Module javafx.graphics
Package javafx.scene

## Enum CacheHint

- java.lang.Object
- - java.lang.Enum<CacheHint>
  - - javafx.scene.CacheHint

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Serializable`, `Comparable<CacheHint>`, `Constable`

      public enum CacheHint
      extends Enum<CacheHint>

  Cache hints for use with `Node.cacheHint`
  Since:
    JavaFX 2.0
  See Also:
    `Node.cacheHintProperty()`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

      `Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>`

  - ### Enum Constant Summary

    Enum Constants
    Enum Constant | Description
    --- | ---
    `DEFAULT` | No additional hint.
    `QUALITY` | A hint to tell the bitmap caching mechanism that this node should appear on screen at the highest visual quality.
    `ROTATE` | A hint to tell the bitmap caching mechanism that if the node is rotated, it is acceptable to paint it by rotating the cached bitmap (rather than re-rendering the node).
    `SCALE` | A hint to tell the bitmap caching mechanism that if the node is scaled up or down, it is acceptable to paint it by scaling the cached bitmap (rather than re-rendering the node).
    `SCALE_AND_ROTATE` | A hint to tell the bitmap caching mechanism that if the node is scaled and/or rotated, it is acceptable to paint it by scaling and/or rotating the cached bitmap (rather than re-rendering the node).
    `SPEED` | A hint to tell the bitmap caching mechanism that this node is animating, and should be painted from the bitmap cache whenever possible in order to maintain smooth animation.

  - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static CacheHint` | `valueOf​(String name)` | Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
    `static CacheHint[]` | `values()` | Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

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

      `clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf`

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

      `getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Enum Constant Detail

    - #### DEFAULT

          public static final CacheHint DEFAULT

      No additional hint. The system will determine the best use of the bitmap cache.

    - #### SPEED

          public static final CacheHint SPEED

      A hint to tell the bitmap caching mechanism that this node is animating, and should be painted from the bitmap cache whenever possible in order to maintain smooth animation. The trade-off is that this may result in decreased visual quality.

    - #### QUALITY

          public static final CacheHint QUALITY

      A hint to tell the bitmap caching mechanism that this node should appear on screen at the highest visual quality. The cached bitmap will only be used when it will not degrade the node's appearance on screen.

      The trade-off is that animations may cause subtle variations in the way that a node would be rendered, and so a node with a cacheHint of QUALITY may be required to re-render a node even when such subtle variations would not be visible in the midst of an animation. As such, a node with a cacheHint of QUALITY will often benefit from having its cacheHint replaced with a more permissive value (such as `SPEED`) during the period of the animation.

    - #### SCALE

          public static final CacheHint SCALE

      A hint to tell the bitmap caching mechanism that if the node is scaled up or down, it is acceptable to paint it by scaling the cached bitmap (rather than re-rendering the node).

    - #### ROTATE

          public static final CacheHint ROTATE

      A hint to tell the bitmap caching mechanism that if the node is rotated, it is acceptable to paint it by rotating the cached bitmap (rather than re-rendering the node).

    - #### SCALE_AND_ROTATE

          public static final CacheHint SCALE_AND_ROTATE

      A hint to tell the bitmap caching mechanism that if the node is scaled and/or rotated, it is acceptable to paint it by scaling and/or rotating the cached bitmap (rather than re-rendering the node).

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### values

          public static CacheHint[] values()

      Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.
      Returns:
        an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

    - #### valueOf

          public static CacheHint valueOf​(String name)

      Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name of the enum constant to be returned.
      Returns:
        the enum constant with the specified name
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name
        `NullPointerException` - if the argument is null