# Class Stop

java.lang.Object
javafx.scene.paint.Stop

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `Interpolatable<Stop>`

public final class Stop extends Object implements Interpolatable<Stop>
Defines one element of the ramp of colors to use on a gradient. For more information see `javafx.scene.paint.LinearGradient` and `javafx.scene.paint.RadialGradient`.

Example:

    // object bounding box relative (proportional:true, default)
    Stop[] stops = { new Stop(0, Color.WHITE), new Stop(1, Color.BLACK)};
    LinearGradient lg = new LinearGradient(0, 0, 1, 0, true, CycleMethod.NO_CYCLE, stops);
    Rectangle r = new Rectangle();
    r.setFill(lg);

Since:
  JavaFX 2.0

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `Stop(double offset, Color color)`
  Creates a new instance of Stop.

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `boolean`
  `equals(Object obj)`
  Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
  `final Color`
  `getColor()`
  Gets the color of the gradient at this offset.
  `final double`
  `getOffset()`
  Gets a number ranging from `0` to `1` that indicates where this gradient stop is placed.
  `int`
  `hashCode()`
  Returns a hash code for this `Stop` object.
  `Stop`
  `interpolate(Stop endValue, double t)`
  Returns an intermediate value between the value of this `Interpolatable` and the specified `endValue` using the linear interpolation factor `t`.
  `String`
  `toString()`
  Returns a string representation of this `Stop` object.

  ### Methods declared in class Object

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

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### Stop

    public Stop(double offset, Color color)
    Creates a new instance of Stop.
    Parameters:
      `offset` - Stop's position (ranging from `0` to `1`
      `color` - Stop's color

- ## Method Details

  - ### getOffset

    public final double getOffset()
    Gets a number ranging from `0` to `1` that indicates where this gradient stop is placed. For linear gradients, the `offset` variable represents a location along the gradient vector. For radial gradients, it represents a percentage distance from the focus point to the edge of the outermost/largest circle.
    Interpolation Type:
      linear
    Returns:
      position of the Stop within the gradient (ranging from `0` to `1`)

  - ### getColor

    public final Color getColor()
    Gets the color of the gradient at this offset.
    Interpolation Type:
      linear
    Returns:
      the color of the gradient at this offset

  - ### interpolate

    public Stop interpolate(Stop endValue, double t)
    Returns an intermediate value between the value of this `Interpolatable` and the specified `endValue` using the linear interpolation factor `t`. The interpolation factor can be any finite value.

    The returned value might not be a new instance; the implementation might also return one of the two existing instances if the intermediate value would be equal to one of the existing values. However, this is an optimization and applications should not assume any particular identity of the returned value.

    Specified by:
      `interpolate` in interface `Interpolatable<Stop>`
    Parameters:
      `endValue` - the target value
      `t` - the interpolation factor
    Returns:
      the intermediate value
    Throws:
      `NullPointerException` - if `endValue` is `null`
    Since:
      24

  - ### equals

    public boolean equals(Object obj)
    Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
    Overrides:
      `equals` in class `Object`
    Parameters:
      `obj` - the reference object with which to compare.
    Returns:
      `true` if this object is equal to the `obj` argument; `false` otherwise.

  - ### hashCode

    public int hashCode()
    Returns a hash code for this `Stop` object.
    Overrides:
      `hashCode` in class `Object`
    Returns:
      a hash code for this `Stop` object.

  - ### toString

    public String toString()
    Returns a string representation of this `Stop` object.
    Overrides:
      `toString` in class `Object`
    Returns:
      a string representation of this `Stop` object.