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LinearGradients store this information in a Sequence called stops , which is composed of objects of
type Stop . A Stop is a very simple class; it is composed of an offset and a color and corresponds to the
vertical black lines from Figure 8-1.
RadialGradient
RadialGradients work just like LinearGradients , but create a circular pattern. It is as if a line with a linear
gradient was rotated around one of its ends. So when specifying the Stops for a linear gradient, the Stop
at offset 0.0 is the center of the circle, and the stop at offset 1.0 is the outside of the circle.
Proportional
Each type of gradient works in two different modes. Setting the property proportional on either a
LinearGradient or a RadialGradient will toggle the two modes. When proportional is set to false , a
region of the shape is specified where the gradient will be drawn. And when proportional is set to true ,
the gradient is applied to the entire shape. Let's examine the case when proportional is set to false first.
LinearGradient has a set of four coordinate properties— startX , startY , endX , and endY —that are
used to describe the region where the gradient should be drawn. Since the region defined by the
coordinate properties might be smaller than the shape, there are three ways to color the regions outside
of the coordinates. The regions outside of the coordinates will either be the color of the first or last stop
depending on the side, simply colored as if the gradient repeated, or colored as if a mirror image of the
gradient were applied. These options are controlled by the property cycleMethod .
RadialGradient works similarly to LinearGradient except that a set of coordinates is not used to
describe the region drawn by the gradient. The properties radius , centerX , and centerY are used to
define a circular region where one cycle of the gradient is drawn. Again, specifying the cycleMethod will
dictate what is drawn outside of this region.
When proportional is set to true , JavaFX tries to apply the gradient to the entire shape. For example,
a rectangle with a LinearGradient applied to it will be drawn so that the upper left corner is the color at
offset 0.0 and the lower right color is that at offset 1.0 as defined by the steps . The properties startX ,
startY , endX , and endY can be set, but only specify the direction of the gradient. With a RadialGradient ,
the radius has no effect. However, the centerX and centerY can still be specified to move the center of
radial effect.
Figure 8-2 shows four examples of gradients.
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