JavaFX move node (x,y)

[asdfg]

Rectangle grass = new Rectangle(440,40);

Is there way to move(push) Rectangle to x, y several times?

There is stuff like

grass.setTranslateY(100);
grass.setLayoutY(20);

But they will push to new location once, if parameters isnt changed.

Im looking for a method who would move (push) my rectangle as much as i call method.

i.e.

//this  will move my rectangle 100px only once. But I want to move 300px;
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++ )
{
grass.setLayoutY(100);
}

[benji2505]

I am not sure , what you are trying to accomplish here. It sounds to me that you want a node to be visibly moving when you touch a button or something. Like moving the gun right and left in space invaders. Is that correct?

[asdfg]

I attempt to program water physics. Its important when I need to scale water and make it falldown.

Of course I can use TranslateTransition(instead) with no problems. But it would be very comfortable to call method, not changing anything, and just push 20pixels my picture.

I.e. I have decided to Translate( move) my rectangle to x 20pixels:

grass.setTranslateX(20);
//Later I need to Translate again.
grass.setTranslateX(20);
//and so on...
grass.setTranslateX(20);

But no matter how many times I call this method ( unless I change parameters). It will stay in the same position after first call. Because .setTranslate method sets global coordinates, not counting by current position.

[jim829]

Would you please provide a small, compilable program that demonstrates the problem. Use the Rectangle move as an an example.

Regards,
Jim

[benji2505]

bug in code: yourNode.setTranslateX(20); moves the node to x-position of 20 pixels. If you call it multiple times, it always places it at the 20 pixel location (same spot). You have to vary the parameter that you feed into the setTranslate() method.

[asdfg]

import javafx.animation.AnimationTimer;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.geometry.Bounds;
import javafx.scene.Group;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
import javafx.stage.Stage;

public class JAVAXx extends Application {
	
	 int x = 0;
	 int y = 100;
    
	@Override
    public void start(Stage primaryStage) 
    {   		
     Rectangle rec1 = new Rectangle (40,40);
     rec1.setFill(Color.DARKGRAY);
     rec1.setTranslateX(200);
	
     
     Rectangle rec2 = new Rectangle (40,40);
     rec2.setFill(Color.DARKCYAN);

     
     Rectangle myHero = new Rectangle (50,50);
     myHero.setTranslateY(100);
     
     Button b1 = new Button ("->");
     b1.setTranslateX(300);
     b1.setTranslateY(280);
     b1.setOnAction ( e->{   
    	 x += 20;
    	 myHero.setTranslateX(x);     
     });
     
     Button b2 = new Button ("<-");
     b2.setTranslateX(260);
     b2.setTranslateY(280);
     b2.setOnAction ( e->{   
    	 x -= 20;
    	 myHero.setTranslateX(x);     
     });
     
     Button b3 = new Button ("Up");
     b3.setTranslateX(330);
     b3.setTranslateY(320);
     b3.setOnAction ( e->{   
         y -= 20;
         myHero.setTranslateY(y);     
         });
     
     Button b4 = new Button ("Down");
     b4.setTranslateX(330);
     b4.setTranslateY(360);
     b4.setOnAction ( e->{   
         y += 20;
         myHero.setTranslateY(y);     
         });
     
  	 	  	  	
	 Group multipleComponents = new Group();	
	 multipleComponents.getChildren().addAll(rec1, rec2, myHero, b1, b2, b3, b4);
     multipleComponents.prefHeight(100); // WHAT IS purpose of this method? I can rec1.seWidth(0 and rec1.setHeight for nodes. But I cant to do this for Group !

      
     AnimationTimer animator = new AnimationTimer()
	   {
	        public void handle (long arg0) 
	        {				            		    		
	        	 Bounds obstacle = rec1.localToScene( rec1.getBoundsInLocal() );
	             Bounds obstacle2 = rec2.localToScene( rec2.getBoundsInLocal() );	
	             
	             Bounds myself = myHero.localToScene( myHero.getBoundsInLocal() );	
	      
		            if ( myself.intersects(obstacle) )
		            {
		            	/*of course I could create new Integer at 16 line, and keep plus'ing here
		            	 *But image if there is much more elements, working with arrayList can get confusing.
		            	 */
		            	rec1.setTranslateX(20);     
		            }
		            
		            if ( myself.intersects(obstacle2) )
		            {
		            	rec2.setTranslateX(20);     
		            }		            
		            		                       
	       }  
	      	        
	    };	
	
	 animator.start();  	
      
     Scene scene = new Scene(multipleComponents, 600, 400);
     primaryStage.setScene(scene);
     primaryStage.show();
    

    }
        
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        launch(args);
    }
}

[benji2505]

So, you are asking “what should I do”?
I am guessing that in lines 83 and 88 above you want to move the nodes 20 pixels to the right if they intersect with an obstacle.
So, you have to do something like rec.setTranslateX(rec.getdafrigginxposition + 20).
That’s about as close as I can come to the wildly disrespected spoonfeeding here.

[jim829]

I think he fixed it using setTranslate(). I guess I need to get up to speed on JavaFX. I am not used to animating objects outside of the paintComponent method of javax.swing.JPanel. The translation for nodes apparently is different than say for java.awt.Polygon which iterates across all points and adds the offset.

Regards,
Jim

[benji2505]

setTranslateX(20) moves a node to the position 20 pixels right of the 0,0 location on the respective pane, whereby the 0,0 point is the top left pixel. If OP wants to move it 20 pixels further right in case of intersection with another node OP has to do something like yourNode.setTranslateX(yourNode.getTranslateX()+20 );