CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javajavafx-8stagescene
Stéphane GROSSMANN
Stéphane GROSSMANN

Reputation: 369

Make Rectangle transparent

I need to make a drawn rectangle mouse transparent, in order to see the desktop. The following code draws my rectangle. What should I add to get that ? Thanks for help

public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
    Group group = new Group();

    Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(20,20,200,200);

    rect.setArcHeight(15);
    rect.setArcWidth(15);

    rect.setStroke(Color.BLACK);
    group.getChildren().add(rect);

    Scene scene = new Scene(group, 300, 200);
    primaryStage.setScene(scene);
    primaryStage.show();
}

Upvotes: 5

Views: 18133

Answers (3)

Uluk Biy
Uluk Biy

Reputation: 49195

Since the screen graph in JavaFX is in a hierarchical structure, to show desktop you need to also make the Stage and Scene transparent, and use shape "arithmetic":

@Override
public void start(Stage stage) {
    Group group = new Group();
    Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 350, 300);
    Rectangle clip = new Rectangle(20, 20, 200, 200);
    clip.setArcHeight(15);
    clip.setArcWidth(15);

    Shape shape = Shape.subtract(rect, clip);

    shape.setFill(Color.GRAY);
    group.getChildren().add(shape);
    Scene scene = new Scene(group);
    scene.setFill(Color.TRANSPARENT);
    stage.initStyle(StageStyle.TRANSPARENT);
    stage.setScene(scene);
    stage.show();
}

Later you can add draggable feature to the pane/group.

Upvotes: 3

James_D
James_D

Reputation: 209408

If you just want the interior of the rectangle to be transparent, then all you need is

rect.setFill(Color.TRANSPARENT);

but I'm not quite sure if this is what you mean.

Upvotes: 5

Kamil Janyga
Kamil Janyga

Reputation: 86

If I understand you correctly as I don't get this mouse part of 'drawn rectangle mouse transparent' - your rectangle should be transparent?

You have to change the opacity of a rectangle: rect.opacityProperty().set(0.5);

Upvotes: 0

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