Apply Special Effects - JavaFX: Developing Rich Internet Applications - page 155

Listing 6.1 Adding a DropShadow to a Text Node

import javafx.stage.*;
import javafx.scene.*;
import javafx.scene.paint.*;
import javafx.scene.text.*;
import javafx.scene.effect.*;

Stage {
title: "DropShadow"
width: 250
height: 100
scene: Scene {
content: [
Text {
font: Font {
size: 32
}
x: 15, y: 40
fill: Color.DARKRED
content: "JavaFX effects"
effect: DropShadow {
offsetX: 3
offsetY: 3
}
}
]
}
}

Figure 6.2 depicts what would be displayed if the code in Listing 6.1 were to be
compiled and executed.

Figure 6.2 Text with DropShadow

Figure 6.3 demonstrates how, by changing the values of the instance variables of
DropShadow , you can achieve different shadow effects.