# Class Group

java.lang.Object
javafx.scene.Node
javafx.scene.Parent
javafx.scene.Group

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Styleable`, `EventTarget`

@DefaultProperty("children") public class Group extends Parent
A `Group` node contains an ObservableList of children that are rendered in order whenever this node is rendered.

A `Group` will take on the collective bounds of its children and is not directly resizable.

Any transform, effect, or state applied to a `Group` will be applied to all children of that group. Such transforms and effects will NOT be included in this Group's layout bounds, however if transforms and effects are set directly on children of this Group, those will be included in this Group's layout bounds.

By default, a `Group` will "auto-size" its managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass to ensure that Regions and Controls are sized properly as their state changes. If an application needs to disable this auto-sizing behavior, then it should set `autoSizeChildren` to `false` and understand that if the preferred size of the children change, they will not automatically resize (so buyer beware!).

Group Example:

    import javafx.scene.*;
    import javafx.scene.paint.*;
    import javafx.scene.shape.*;
    import java.lang.Math;

    Group g = new Group();
    for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
        Rectangle r = new Rectangle();
        r.setY(i * 20);
        r.setWidth(100);
        r.setHeight(10);
        r.setFill(Color.RED);
        g.getChildren().add(r);
    }

Since:
  JavaFX 2.0

- ## Property Summary

  Properties
  Type
  Property
  Description
  `final BooleanProperty`
  `autoSizeChildren`
  Controls whether or not this `Group` will automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass.

  ### Properties declared in class javafx.scene.Parent

  `needsLayout`

  ### Properties declared in class javafx.scene.Node

  `accessibleHelp, accessibleRoleDescription, accessibleRole, accessibleText, blendMode, boundsInLocal, boundsInParent, cacheHint, cache, clip, cursor, depthTest, disabled, disable, effectiveNodeOrientation, effect, eventDispatcher, focused, focusTraversable, focusVisible, focusWithin, 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`

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields declared in class javafx.scene.Node

  `BASELINE_OFFSET_SAME_AS_HEIGHT`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `Group()`
  Constructs a group.
  `Group(Collection<Node> children)`
  Constructs a group consisting of the given children.
  `Group(Node... children)`
  Constructs a group consisting of children.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `final BooleanProperty`
  `autoSizeChildrenProperty()`
  Controls whether or not this `Group` will automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass.
  `ObservableList<Node>`
  `getChildren()`
  Gets the list of children of this `Group`.
  `final boolean`
  `isAutoSizeChildren()`
  Gets the value of the `autoSizeChildren` property.
  `protected void`
  `layoutChildren()`
  Group implements layoutChildren such that each child is resized to its preferred size, if the child is resizable.
  `double`
  `prefHeight(double width)`
  Group defines the preferred height as simply being the height of its layout bounds, which in turn is simply the union of the layout bounds of all of its children.
  `double`
  `prefWidth(double height)`
  Group defines the preferred width as simply being the width of its layout bounds, which in turn is simply the union of the layout bounds of all of its children.
  `final void`
  `setAutoSizeChildren(boolean value)`
  Sets the value of the `autoSizeChildren` property.

  ### Methods declared in class javafx.scene.Parent

  `computeMinHeight, computeMinWidth, computePrefHeight, computePrefWidth, getBaselineOffset, getChildrenUnmodifiable, getManagedChildren, getStylesheets, isNeedsLayout, layout, needsLayoutProperty, requestLayout, requestParentLayout, setNeedsLayout, updateBounds`

  ### Methods declared in 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, executeAccessibleAction, fireEvent, focusedProperty, focusTraversableProperty, focusVisibleProperty, focusWithinProperty, getAccessibleHelp, getAccessibleRole, getAccessibleRoleDescription, getAccessibleText, getBlendMode, getBoundsInLocal, getBoundsInParent, getCacheHint, getClassCssMetaData, getClip, getContentBias, getCssMetaData, getCursor, getDepthTest, getEffect, getEffectiveNodeOrientation, getEventDispatcher, getId, getInitialCursor, getInitialFocusTraversable, 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, isFocusVisible, isFocusWithin, isHover, isManaged, isMouseTransparent, isPickOnBounds, isPressed, isResizable, 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, lookup, lookupAll, managedProperty, maxHeight, maxWidth, minHeight, minWidth, 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, queryAccessibleAttribute, relocate, removeEventFilter, removeEventHandler, requestFocus, requestFocusTraversal, resize, 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 declared in class java.lang.Object

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

  ### Methods declared in interface javafx.css.Styleable

  `getStyleableNode`

- ## Property Details

  - ### autoSizeChildren

    public final BooleanProperty autoSizeChildrenProperty
    Controls whether or not this `Group` will automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass. If set to `false`, then the application is responsible for setting the size of this Group's resizable children, otherwise such nodes may end up with a zero width/height and will not be visible. This variable has no effect on content nodes which are not resizable (Shape, Text, etc).
    Default value:
      true
    See Also:
      - `isAutoSizeChildren()`
      - `setAutoSizeChildren(boolean)`
      - `autoSizeChildrenProperty()`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### Group

    public Group()
    Constructs a group.

  - ### Group

    public Group(Node... children)
    Constructs a group consisting of children.
    Parameters:
      `children` - children.

  - ### Group

    public Group(Collection<Node> children)
    Constructs a group consisting of the given children.
    Parameters:
      `children` - children of the group
    Throws:
      `NullPointerException` - if the specified collection is null
    Since:
      JavaFX 8.0

- ## Method Details

  - ### setAutoSizeChildren

    public final void setAutoSizeChildren(boolean value)
    Sets the value of the `autoSizeChildren` property.
    Property description:
      Controls whether or not this `Group` will automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass. If set to `false`, then the application is responsible for setting the size of this Group's resizable children, otherwise such nodes may end up with a zero width/height and will not be visible. This variable has no effect on content nodes which are not resizable (Shape, Text, etc).
    Default value:
      true
    Parameters:
      `value` - the value for the `autoSizeChildren` property
    See Also:
      - `isAutoSizeChildren()`
      - `autoSizeChildrenProperty()`

  - ### isAutoSizeChildren

    public final boolean isAutoSizeChildren()
    Gets the value of the `autoSizeChildren` property.
    Property description:
      Controls whether or not this `Group` will automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass. If set to `false`, then the application is responsible for setting the size of this Group's resizable children, otherwise such nodes may end up with a zero width/height and will not be visible. This variable has no effect on content nodes which are not resizable (Shape, Text, etc).
    Default value:
      true
    Returns:
      the value of the `autoSizeChildren` property
    See Also:
      - `setAutoSizeChildren(boolean)`
      - `autoSizeChildrenProperty()`

  - ### autoSizeChildrenProperty

    public final BooleanProperty autoSizeChildrenProperty()
    Controls whether or not this `Group` will automatically resize any managed resizable children to their preferred sizes during the layout pass. If set to `false`, then the application is responsible for setting the size of this Group's resizable children, otherwise such nodes may end up with a zero width/height and will not be visible. This variable has no effect on content nodes which are not resizable (Shape, Text, etc).
    Default value:
      true
    Returns:
      the `autoSizeChildren` property
    See Also:
      - `isAutoSizeChildren()`
      - `setAutoSizeChildren(boolean)`

  - ### getChildren

    public ObservableList<Node> getChildren()
    Gets the list of children of this `Group`.
    Overrides:
      `getChildren` in class `Parent`
    Returns:
      the list of children of this `Group`.

  - ### prefWidth

    public double prefWidth(double height)
    Group defines the preferred width as simply being the width of its layout bounds, which in turn is simply the union of the layout bounds of all of its children. That is, the preferred width is the one that it is at, because a Group cannot be resized. Note: as the layout bounds in autosize Group depend on the Group to be already laid-out, this call will do the layout of the Group if necessary.
    Overrides:
      `prefWidth` in class `Node`
    Parameters:
      `height` - This parameter is ignored by Group
    Returns:
      The layout bounds width
    See Also:
      - `Node.isResizable()`
      - `Node.getContentBias()`
      - `Node.autosize()`

  - ### prefHeight

    public double prefHeight(double width)
    Group defines the preferred height as simply being the height of its layout bounds, which in turn is simply the union of the layout bounds of all of its children. That is, the preferred height is the one that it is at, because a Group cannot be resized. Note: as the layout bounds in autosize Group depend on the Group to be already laid-out, this call will do the layout of the Group if necessary.
    Overrides:
      `prefHeight` in class `Node`
    Parameters:
      `width` - This parameter is ignored by Group
    Returns:
      The layout bounds height
    See Also:
      - `Node.getContentBias()`
      - `Node.autosize()`

  - ### layoutChildren

    protected void layoutChildren()
    Group implements layoutChildren such that each child is resized to its preferred size, if the child is resizable. Non-resizable children are simply left alone. If `autoSizeChildren` is false, then Group does nothing in this method.
    Overrides:
      `layoutChildren` in class `Parent`