection, replaceText, replaceText, selectAll, selectBackward, selectedTextProperty, selectEnd, selectEndOfNextWord, selectForward, selectHome, selectionProperty, selectNextWord, selectPositionCaret, selectPreviousWord, selectRange, setEditable, setFont, setPromptText, setText, setTextFormatter, textFormatterProperty, textProperty, undo, undoableProperty`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.control.Control

      `computeMaxHeight, computeMaxWidth, computeMinHeight, computeMinWidth, computePrefHeight, computePrefWidth, contextMenuProperty, getBaselineOffset, getContextMenu, getCssMetaData, getInitialFocusTraversable, getSkin, getTooltip, isResizable, layoutChildren, setContextMenu, setSkin, setTooltip, skinProperty, tooltipProperty`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region

      `backgroundProperty, borderProperty, cacheShapeProperty, centerShapeProperty, getBackground, getBorder, getHeight, getInsets, getMaxHeight, getMaxWidth, getMinHeight, getMinWidth, getOpaqueInsets, getPadding, getPrefHeight, getPrefWidth, getShape, getUserAgentStylesheet, getWidth, heightProperty, insetsProperty, isCacheShape, isCenterShape, isScaleShape, isSnapToPixel, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, layoutInArea, maxHeight, maxHeightProperty, maxWidth, maxWidthProperty, minHeight, minHeightProperty, minWidth, minWidthProperty, opaqueInsetsProperty, paddingProperty, positionInArea, positionInArea, prefHeight, prefHeightProperty, prefWidth, prefWidthProperty, resize, scaleShapeProperty, setBackground, setBorder, setCacheShape, setCenterShape, setHeight, setMaxHeight, setMaxSize, setMaxWidth, setMinHeight, setMinSize, setMinWidth, setOpaqueInsets, setPadding, setPrefHeight, setPrefSize, setPrefWidth, setScaleShape, setShape, setSnapToPixel, setWidth, shapeProperty, snappedBottomInset, snappedLeftInset, snappedRightInset, snappedTopInset, snapPosition, snapPositionX, snapPositionY, snapSize, snapSizeX, snapSizeY, snapSpace, snapSpaceX, snapSpaceY, snapToPixelProperty, widthProperty`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.Parent

      `getChildren, getChildrenUnmodifiable, getManagedChildren, getStylesheets, isNeedsLayout, layout, lookup, needsLayoutProperty, requestLayout, requestParentLayout, setNeedsLayout, updateBounds`

    - ### Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.Node

      `accessibleHelpProperty, accessibleRoleDescriptionProperty, accessibleRoleProperty, accessibleTextProperty, addEventFilter, addEventHandler, applyCss, autosize, blendModeProperty, boundsInLocalProperty, boundsInParentProperty, buildEventDispatchChain, cacheHintProperty, cacheProperty, clipProperty, computeAreaInScreen, contains, contains, cursorProperty, depthTestProperty, disabledProperty, disableProperty, effectiveNodeOrientationProperty, effectProperty, eventDispatcherProperty, fireEvent, focusedProperty, focusTraversableProperty, getAccessibleHelp, getAccessibleRole, getAccessibleRoleDescription, getAccessibleText, getBlendMode, getBoundsInLocal, getBoundsInParent, getCacheHint, getClip, getContentBias, getCursor, getDepthTest, getEffect, getEffectiveNodeOrientation, getEventDispatcher, getId, getInitialCursor, getInputMethodRequests, getLayoutBounds, getLayoutX, getLayoutY, getLocalToParentTransform, getLocalToSceneTransform, getNodeOrientation, getOnContextMenuRequested, getOnDragDetected, getOnDragDone, getOnDragDropped, getOnDragEntered, getOnDragExited, getOnDragOver, getOnInputMethodTextChanged, getOnKeyPressed, getOnKeyReleased, getOnKeyTyped, getOnMouseClicked, getOnMouseDragEntered, getOnMouseDragExited, getOnMouseDragged, getOnMouseDragOver, getOnMouseDragReleased, getOnMouseEntered, getOnMouseExited, getOnMouseMoved, getOnMousePressed, getOnMouseReleased, getOnRotate, getOnRotationFinished, getOnRotationStarted, getOnScroll, getOnScrollFinished, getOnScrollStarted, getOnSwipeDown, getOnSwipeLeft, getOnSwipeRight, getOnSwipeUp, getOnTouchMoved, getOnTouchPressed, getOnTouchReleased, getOnTouchStationary, getOnZoom, getOnZoomFinished, getOnZoomStarted, getOpacity, getParent, getProperties, getPseudoClassStates, getRotate, getRotationAxis, getScaleX, getScaleY, getScaleZ, getScene, getStyle, getStyleableParent, getStyleClass, getTransforms, getTranslateX, getTranslateY, getTranslateZ, getTypeSelector, getUserData, getViewOrder, hasProperties, hoverProperty, idProperty, inputMethodRequestsProperty, intersects, intersects, isCache, isDisable, isDisabled, isFocused, isFocusTraversable, isHover, isManaged, isMouseTransparent, isPickOnBounds, isPressed, isVisible, layoutBoundsProperty, layoutXProperty, layoutYProperty, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParent, localToParentTransformProperty, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToScene, localToSceneTransformProperty, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, localToScreen, lookupAll, managedProperty, mouseTransparentProperty, nodeOrientationProperty, notifyAccessibleAttributeChanged, onContextMenuRequestedProperty, onDragDetectedProperty, onDragDoneProperty, onDragDroppedProperty, onDragEnteredProperty, onDragExitedProperty, onDragOverProperty, onInputMethodTextChangedProperty, onKeyPressedProperty, onKeyReleasedProperty, onKeyTypedProperty, onMouseClickedProperty, onMouseDragEnteredProperty, onMouseDragExitedProperty, onMouseDraggedProperty, onMouseDragOverProperty, onMouseDragReleasedProperty, onMouseEnteredProperty, onMouseExitedProperty, onMouseMovedProperty, onMousePressedProperty, onMouseReleasedProperty, onRotateProperty, onRotationFinishedProperty, onRotationStartedProperty, onScrollFinishedProperty, onScrollProperty, onScrollStartedProperty, onSwipeDownProperty, onSwipeLeftProperty, onSwipeRightProperty, onSwipeUpProperty, onTouchMovedProperty, onTouchPressedProperty, onTouchReleasedProperty, onTouchStationaryProperty, onZoomFinishedProperty, onZoomProperty, onZoomStartedProperty, opacityProperty, parentProperty, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, parentToLocal, pickOnBoundsProperty, pressedProperty, pseudoClassStateChanged, relocate, removeEventFilter, removeEventHandler, requestFocus, resizeRelocate, rotateProperty, rotationAxisProperty, scaleXProperty, scaleYProperty, scaleZProperty, sceneProperty, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, sceneToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, screenToLocal, setAccessibleHelp, setAccessibleRole, setAccessibleRoleDescription, setAccessibleText, setBlendMode, setCache, setCacheHint, setClip, setCursor, setDepthTest, setDisable, setDisabled, setEffect, setEventDispatcher, setEventHandler, setFocused, setFocusTraversable, setHover, setId, setInputMethodRequests, setLayoutX, setLayoutY, setManaged, setMouseTransparent, setNodeOrientation, setOnContextMenuRequested, setOnDragDetected, setOnDragDone, setOnDragDropped, setOnDragEntered, setOnDragExited, setOnDragOver, setOnInputMethodTextChanged, setOnKeyPressed, setOnKeyReleased, setOnKeyTyped, setOnMouseClicked, setOnMouseDragEntered, setOnMouseDragExited, setOnMouseDragged, setOnMouseDragOver, setOnMouseDragReleased, setOnMouseEntered, setOnMouseExited, setOnMouseMoved, setOnMousePressed, setOnMouseReleased, setOnRotate, setOnRotationFinished, setOnRotationStarted, setOnScroll, setOnScrollFinished, setOnScrollStarted, setOnSwipeDown, setOnSwipeLeft, setOnSwipeRight, setOnSwipeUp, setOnTouchMoved, setOnTouchPressed, setOnTouchReleased, setOnTouchStationary, setOnZoom, setOnZoomFinished, setOnZoomStarted, setOpacity, setPickOnBounds, setPressed, setRotate, setRotationAxis, setScaleX, setScaleY, setScaleZ, setStyle, setTranslateX, setTranslateY, setTranslateZ, setUserData, setViewOrder, setVisible, snapshot, snapshot, startDragAndDrop, startFullDrag, styleProperty, toBack, toFront, toString, translateXProperty, translateYProperty, translateZProperty, usesMirroring, viewOrderProperty, visibleProperty`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface javafx.css.Styleable

      `getStyleableNode`

- - ### Property Detail

    - #### prefColumnCount

          public final IntegerProperty prefColumnCountProperty

      The preferred number of text columns. This is used for calculating the `TextField`'s preferred width.
      See Also:
        `getPrefColumnCount()`, `setPrefColumnCount(int)`

    - #### onAction

          public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<ActionEvent>> onActionProperty

      The action handler associated with this text field, or `null` if no action handler is assigned. The action handler is normally called when the user types the ENTER key.
      See Also:
        `getOnAction()`, `setOnAction(EventHandler)`

    - #### alignment

          public final ObjectProperty<Pos> alignmentProperty

      Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.
      Since:
        JavaFX 2.1
      See Also:
        `getAlignment()`, `setAlignment(Pos)`

  - ### Field Detail

    - #### DEFAULT_PREF_COLUMN_COUNT

          public static final int DEFAULT_PREF_COLUMN_COUNT

      The default value for `prefColumnCount`.
      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### TextField

          public TextField()

      Creates a `TextField` with empty text content.

    - #### TextField

          public TextField​(String text)

      Creates a `TextField` with initial text content.
      Parameters:
        `text` - A string for text content.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getCharacters

          public CharSequence getCharacters()

      Returns the character sequence backing the text field's content.
      Returns:
        the character sequence backing the text field's content

    - #### prefColumnCountProperty

          public final IntegerProperty prefColumnCountProperty()

      The preferred number of text columns. This is used for calculating the `TextField`'s preferred width.
      See Also:
        `getPrefColumnCount()`, `setPrefColumnCount(int)`

    - #### getPrefColumnCount

          public final int getPrefColumnCount()

      Gets the value of the property prefColumnCount.
      Property description:
        The preferred number of text columns. This is used for calculating the `TextField`'s preferred width.

    - #### setPrefColumnCount

          public final void setPrefColumnCount​(int value)

      Sets the value of the property prefColumnCount.
      Property description:
        The preferred number of text columns. This is used for calculating the `TextField`'s preferred width.

    - #### onActionProperty

          public final ObjectProperty<EventHandler<ActionEvent>> onActionProperty()

      The action handler associated with this text field, or `null` if no action handler is assigned. The action handler is normally called when the user types the ENTER key.
      See Also:
        `getOnAction()`, `setOnAction(EventHandler)`

    - #### getOnAction

          public final EventHandler<ActionEvent> getOnAction()

      Gets the value of the property onAction.
      Property description:
        The action handler associated with this text field, or `null` if no action handler is assigned. The action handler is normally called when the user types the ENTER key.

    - #### setOnAction

          public final void setOnAction​(EventHandler<ActionEvent> value)

      Sets the value of the property onAction.
      Property description:
        The action handler associated with this text field, or `null` if no action handler is assigned. The action handler is normally called when the user types the ENTER key.

    - #### alignmentProperty

          public final ObjectProperty<Pos> alignmentProperty()

      Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.
      Since:
        JavaFX 2.1
      See Also:
        `getAlignment()`, `setAlignment(Pos)`

    - #### setAlignment

          public final void setAlignment​(Pos value)

      Sets the value of the property alignment.
      Property description:
        Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.
      Since:
        JavaFX 2.1

    - #### getAlignment

          public final Pos getAlignment()

      Gets the value of the property alignment.
      Property description:
        Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField.
      Since:
        JavaFX 2.1

    - #### createDefaultSkin

          protected Skin<?> createDefaultSkin()

      Create a new instance of the default skin for this control. This is called to create a skin for the control if no skin is provided via CSS `-fx-skin` or set explicitly in a sub-class with `setSkin(...)`.
      Overrides:
        `createDefaultSkin` in class `Control`
      Returns:
        new instance of default skin for this control. If null then the control will have no skin unless one is provided by css.

    - #### getClassCssMetaData

          public static List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,​?>> getClassCssMetaData()

      Returns:
        The CssMetaData associated with this class, which may include the CssMetaData of its superclasses.
      Since:
        JavaFX 8.0

    - #### getControlCssMetaData

          public List<CssMetaData<? extends Styleable,​?>> getControlCssMetaData()

      Overrides:
        `getControlCssMetaData` in class `TextInputControl`
      Returns:
        unmodifiable list of the controls css styleable properties
      Since:
        JavaFX 8.0