How to make a textfield not editable javafx

Q: Can you disable editing of a text field JavaFX?

In FXML, add editable=false to your TextField tag. Or uncheck the Editable checkbox in Scene Builder.

Property Summary

Properties

Type	Property	Description
`ObjectProperty<Pos>`	`alignment`	Specifies how the text should be aligned when there is empty space within the TextField. Table of Contents Show Property Summary Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.control.Control Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.Parent Properties inherited from class javafx.scene.Node Nested Class Summary Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl Field Summary Fields inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region Fields inherited from class javafx.scene.Node Constructor Summary Method Summary Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.control.TextInputControl Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.control.Control Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.layout.Region Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.Parent Methods inherited from class javafx.scene.Node Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object Methods inherited from interface javafx.css.Styleable Can you disable editing of a text field JavaFX? What is the difference between JTextField and JTextArea? What is setPrefColumnCount? How do you wrap text in 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

Can you disable editing of a text field JavaFX?

In FXML, add editable="false" to your TextField tag. Or uncheck the "Editable" checkbox in Scene Builder.

What is the difference between JTextField and JTextArea?

The main difference between JTextField and JTextArea in Java is that a JTextField allows entering a single line of text in a GUI application while the JTextArea allows entering multiple lines of text in a GUI application.

What is 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.

How do you wrap text in TextField?

As a solution you can wrap the text within the width of the window by setting the value to the property wrapping with, using the setWrappingWidth() method. This method accepts a double value representing the width (in pixels) of the text.